Iceland Rural Population 1960-2022
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
- Iceland rural population for 2020 was 22,359, a 0.91% increase from 2019.
- Iceland rural population for 2019 was 22,157, a 1.53% increase from 2018.
- Iceland rural population for 2018 was 21,823, a 2.05% increase from 2017.
- Iceland rural population for 2017 was 21,384, a 1.76% increase from 2016.
Similar Country Ranking |
Country Name |
Rural Population |
United States |
57,119,368 |
Germany |
18,768,241 |
Italy |
17,247,441 |
Poland |
15,164,002 |
France |
12,821,248 |
United Kingdom |
10,819,646 |
Japan |
10,341,204 |
South Korea |
9,623,938 |
Spain |
9,086,766 |
Canada |
7,007,406 |
Saudi Arabia |
5,470,303 |
Austria |
3,678,525 |
Argentina |
3,579,773 |
Australia |
3,534,280 |
Portugal |
3,471,945 |
Czech Republic |
2,775,187 |
Hungary |
2,735,589 |
Slovak Republic |
2,524,162 |
Chile |
2,346,132 |
Switzerland |
2,252,934 |
Greece |
2,173,649 |
Ireland |
1,815,432 |
Croatia |
1,717,915 |
Panama |
1,362,863 |
Netherlands |
1,354,130 |
UAE |
1,281,005 |
Sweden |
1,244,794 |
Slovenia |
942,579 |
Norway |
915,909 |
Lithuania |
893,018 |
Finland |
801,014 |
Oman |
700,833 |
Denmark |
693,004 |
Israel |
683,249 |
New Zealand |
676,263 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
654,766 |
Latvia |
602,505 |
Estonia |
409,580 |
Cyprus |
400,590 |
Belgium |
221,991 |
Puerto Rico |
205,025 |
Barbados |
197,737 |
Bahrain |
178,564 |
Uruguay |
155,797 |
Channel Islands |
120,027 |
French Polynesia |
106,814 |
Brunei |
95,153 |
New Caledonia |
77,460 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
74,001 |
Bahamas |
65,889 |
Aruba |
60,112 |
Luxembourg |
54,041 |
Seychelles |
41,801 |
Isle of Man |
40,052 |
St. Kitts and Nevis |
36,786 |
Liechtenstein |
32,639 |
Faroe Islands |
28,147 |
Malta |
27,609 |
Iceland |
22,359 |
Qatar |
22,040 |
Curacao |
16,955 |
British Virgin Islands |
15,568 |
Andorra |
9,337 |
Guam |
8,544 |
Greenland |
7,169 |
Northern Mariana Islands |
4,721 |
Virgin Islands (U.S.) |
4,316 |
Palau |
3,440 |
Turks and Caicos Islands |
2,476 |
San Marino |
849 |
Gibraltar |
0 |
Kuwait |
0 |
Monaco |
0 |
Singapore |
0 |
Bermuda |
0 |
Cayman Islands |
0 |
Hong Kong |
0 |
Macao |
0 |
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
0 |
Iceland Rural Population - Historical Data |
Year |
Population |
% of Total |
Change |
2020 |
22,359 |
6.10 |
0.91% |
2019 |
22,157 |
6.15 |
1.52% |
2018 |
21,823 |
6.19 |
2.03% |
2017 |
21,384 |
6.23 |
1.74% |
2016 |
21,015 |
6.27 |
0.83% |
2015 |
20,841 |
6.30 |
0.52% |
2014 |
20,733 |
6.33 |
0.58% |
2013 |
20,614 |
6.37 |
0.43% |
2012 |
20,526 |
6.40 |
0.33% |
2011 |
20,458 |
6.41 |
0.10% |
2010 |
20,437 |
6.43 |
-1.12% |
2009 |
20,667 |
6.49 |
-1.43% |
2008 |
20,965 |
6.61 |
0.11% |
2007 |
20,943 |
6.72 |
0.77% |
2006 |
20,782 |
6.84 |
0.58% |
2005 |
20,662 |
6.96 |
-0.16% |
2004 |
20,696 |
7.09 |
-0.87% |
2003 |
20,877 |
7.21 |
-1.05% |
2002 |
21,098 |
7.34 |
-0.86% |
2001 |
21,281 |
7.47 |
-0.41% |
2000 |
21,369 |
7.60 |
-0.38% |
1999 |
21,450 |
7.73 |
-0.66% |
1998 |
21,592 |
7.88 |
-0.95% |
1997 |
21,799 |
8.04 |
-1.19% |
1996 |
22,059 |
8.20 |
-1.48% |
1995 |
22,387 |
8.37 |
-1.47% |
1994 |
22,718 |
8.54 |
-1.14% |
1993 |
22,978 |
8.71 |
-0.97% |
1992 |
23,203 |
8.89 |
-0.75% |
1991 |
23,377 |
9.07 |
-0.83% |
1990 |
23,571 |
9.25 |
-1.64% |
1989 |
23,960 |
9.48 |
-1.16% |
1988 |
24,240 |
9.71 |
-0.85% |
1987 |
24,446 |
9.94 |
-1.30% |
1986 |
24,765 |
10.18 |
-1.66% |
1985 |
25,179 |
10.43 |
-1.59% |
1984 |
25,582 |
10.68 |
-1.32% |
1983 |
25,921 |
10.94 |
-1.04% |
1982 |
26,192 |
11.20 |
-1.02% |
1981 |
26,461 |
11.47 |
-1.21% |
1980 |
26,783 |
11.74 |
-1.51% |
1979 |
27,190 |
12.05 |
-1.57% |
1978 |
27,620 |
12.36 |
-1.76% |
1977 |
28,111 |
12.67 |
-1.78% |
1976 |
28,616 |
13.00 |
-1.54% |
1975 |
29,059 |
13.33 |
-1.23% |
1974 |
29,419 |
13.67 |
-1.15% |
1973 |
29,760 |
14.02 |
-0.98% |
1972 |
30,053 |
14.37 |
-1.02% |
1971 |
30,360 |
14.73 |
-1.67% |
1970 |
30,870 |
15.10 |
-2.20% |
1969 |
31,557 |
15.52 |
-1.78% |
1968 |
32,123 |
15.94 |
-1.33% |
1967 |
32,553 |
16.38 |
-1.08% |
1966 |
32,905 |
16.83 |
-0.97% |
1965 |
33,227 |
17.28 |
-0.92% |
1964 |
33,533 |
17.74 |
-0.86% |
1963 |
33,824 |
18.22 |
-0.84% |
1962 |
34,110 |
18.70 |
-0.75% |
1961 |
34,368 |
19.20 |
-0.64% |
1960 |
34,588 |
19.70 |
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