Marriages by sex and previous marital status in Iceland
Iceland: Marriages by sex and previous marital status was 1,850 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1,850
Change on year
down 11.1%
World rank
62nd
of 63 countries
All-time high
2,104
in 2018
All-time low
1,154
in 1990
Years of data
61
1960–2020
Marriages by sex and previous marital status in Iceland, 1960–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2020, marriages by sex and previous marital status in Iceland stood at 1,850.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marriages by sex and previous marital status in Iceland peaked at 2,104 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,154, in 1990.
That places Iceland 62nd out of 63 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Marriages by sex and previous marital status in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,309 | — |
| 1961 | 1,348 | +3.0% |
| 1962 | 1,357 | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 1,457 | +7.4% |
| 1964 | 1,567 | +7.5% |
| 1965 | 1,560 | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 1,551 | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 1,700 | +9.6% |
| 1968 | 1,687 | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 1,722 | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 1,590 | -7.7% |
| 1971 | 1,624 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 1,692 | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 1,753 | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 1,891 | +7.9% |
| 1975 | 1,689 | -10.7% |
| 1976 | 1,645 | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 1,568 | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 1,585 | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 1,451 | -8.5% |
| 1980 | 1,306 | -10.0% |
| 1981 | 1,357 | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 1,303 | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 1,396 | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 1,413 | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 1,252 | -11.4% |
| 1986 | 1,229 | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 1,160 | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 1,294 | +11.6% |
| 1989 | 1,176 | -9.1% |
| 1990 | 1,154 | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 1,236 | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 1,241 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 1,219 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 1,310 | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 1,238 | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 1,350 | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 1,481 | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 1,529 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 1,560 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 1,777 | +13.9% |
| 2001 | 1,484 | -16.5% |
| 2002 | 1,619 | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 1,473 | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 1,472 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,607 | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 1,681 | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 1,716 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 1,642 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 1,480 | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 1,547 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 1,458 | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 1,491 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 1,438 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 1,338 | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 1,519 | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 1,630 | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 2,006 | +23.1% |
| 2018 | 2,104 | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 2,082 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1,850 | -11.1% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 1,850 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27,643, 7% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 1,850 is below the median for high income countries, which is 36,633, 5% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,526 | 1,309 | 1,722 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,649 | 1,451 | 1,891 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,289 | 1,160 | 1,413 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,332 | 1,154 | 1,560 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,595 | 1,472 | 1,777 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,661 | 1,338 | 2,104 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,850 | 1,850 | 1,850 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 59 Montenegro 3,196 compare
- 60 Luxembourg 2,567 compare
- 61 Malta 2,334 compare
- 63 Liechtenstein 185 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 marriages by sex and previous marital status in Iceland?
- Marriages by sex and previous marital status in Iceland was 1,850 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest marriages by sex and previous marital status recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,104 in 2018.
- What is the lowest marriages by sex and previous marital status recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,154 in 1990.
- How does Iceland rank for marriages by sex and previous marital status?
- Iceland ranks 62nd out of 63 countries with data for 2020.
- Is marriages by sex and previous marital status rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Marriages by sex and previous marital status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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