Population ages 15-19, male in Iceland
Iceland: Population ages 15-19, male was 12,917 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
12,917
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
179th
of 217 countries
All-time high
12,917
in 2025
All-time low
7,149
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 15-19, male in Iceland, 1960–2025
Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 15-19, male in Iceland stood at 12,917. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-19, male in Iceland peaked at 12,917 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7,149, in 1960.
Iceland ranks 179th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-19, male in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7,149 | — |
| 1961 | 7,654 | +7.1% |
| 1962 | 8,081 | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 8,455 | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 8,811 | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 9,185 | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 9,466 | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 9,657 | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 9,911 | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 10,174 | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 10,324 | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 10,539 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 10,885 | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 11,106 | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 11,283 | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 11,528 | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 11,637 | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 11,585 | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 11,612 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 11,608 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 11,504 | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 11,491 | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 11,455 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 11,265 | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 11,022 | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 10,736 | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 10,480 | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 10,473 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 10,677 | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 10,807 | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 10,855 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 10,933 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 10,803 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 10,533 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 10,516 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 10,692 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 10,819 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 11,026 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 11,238 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 11,204 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 10,920 | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 10,587 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 10,418 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 10,540 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 10,787 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 11,180 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 11,678 | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 12,017 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 12,182 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 12,192 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 12,062 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 11,908 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 11,780 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 11,604 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 11,407 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 11,274 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 11,193 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 11,107 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 11,058 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 11,161 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 11,330 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 11,526 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 11,999 | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 12,361 | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 12,587 | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 12,917 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,854 | 7,149 | 10,174 | 10 |
| 1970s | 11,211 | 10,324 | 11,637 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,991 | 10,473 | 11,504 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,862 | 10,516 | 11,238 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,250 | 10,418 | 12,192 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,455 | 11,058 | 12,062 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,120 | 11,330 | 12,917 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 176 Macau, China 14,001 compare
- 177 Sao Tome and Principe 13,787 compare
- 178 Malta 13,006 compare
- 180 Samoa 11,835 compare
- 181 French Polynesia 11,172 compare
- 182 New Caledonia 10,736 compare
More health data for Iceland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2085)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4982 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,358 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 0 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3448 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.665 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-19, male in Iceland?
- Population ages 15-19, male in Iceland was 12,917 in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
- What is the highest population ages 15-19, male recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 12,917 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-19, male recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,149 in 1960.
- How does Iceland rank for population ages 15-19, male?
- Iceland ranks 179th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-19, male rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as part of Population ages 15-19, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 15 to 19.