Population ages 20-24, male in Iceland
Iceland: Population ages 20-24, male was 13,097 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
13,097
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
178th
of 217 countries
All-time high
13,383
in 2018
All-time low
5,796
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 20-24, 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
Iceland recorded 13,097 for population ages 20-24, male in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 20-24, male in Iceland peaked at 13,383 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5,796, in 1960.
Iceland ranks 178th 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 20-24, male in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5,796 | — |
| 1961 | 5,856 | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 6,040 | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 6,289 | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 6,652 | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 7,145 | +7.4% |
| 1966 | 7,664 | +7.3% |
| 1967 | 8,115 | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 8,472 | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 8,728 | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 8,953 | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 9,170 | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 9,408 | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 9,696 | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 9,979 | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 10,165 | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 10,361 | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 10,615 | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 10,749 | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 10,876 | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 11,078 | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 11,183 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 11,222 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 11,342 | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 11,359 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 11,255 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 11,227 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 11,211 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 11,160 | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 10,972 | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 10,630 | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 10,415 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 10,421 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 10,545 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 10,612 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 10,605 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 10,667 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 10,601 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 10,416 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 10,485 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 10,783 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 11,018 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 11,194 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 11,263 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 11,161 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 11,022 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 10,979 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 11,290 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 11,754 | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 11,784 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 11,838 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 12,171 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 12,428 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 12,613 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 12,779 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 12,838 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 12,898 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 13,167 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 13,383 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 13,342 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 13,149 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 13,005 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 13,025 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 12,906 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 12,871 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 13,097 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,076 | 5,796 | 8,728 | 10 |
| 1970s | 9,997 | 8,953 | 10,876 | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,201 | 10,972 | 11,359 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,540 | 10,415 | 10,667 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,225 | 10,783 | 11,784 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,746 | 11,838 | 13,383 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,009 | 12,871 | 13,149 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 175 Malta 14,445 compare
- 176 Bahamas 14,222 compare
- 177 Vanuatu 13,568 compare
- 179 Sao Tome and Principe 11,444 compare
- 180 New Caledonia 10,771 compare
- 181 French Polynesia 10,532 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 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0823 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0775 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 20-24, male in Iceland?
- Population ages 20-24, male in Iceland was 13,097 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 20-24, male recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 13,383 in 2018.
- What is the lowest population ages 20-24, male recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,796 in 1960.
- How does Iceland rank for population ages 20-24, male?
- Iceland ranks 178th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 20-24, male rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 20-24, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 20 to 24.