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Climate
Heat peak in summer
Winter weather records
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Volcanoes
2021
The video below shows photographer Gardar Olaf's last drone flight from Iceland before falling into the vent of the erupting Fagradalsfjadl volcano.
The volcano slept for 6 thousand years, but woke up on March 19, 2021. In this area on the Reykyanes Peninsula, more than 22 thousand earthquakes occurred in late February and early March.
1973
Cities
- Reykjavík is the capital
Population
Population
2020: Population growth of 33.8% over 30 years
Share of the population living in the capital
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Number of children per woman
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Children out of wedlock
2018
Age
Poverty
2020: 8.1% of Icelanders undernourished
Migration
2024: Number of Ukrainian refugees - less than 50,000
2021: Net population inflow in 4 years
Mortality
2023: Life expectancy - 83 years
2022: Excess mortality due to COVID-19 - 8%
2020: Among the countries with the highest number of drug deaths per million people
2018
Number of drug deaths per million residents
Number of road deaths per 100,000 vehicles
The annual number of suicides per 100 thousand inhabitants
2016: Number of deaths from opioid use disorders
2012: Male-female suicide ratio
Dominant haplogroup
See also:
National composition
Poles
Male-to-female ratio
Billionaires in Iceland
2018: In Iceland - 29.9 billionaires per 10 million people
Citizenship and residence permit
2019: Number of permits with a residence permit per 1000 inhabitants of Iceland
Passport strength
Parliament: Alting
2023: Proportion of women in Parliament - 47.6%
2022: Proportion of women in Parliament - 47.6%
Economy
GDP
2021: Agriculture's share of GDP - 4.5%
Financial system
Key rate
In May 2021, the Central Bank of Iceland unexpectedly raised the interest rate, becoming the first bank in Western Europe to tighten monetary policy after the COVID-19 pandemic.
The rate was raised to 1.00% from 0.75% - in response to exceeding consumer price growth targets, rising labor costs and rising housing costs. The increase was the first in two and a half years.
Inflation
Inflation in Iceland soared to 4.6% in April 2021, well above the country's central bank target of 2.5%.
National debt
2023: State debt - 69% of GDP
2018: State debt - $34.8 thousand per capita
2017: The ratio of the national debt to the country's GDP - 40%
Energy carriers
2021: HPP is the main source of energy in the country
2020: Energy consumption per capita
and
Gasoline price
Labour market
2022: Proportion of workers aged 65 or over - above 30%
Unemployment
2023: Youth unemployment - 7.3%
2020: Unemployment rate - 7.2%
Consumption
Milk
2018: Milk consumption in litres per year per person
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Meat
2023: Fish consumption is higher than meat consumption
Iceland is the world leader in fish and seafood consumption at 90.6 kg per capita. population
2019: Kuryatina is the most consumed type of meat
Beer
2019: Beer consumption in litres per year per person
Cars
2022: Minimum age to drive - 16
2018: Number of cars per 1000 people
Agriculture
2021: Share of farmland - 19%
2019: Low use of pesticides in agriculture
Tourism
Alcohol market
Minimum age to purchase alcoholic beverages
R&D
2020: R&D expenses - $292 million
Information Technology
IT market
Internet
2019: Percentage of Facebook users of total Internet users
2018: Internet penetration compared to other countries
Religion
2022:58% of the population believes in life after death
2018: Protestants are the largest religious group
Culture
Music
Language
Education
Literacy rate
Sport
2022: The most popular sport is football
Health care
Armed Forces
2021: Iceland joins JEF
In April 2021, Iceland joined JEF.
Military equipment
Crime
2021: Number of intentional murders
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Prisons
2022: The minimum age for children to be jailed is 15
2018: Number of prisoners
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Death penalty
Calendar
History
2024: Ex-director of Richard Branson's company becomes new president of Iceland
Halla Thomasdottir, who previously served as executive director of the non-profit organization The B Team, one of the founders of which is the famous entrepreneur from Great Britain, Richard Branson, won the presidential election in Iceland. This was announced on June 2, 2024 by the national broadcasting service RUV. Read more here.
870: Vikings establish first settlement in Iceland - Reykjavik
About 870 - Vikings establish the first settlement in Iceland (Reykjavik).
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