Iceland birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Iceland chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Iceland was 1.59 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 2011. In 1993, the fertility rate was 2.22 — a -28.4% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Iceland	World
1960	4.29	4.69
1961	3.88	4.56
1962	3.98	5.02
1963	3.99	5.31
1964	3.88	5.13
1965	3.73	5.08
1966	3.59	4.97
1967	3.28	4.87
1968	3.06	4.98
1969	2.99	4.88
1970	2.81	4.84
1971	2.92	4.69
1972	3.09	4.55
1973	2.94	4.42
1974	2.66	4.26
1975	2.65	4.07
1976	2.52	3.97
1977	2.31	3.84
1978	2.35	3.77
1979	2.49	3.76
1980	2.48	3.73
1981	2.33	3.71
1982	2.27	3.72
1983	2.24	3.59
1984	2.08	3.57
1985	1.93	3.53
1986	1.92	3.51
1987	2.06	3.48
1988	2.26	3.39
1989	2.19	3.35
1990	2.3	3.31
1991	2.18	3.13
1992	2.21	3.04
1993	2.22	2.97
1994	2.14	2.92
1995	2.08	2.87
1996	2.12	2.82
1997	2.04	2.78
1998	2.05	2.75
1999	1.99	2.72
2000	2.08	2.73
2001	1.95	2.69
2002	1.93	2.66
2003	1.99	2.64
2004	2.04	2.63
2005	2.05	2.61
2006	2.08	2.61
2007	2.09	2.6
2008	2.15	2.6
2009	2.23	2.59
2010	2.2	2.57
2011	2.02	2.55
2012	2.04	2.56
2013	1.93	2.53
2014	1.93	2.52
2015	1.8	2.49
2016	1.74	2.49
2017	1.71	2.46
2018	1.71	2.39
2019	1.74	2.35
2020	1.72	2.28
2021	1.82	2.25
2022	1.59	2.22
2023	1.59	2.2
2024	1.57	2.19
2025	1.55	2.18
2026	1.54	2.18
2027	1.53	2.17
2028	1.53	2.16
2029	1.53	2.15
2030	1.52	2.14
2031	1.52	2.13
2032	1.52	2.12
2033	1.53	2.12
2034	1.53	2.11
2035	1.53	2.1
2036	1.53	2.09
2037	1.53	2.09
2038	1.53	2.08
2039	1.54	2.08
2040	1.54	2.08
2041	1.54	2.07
2042	1.54	2.07
2043	1.54	2.07
2044	1.54	2.07
2045	1.54	2.06
2046	1.55	2.06
2047	1.55	2.06
2048	1.55	2.05
2049	1.55	2.05
2050	1.56	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 0.8% were to women under 20 years old, 42.9% to women ages 20-29, and 56.3% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 7.18%, 58.8%, and 34% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Iceland by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Iceland	World
1960	34.9%	37.4%
1961	35%	37.5%
1962	34.9%	37.6%
1963	34.9%	37.8%
1964	34.7%	38%
1965	34.5%	38%
1966	34.3%	38%
1967	34%	38%
1968	33.6%	37.9%
1969	33.2%	37.8%
1970	32.6%	37.7%
1971	32.1%	37.6%
1972	31.6%	37.5%
1973	31.2%	37.3%
1974	30.7%	37.2%
1975	30.1%	37.1%
1976	29.5%	36.9%
1977	29%	36.7%
1978	28.4%	36.3%
1979	27.9%	35.9%
1980	27.5%	35.5%
1981	27.2%	35.2%
1982	26.9%	34.9%
1983	26.7%	34.6%
1984	26.5%	34.3%
1985	26.2%	34%
1986	25.9%	33.8%
1987	25.6%	33.6%
1988	25.2%	33.4%
1989	25%	33.2%
1990	25%	33%
1991	24.8%	32.9%
1992	24.8%	32.7%
1993	24.8%	32.5%
1994	24.7%	32.3%
1995	24.4%	32.1%
1996	24.1%	31.8%
1997	23.9%	31.5%
1998	23.6%	31.1%
1999	23.4%	30.8%
2000	23.3%	30.4%
2001	23.2%	30%
2002	23%	29.6%
2003	22.8%	29.2%
2004	22.5%	28.8%
2005	22.1%	28.5%
2006	21.5%	28.1%
2007	21.1%	27.9%
2008	20.9%	27.6%
2009	20.9%	27.5%
2010	20.9%	27.3%
2011	20.8%	27.1%
2012	20.7%	27%
2013	20.6%	26.9%
2014	20.4%	26.8%
2015	20.2%	26.6%
2016	19.9%	26.5%
2017	19.6%	26.4%
2018	19.2%	26.2%
2019	18.9%	26%
2020	18.7%	25.8%
2021	18.6%	25.6%
2022	18.4%	25.3%
2023	18.1%	25%
2024	17.8%	24.7%
2025	17.5%	24.4%
2026	17.3%	24.1%
2027	17.1%	23.8%
2028	17%	23.4%
2029	16.8%	23.1%
2030	16.7%	22.8%
2031	16.6%	22.6%
2032	16.5%	22.3%
2033	16.3%	22.1%
2034	16.1%	21.9%
2035	15.9%	21.7%
2036	15.6%	21.6%
2037	15.4%	21.5%
2038	15.2%	21.4%
2039	15%	21.3%
2040	14.8%	21.2%
2041	14.7%	21.1%
2042	14.5%	21%
2043	14.4%	21%
2044	14.2%	20.9%
2045	14.1%	20.8%
2046	14%	20.7%
2047	13.9%	20.7%
2048	13.8%	20.6%
2049	13.7%	20.5%
2050	13.6%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Iceland was 34.9% in 1960, 24.8% in 1993, and 17.8% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Iceland.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Iceland, excluding migration, has been +0.57% annually. On average, 2,016 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Iceland
1960	3,758
1961	3,312
1962	3,465
1963	3,490
1964	3,459
1965	3,442
1966	3,305
1967	3,021
1968	2,841
1969	2,766
1970	2,576
1971	2,782
1972	3,241
1973	3,121
1974	2,776
1975	2,965
1976	2,951
1977	2,551
1978	2,727
1979	2,980
1980	2,966
1981	2,677
1982	2,736
1983	2,702
1984	2,539
1985	2,221
1986	2,384
1987	2,360
1988	2,847
1989	2,832
1990	3,058
1991	2,733
1992	2,898
1993	2,875
1994	2,713
1995	2,354
1996	2,447
1997	2,305
1998	2,357
1999	2,192
2000	2,475
2001	2,365
2002	2,243
2003	2,317
2004	2,425
2005	2,433
2006	2,491
2007	2,617
2008	2,825
2009	3,026
2010	2,862
2011	2,521
2012	2,566
2013	2,169
2014	2,324
2015	1,952
2016	1,711
2017	1,854
2018	1,975
2019	2,163
2020	2,199
2021	2,534
2022	1,719
2023	1,730

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Iceland was 3 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.003% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -57.1% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Iceland	World
1985	11	460
1986	15	438
1987	13	429
1988	11	414
1989	14	401
1990	13	391
1991	11	395
1992	12	395
1993	10	389
1994	9	382
1995	13	371
1996	7	366
1997	8	358
1998	8	360
1999	7	340
2000	7	328
2001	6	321
2002	7	311
2003	6	301
2004	6	291
2005	5	283
2006	5	276
2007	5	269
2008	4	264
2009	5	258
2010	5	253
2011	4	247
2012	4	239
2013	4	235
2014	4	231
2015	4	228
2016	3	220
2017	3	215
2018	4	211
2019	4	207
2020	12	211
2021	5	242
2022	5	203
2023	3	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Iceland was 2.6 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.26% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 4 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Iceland	World
1960	2.14%	18.5%
1961	2.11%	18.1%
1962	2.07%	17.8%
1963	2.02%	17.5%
1964	1.97%	17.7%
1965	1.92%	17.5%
1966	1.85%	17.3%
1967	1.79%	17%
1968	1.72%	16.5%
1969	1.66%	15.5%
1970	1.6%	15.2%
1971	1.54%	15.1%
1972	1.48%	14.4%
1973	1.41%	14.1%
1974	1.35%	13.7%
1975	1.29%	13.4%
1976	1.22%	13%
1977	1.15%	12.5%
1978	1.09%	12.1%
1979	1.03%	11.7%
1980	0.97%	11.4%
1981	0.92%	11%
1982	0.87%	10.8%
1983	0.83%	10.6%
1984	0.79%	10.4%
1985	0.75%	10.1%
1986	0.73%	9.81%
1987	0.7%	9.47%
1988	0.67%	9.31%
1989	0.65%	9.02%
1990	0.63%	8.81%
1991	0.61%	8.66%
1992	0.58%	8.46%
1993	0.56%	8.19%
1994	0.54%	7.98%
1995	0.52%	7.76%
1996	0.49%	7.52%
1997	0.47%	7.28%
1998	0.45%	7.05%
1999	0.42%	6.76%
2000	0.4%	6.48%
2001	0.38%	6.21%
2002	0.36%	5.94%
2003	0.34%	5.65%
2004	0.33%	5.43%
2005	0.31%	5.16%
2006	0.3%	4.92%
2007	0.29%	4.7%
2008	0.28%	4.5%
2009	0.27%	4.31%
2010	0.27%	4.11%
2011	0.27%	3.97%
2012	0.26%	3.77%
2013	0.26%	3.61%
2014	0.26%	3.48%
2015	0.26%	3.35%
2016	0.26%	3.23%
2017	0.26%	3.11%
2018	0.27%	2.97%
2019	0.27%	2.86%
2020	0.27%	2.75%
2021	0.27%	2.66%
2022	0.26%	2.59%
2023	0.26%	2.49%