Share of the population that is female in Iceland
Iceland: Share of the population that is female was 48.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
48.8%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
194th
of 215 countries
All-time high
50.0%
in 2003
All-time low
48.7%
in 2020
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Share of the population that is female in Iceland, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 48.8% for share of the population that is female in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Iceland peaked at 50.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 48.7%, in 2020.
That places Iceland 194th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.4% | 49.4% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.5% | 49.4% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.7% | 49.6% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.9% | 49.8% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.6% | 49.1% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 48.7% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.8% | 48.7% | 48.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 191 Solomon Islands 48.9% compare
- 192 Marshall Islands 48.8% compare
- 193 Tuvalu 48.8% compare
- 195 Papua New Guinea 48.6% compare
- 196 Jordan 48.5% compare
- 197 India 48.4% compare
More gender data for Iceland
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,155 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,290 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,184 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,324 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,211 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2,349 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 2,353 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 2,500 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 2,373 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 2,582 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Iceland?
- Share of the population that is female in Iceland was 48.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.7% in 2020.
- How does Iceland rank for share of the population that is female?
- Iceland ranks 194th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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