NUTS 1

Ísland

Region of Iceland · NUTS code IS0

Over time

Indicator

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

389,444

+5,877 vs 2024

Iceland 394,324

2025 · NUTS 1 ranking

Life expectancy

82.8 years

+0.4 vs 2023

Iceland 82.8 years

2024 · NUTS 1 ranking

Population density

3.8 /km²

0 vs 2023

Iceland 3.8 /km²

2024 · NUTS 1 ranking

Population change

15.2 ‰

+26.1 vs 2023

Iceland 12.5 ‰ · +22%

2024 · NUTS 1 ranking

Net migration

10.8 ‰

+26.2 vs 2023

Iceland 8.0 ‰ · +35%

2024 · NUTS 1 ranking

Median age

37.4 years

+0.3 vs 2024

Iceland 37.4 years

2025 · NUTS 1 ranking

Aged 65+

15.9 %

+0.3 vs 2024

Iceland 15.9 %

2025 · NUTS 1 ranking

Fertility

1.56

+0.01 vs 2023

Iceland 1.56

2024 · NUTS 1 ranking

Labour

Unemployment

4.5 %

+0.9 vs 2024

Iceland 4.5 %

2025 · NUTS 1 ranking

Employment

85.8 %

−1.2 vs 2024

Iceland 85.8 %

2025 · NUTS 1 ranking

High-tech jobs

5.6 %

−0.2 vs 2024

Iceland 5.6 %

2025 · NUTS 1 ranking

Society

Tourist nights

24,548 per 1,000

+1,831 vs 2022

Iceland 24,548 per 1,000

2023 · NUTS 1 ranking

Road deaths

24 per mn

+2 vs 2020

Iceland 3 per mn · +606%

2021 · NUTS 1 ranking

Tertiary educated

46.1 %

−0.2 vs 2024

Iceland 46.1 %

2025 · NUTS 1 ranking

Smaller regions inside

Ísland

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.