Rural population, per square kilometre in Iceland
Iceland: Rural population, per square kilometre was 0.2237 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per square kilometre in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per square kilometre in Iceland is 0.2237 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per square kilometre in Iceland peaked at 0.3396 units per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2062 units per square kilometre, in 2013.
That places Iceland 202nd out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3246 units per square kilometre | 0.3093 units per square kilometre | 0.3396 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2879 units per square kilometre | 0.2729 units per square kilometre | 0.3051 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2576 units per square kilometre | 0.2422 units per square kilometre | 0.2711 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2271 units per square kilometre | 0.2158 units per square kilometre | 0.2388 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2246 units per square kilometre | 0.2083 units per square kilometre | 0.2374 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2098 units per square kilometre | 0.2062 units per square kilometre | 0.2154 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2178 units per square kilometre | 0.2131 units per square kilometre | 0.2237 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 199 Mongolia 0.6601 units per square kilometre compare
- 200 Libya 0.5039 units per square kilometre compare
- 201 Australia 0.4337 units per square kilometre compare
- 203 Greenland 0.0165 units per square kilometre compare
- 204 Bahrain 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 204 Bermuda 0 units per square kilometre
- 204 Cayman Islands 0 units per square kilometre
- 204 Gibraltar 0 units per square kilometre
- 204 Hong Kong (China) 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 204 Kuwait 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 204 Macau (China) 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 204 Saint Martin (French part) 0 units per square kilometre
- 204 Monaco 0 units per square kilometre
- 204 Nauru 0 units per square kilometre
- 204 Singapore 0 units per square kilometre
- 204 Sint Maarten 0 units per square kilometre
More agriculture & rural data for Iceland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 19.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0365 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 3,593 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8983 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0578 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 3.65 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 3.65 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per square kilometre in Iceland?
- Rural population, per square kilometre in Iceland was 0.2237 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3396 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2062 units per square kilometre in 2013.
- How does Iceland rank for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Iceland ranks 202nd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.