Australia vs Iceland: Population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre

Australia
2.24 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Iceland
2.55 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
212th
Iceland rank
210th

Population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Australia
  • Iceland
11.522.5196119922023

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 2.55 units per square kilometre against 2.24 units per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 0.31 units per square kilometre.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 212th and Iceland ranks 210th of 215 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Iceland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.9177 units per square kilometre 1.1 units per square kilometre 0.1787 units per square kilometre Iceland
1970s 1.14 units per square kilometre 1.3 units per square kilometre 0.1665 units per square kilometre Iceland
1980s 1.35 units per square kilometre 1.52 units per square kilometre 0.1719 units per square kilometre Iceland
1990s 1.56 units per square kilometre 1.71 units per square kilometre 0.1554 units per square kilometre Iceland
2000s 1.77 units per square kilometre 1.97 units per square kilometre 0.204 units per square kilometre Iceland
2010s 2.04 units per square kilometre 2.21 units per square kilometre 0.1654 units per square kilometre Iceland
2020s 2.19 units per square kilometre 2.49 units per square kilometre 0.2966 units per square kilometre Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre, Australia or Iceland?
Iceland, at 2.55 units per square kilometre against 2.24 units per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre between Australia and Iceland?
0.31 units per square kilometre, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Iceland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and Iceland rank globally for population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 212th and Iceland ranks 210th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
263 places, 15,281 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population ages 15-64, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.