Urban population, male in Iceland

Iceland: Urban population, male was 0.8% in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
0.8%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
12th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2014
All-time low
0.6%
in 2011
Years of data
12
2004–2015

Urban population, male in Iceland, 2004–2015

00.20.40.60.82004200920152004: 0.624 % of male population2005: 0.622 % of male population2006: 0.628 % of male population2007: 0.635 % of male population2008: 0.632 % of male population2009: 0.629 % of male population2010: 0.625 % of male population2011: 0.622 % of male population2012: 0.628 % of male population2013: 0.633 % of male population2014: 0.852 % of male population2015: 0.844 % of male population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male population.

Analysis

The most recent figure for urban population, male in Iceland is 0.8%, measured in 2015.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 35.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, male in Iceland peaked at 0.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2011.

That places Iceland 12th out of 99 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Urban population, male in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, male (% of male population) in Iceland, 2004 to 2015.
Year % of male population Change
2004 0.6%
2005 0.6% -0.3%
2006 0.6% +0.9%
2007 0.6% +1.1%
2008 0.6% -0.4%
2009 0.6% -0.6%
2010 0.6% -0.6%
2011 0.6% -0.4%
2012 0.6% +0.8%
2013 0.6% +0.9%
2014 0.9% +34.6%
2015 0.8% -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 6
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.9% 6

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 9 Germany 0.9% compare
  2. 10 Brazil 0.9% compare
  3. 11 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.9% compare
  4. 13 United States of America 0.8% compare
  5. 14 Mongolia 0.8% compare
  6. 15 Republic of Korea 0.8% compare

See the full ranking of 99 places →

More reference data data for Iceland

All data for Iceland →

Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, male in Iceland?
Urban population, male in Iceland was 0.8% in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2014.
What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2011.
How does Iceland rank for urban population, male?
Iceland ranks 12th out of 99 countries with data for 2015.
Is urban population, male rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iceland data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Urban population, male (% of male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Urban population, male in Iceland. Statizoid. Retrieved 31 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/urban-population-male-percent-of-male-population/iceland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/urban-population-male-percent-of-male-population/iceland/">Urban population, male in Iceland</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Urban population, male (% of male population)
Unit
% of male population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,378 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed