People
Population:
270,292 (July 1996 est.)
note:
population data estimates based on average growth rate may differ slightly from official population data because of volatile migration rates
Age structure:
0-14 years:
24% (male 33,605; female 31,933)
15-64 years:
64% (male 88,064; female 85,724)
65 years and over:
12% (male 13,916; female 17,050) (July 1996 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.83% (1996 est.)
Birth rate:
16.94 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate:
6.17 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Net migration rate:
-2.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.82 male(s)/female
all ages:
1.01 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
4.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
80.08 years
male:
77.68 years
female:
82.6 years (1996 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.24 children born/woman (1996 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Icelander(s)
adjective:
Icelandic
Ethnic divisions:
homogeneous mixture of descendants of Norwegians and Celts
Religions:
Evangelical Lutheran 96%, other Protestant and Roman Catholic 3%, none 1% (1988)
Languages:
Icelandic
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1976 est.)
total population:
100%
male:
NA%
female:
NA%
