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Iceland:
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Other pages in this profile of Iceland:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 304,367 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 3 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 21% (male 32,500/female 31,566) 15-64 years: 67% (male 103,231/female 100,545) 65 years and over: 12% (male 16,530/female 19,995) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 34.8 years male: 34.4 years female: 35.3 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 0.783% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 13.5 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 6.81 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map 1.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio |
Definition at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 3.25 deaths/1,000 live births male: 3.39 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 80.55 years male: 78.43 years female: 82.76 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 1.91 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map 0.2% (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map 220 (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition fewer than 100 (2003 est.) |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Icelander(s) adjective: Icelandic |
Ethnic groups |
Definition homogeneous mixture of descendants of Norse and Celts 94%, population of foreign origin 6% |
Religions |
Definition Lutheran Church of Iceland 85.5%, Reykjavik Free Church 2.1%, Roman Catholic Church 2%, Hafnarfjorour Free Church 1.5%, other Christian 2.7%, other or unspecified 3.8%, unaffiliated 2.4% (2004) |
Languages |
Definition Icelandic, English, Nordic languages, German widely spoken |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (2003 est.) |
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