Urban population, total in Iceland
Iceland: Urban population, total was 0.8% in 2015. β² Rising
Latest (2015)
0.8%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
12th
of 102 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2014
All-time low
0.6%
in 2008
Years of data
12
2004β2015
Urban population, total in Iceland, 2004β2015
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, total in Iceland is 0.8%, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, total in Iceland peaked at 0.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2008.
That places Iceland 12th out of 102 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 6 |
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 urban population, total in Iceland?
- Urban population, total in Iceland was 0.8% in 2015, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest urban population, total recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest urban population, total recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2008.
- How does Iceland rank for urban population, total?
- Iceland ranks 12th out of 102 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, total rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. 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, total (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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