Rate of twin deliveries in Iceland
Iceland: Rate of twin deliveries was 1.19 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
1.19
Change on year
down 22.2%
World rank
20th
of 23 countries
All-time high
2.4
in 1881
All-time low
0.582
in 1976
Years of data
165
1850–2020
Rate of twin deliveries in Iceland, 1850–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rate of twin deliveries in Iceland is 1.19, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.2% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rate of twin deliveries in Iceland peaked at 2.4 in 1881 and was at its lowest, 0.582, in 1976.
Iceland ranks 20th of 23 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 165 years of available data.
Rate of twin deliveries in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.47 | — |
| 1851 | 0.849 | -42.2% |
| 1852 | 1.91 | +125.3% |
| 1854 | 1.55 | -19.0% |
| 1855 | 1.54 | -0.4% |
| 1856 | 1.77 | +14.5% |
| 1857 | 1.1 | -37.5% |
| 1858 | 1.31 | +18.7% |
| 1859 | 1.75 | +33.2% |
| 1860 | 1.11 | -36.5% |
| 1861 | 1.45 | +30.5% |
| 1862 | 1.2 | -16.9% |
| 1863 | 1.34 | +11.6% |
| 1864 | 1.92 | +43.1% |
| 1865 | 1.36 | -29.1% |
| 1866 | 1.56 | +14.9% |
| 1867 | 1.71 | +9.1% |
| 1868 | 1.53 | -10.2% |
| 1869 | 1.63 | +6.5% |
| 1870 | 2.06 | +26.3% |
| 1871 | 1.93 | -6.6% |
| 1872 | 1.52 | -20.9% |
| 1878 | 1.97 | +29.1% |
| 1879 | 1.35 | -31.3% |
| 1880 | 1.47 | +8.9% |
| 1881 | 2.4 | +62.7% |
| 1882 | 1.53 | -36.1% |
| 1883 | 1.44 | -5.8% |
| 1884 | 1.36 | -5.5% |
| 1885 | 1.74 | +28.0% |
| 1886 | 1.42 | -18.6% |
| 1887 | 1.71 | +20.5% |
| 1888 | 1.69 | -1.5% |
| 1889 | 2.17 | +28.5% |
| 1890 | 2.21 | +2.1% |
| 1891 | 1.97 | -11.0% |
| 1892 | 1.69 | -14.2% |
| 1893 | 1.86 | +10.5% |
| 1894 | 1.72 | -7.9% |
| 1895 | 1.55 | -9.8% |
| 1896 | 1.98 | +27.8% |
| 1897 | 1.61 | -18.4% |
| 1898 | 1.95 | +20.6% |
| 1899 | 1.62 | -16.8% |
| 1900 | 1.54 | -4.9% |
| 1901 | 1.35 | -12.4% |
| 1902 | 1.87 | +38.4% |
| 1903 | 1.57 | -16.0% |
| 1904 | 1.81 | +15.6% |
| 1905 | 1.13 | -37.8% |
| 1906 | 1.59 | +41.4% |
| 1907 | 2.29 | +43.4% |
| 1908 | 1.16 | -49.1% |
| 1909 | 1.95 | +67.9% |
| 1910 | 1.59 | -18.5% |
| 1911 | 1.57 | -1.4% |
| 1912 | 1.45 | -7.6% |
| 1913 | 1.5 | +3.4% |
| 1914 | 1.05 | -29.7% |
| 1915 | 1.65 | +56.3% |
| 1916 | 1.31 | -20.4% |
| 1917 | 1.6 | +21.7% |
| 1918 | 1.9 | +19.0% |
| 1919 | 1.48 | -22.2% |
| 1920 | 1.58 | +6.9% |
| 1921 | 1.59 | +0.7% |
| 1922 | 1.17 | -26.7% |
| 1923 | 1.33 | +14.2% |
| 1924 | 1.65 | +23.6% |
| 1925 | 1.24 | -25.0% |
| 1926 | 1.78 | +43.9% |
| 1927 | 1.57 | -11.7% |
| 1928 | 1.56 | -0.6% |
| 1929 | 1.64 | +5.1% |
| 1930 | 1.45 | -11.7% |
| 1931 | 1.2 | -17.2% |
| 1932 | 0.992 | -17.3% |
| 1933 | 1.33 | +34.5% |
| 1934 | 1.61 | +20.6% |
| 1935 | 0.968 | -39.8% |
| 1936 | 0.93 | -3.9% |
| 1937 | 1.4 | +51.0% |
| 1938 | 1.42 | +0.9% |
| 1939 | 1.52 | +7.5% |
| 1940 | 0.998 | -34.5% |
| 1941 | 1.24 | +24.5% |
| 1942 | 1.28 | +3.1% |
| 1943 | 1.76 | +37.2% |
| 1944 | 1.25 | -28.7% |
| 1945 | 1.07 | -14.8% |
| 1946 | 1.13 | +5.3% |
| 1947 | 1.38 | +22.1% |
| 1948 | 1.22 | -11.3% |
| 1949 | 0.92 | -24.6% |
| 1950 | 1.02 | +10.9% |
| 1951 | 1.04 | +2.5% |
| 1952 | 1.09 | +4.8% |
| 1953 | 1.05 | -3.7% |
| 1954 | 0.929 | -11.9% |
| 1955 | 1.17 | +26.4% |
| 1956 | 1.1 | -5.9% |
| 1957 | 0.885 | -19.9% |
| 1958 | 0.901 | +1.8% |
| 1959 | 0.991 | +10.0% |
| 1960 | 1.08 | +8.6% |
| 1961 | 1.09 | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.803 | -26.4% |
| 1963 | 0.929 | +15.7% |
| 1964 | 1.4 | +51.0% |
| 1965 | 1.33 | -5.1% |
| 1966 | 0.85 | -36.2% |
| 1967 | 0.884 | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 1.01 | +14.8% |
| 1969 | 0.899 | -11.4% |
| 1970 | 0.719 | -20.0% |
| 1971 | 0.936 | +30.2% |
| 1972 | 0.789 | -15.7% |
| 1973 | 1 | +26.9% |
| 1974 | 0.819 | -18.2% |
| 1975 | 1.05 | +28.6% |
| 1976 | 0.582 | -44.7% |
| 1977 | 0.929 | +59.6% |
| 1978 | 1.04 | +11.6% |
| 1979 | 0.853 | -17.7% |
| 1980 | 0.865 | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.995 | +15.0% |
| 1982 | 0.997 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.828 | -17.0% |
| 1984 | 1.15 | +39.0% |
| 1985 | 1.23 | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 0.906 | -26.5% |
| 1987 | 0.742 | -18.1% |
| 1988 | 0.861 | +16.0% |
| 1989 | 0.906 | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 1.01 | +12.0% |
| 1991 | 1.5 | +47.4% |
| 1992 | 1.56 | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 1.36 | -13.0% |
| 1994 | 1.81 | +33.1% |
| 1995 | 1.95 | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 1.57 | -19.7% |
| 1997 | 2.04 | +30.1% |
| 1998 | 1.83 | -10.4% |
| 1999 | 2.01 | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 1.72 | -14.6% |
| 2001 | 1.69 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 2.04 | +21.0% |
| 2003 | 1.82 | -10.9% |
| 2004 | 1.82 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.56 | -14.1% |
| 2006 | 2.12 | +35.6% |
| 2007 | 1.72 | -19.1% |
| 2008 | 1.64 | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 1.47 | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 1.38 | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 1.33 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 1.5 | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 1.5 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.62 | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 1.75 | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 1.69 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 1.33 | -21.1% |
| 2018 | 1.32 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.52 | +15.8% |
| 2020 | 1.19 | -22.2% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 1.19 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.43, 83% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 1.19 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.45, 82% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.47 | 0.849 | 1.91 | 9 |
| 1860s | 1.48 | 1.11 | 1.92 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.77 | 1.35 | 2.06 | 5 |
| 1880s | 1.69 | 1.36 | 2.4 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.82 | 1.55 | 2.21 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.63 | 1.13 | 2.29 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.51 | 1.05 | 1.9 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.51 | 1.17 | 1.78 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.28 | 0.93 | 1.61 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.22 | 0.92 | 1.76 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.02 | 0.885 | 1.17 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.03 | 0.803 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8718 | 0.582 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9484 | 0.742 | 1.23 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.66 | 1.01 | 2.04 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.76 | 1.47 | 2.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.49 | 1.32 | 1.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 | 1.19 | 1.19 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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 rate of twin deliveries in Iceland?
- Rate of twin deliveries in Iceland was 1.19 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rate of twin deliveries recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4 in 1881.
- What is the lowest rate of twin deliveries recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.582 in 1976.
- How does Iceland rank for rate of twin deliveries?
- Iceland ranks 20th out of 23 countries with data for 2020.
- Is rate of twin deliveries rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Rate of twin deliveries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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