NUTS 2

Ísland

Region of Iceland · NUTS code IS00

Over time

The dashed line is the value for the whole country. Where Eurostat does not publish it, only the region line is shown.

Ísland vs national value

Population

Population
389,444
+5,877 vs 2024
Iceland 394,324
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Life expectancy
82.8 years
+0.4 vs 2023
Iceland 82.8 years
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Population density
3.8 /km²
0 vs 2023
Iceland 3.8 /km²
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Population change
15.2 ‰
+26.1 vs 2023
Iceland 12.5 ‰ · +22%
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Net migration
10.8 ‰
+26.2 vs 2023
Iceland 8.0 ‰ · +35%
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Median age
37.4 years
+0.3 vs 2024
Iceland 37.4 years
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Aged 65+
15.9 %
+0.3 vs 2024
Iceland 15.9 %
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Fertility
1.56
+0.01 vs 2023
Iceland 1.56
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Doctors
389 per 100k
0 vs 2018
Iceland 466 per 100k · -16%
2019 · NUTS 2 ranking

Labour

Unemployment
4.5 %
+0.9 vs 2024
Iceland 4.5 %
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Employment
85.8 %
−1.2 vs 2024
Iceland 85.8 %
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
High-tech jobs
5.6 %
−0.2 vs 2024
Iceland 5.6 %
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking

Society

Tourist nights
24,548 per 1,000
+1,831 vs 2022
Iceland 24,548 per 1,000
2023 · NUTS 2 ranking
Road deaths
24 per mn
+2 vs 2020
Iceland 3 per mn · +606%
2021 · NUTS 2 ranking
Tertiary educated
46.1 %
−0.2 vs 2024
Iceland 46.1 %
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking

Smaller regions inside

Ranks are among regions of the same NUTS level within the same country. The NUTS levels are defined by Eurostat: NUTS 1 are the largest regions, NUTS 3 the smallest.

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