Population density rose 0.598% to 3.20 km per capita in Iceland in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, population density in Iceland reached an all time high of 3.23 km per capita in 2013 and an all time low of 1.79 km per capita in 1961. When compared to Iceland's main peers, population density in Denmark amounted to 132 km per capita, 13.7 km per capita in Norway, 23.3 km per capita in Sweden and 263 km per capita in United Kingdom in 2015.
Iceland has been ranked 174th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of population density.
Population Density | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
Belgium | km per capita | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 357 | 361 | 365 | 368 | 369 | |||||||||||
Denmark | km per capita | 130 | 131 | 131 | 132 | 132 | ||||||||||||||||
Finland | km per capita | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 17.9 | ||||||||||||||||
France | km per capita | 118 | 119 | 119 | 120 | 120 | ||||||||||||||||
Germany | km per capita | 235 | 235 | 235 | 231 | 231 | ||||||||||||||||
Iceland | km per capita | 3.18 | 3.17 | 3.18 | 3.20 | 3.23 | ||||||||||||||||
Ireland | km per capita | 65.8 | 66.2 | 66.4 | 66.6 | 66.7 | ||||||||||||||||
Netherlands | km per capita | 490 | 493 | 495 | 497 | 498 | ||||||||||||||||
Norway | km per capita | 13.2 | 13.4 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Russia | km per capita | 8.67 | 8.69 | 8.73 | 8.74 | 8.76 | ||||||||||||||||
Sweden | km per capita | 22.7 | 22.9 | 23.0 | 23.4 | 23.6 | ||||||||||||||||
United Kingdom | km per capita | 257 | 259 | 261 | 263 | 265 |