Marriage rates in Iceland
Iceland: Marriage rates was 5 per 1,000 people in 2020. ▼ Falling
Marriage rates in Iceland, 1960–2020
Source: OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 5 per 1,000 people for marriage rates in 2020.
That represents a change of down 13.8% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marriage rates in Iceland peaked at 8.8 per 1,000 people in 1974 and was at its lowest, 4.1 per 1,000 people, in 2014.
That places Iceland 14th out of 44 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8 per 1,000 people | 7.4 per 1,000 people | 8.6 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.67 per 1,000 people | 6.4 per 1,000 people | 8.8 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.39 per 1,000 people | 4.7 per 1,000 people | 5.9 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.99 per 1,000 people | 4.5 per 1,000 people | 5.6 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.34 per 1,000 people | 4.6 per 1,000 people | 6.3 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.97 per 1,000 people | 4.1 per 1,000 people | 6 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 per 1,000 people | 5 per 1,000 people | 5 per 1,000 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 11 Estonia 5.3 per 1,000 people compare
- 12 Austria 5.24 per 1,000 people compare
- 13 Czechia 5.1 per 1,000 people compare
- 15 Australia 4.89 per 1,000 people compare
- 16 Malta 4.8 per 1,000 people compare
- 17 Croatia 4.7 per 1,000 people compare
- 17 Germany 4.7 per 1,000 people compare
- 17 Switzerland 4.7 per 1,000 people compare
More reference data data for Iceland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0288 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0708 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0964 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2576 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marriage rates in Iceland?
- Marriage rates in Iceland was 5 per 1,000 people in 2020, according to OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest marriage rates recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8 per 1,000 people in 1974.
- What is the lowest marriage rates recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1 per 1,000 people in 2014.
- How does Iceland rank for marriage rates?
- Iceland ranks 14th out of 44 countries with data for 2020.
- Is marriage rates rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Marriage rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of marriages during a given year per 1,000 people.