Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Iceland
Iceland: Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty was 1.54 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.54
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
155th
of 229 countries
All-time high
4.26
in 1960
All-time low
1.54
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Iceland, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Iceland stood at 1.54. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Iceland peaked at 4.26 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.54, in 2023.
Iceland ranks 155th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.85 | — |
| 1951 | 3.72 | -3.5% |
| 1952 | 3.79 | +1.8% |
| 1953 | 3.93 | +3.8% |
| 1954 | 3.91 | -0.5% |
| 1955 | 4.04 | +3.1% |
| 1956 | 4.11 | +1.9% |
| 1957 | 4.17 | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 4.07 | -2.4% |
| 1959 | 4.21 | +3.5% |
| 1960 | 4.26 | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 3.91 | -8.1% |
| 1962 | 3.98 | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 3.98 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 3.87 | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 3.72 | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 3.58 | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 3.28 | -8.3% |
| 1968 | 3.06 | -6.7% |
| 1969 | 2.98 | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 2.81 | -5.7% |
| 1971 | 2.92 | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 3.08 | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 2.94 | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 2.66 | -9.5% |
| 1975 | 2.64 | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 2.52 | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 2.32 | -8.0% |
| 1978 | 2.35 | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 2.49 | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 2.48 | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 2.34 | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 2.27 | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 2.25 | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 2.08 | -7.3% |
| 1985 | 1.94 | -6.8% |
| 1986 | 1.94 | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 2.07 | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 2.26 | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 2.21 | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 2.3 | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 2.2 | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 2.21 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 2.22 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 2.14 | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 2.08 | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 2.11 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 2.04 | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 2.04 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 2 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 2.07 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 1.96 | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 1.94 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.99 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 2.04 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 2.05 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 2.08 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 2.09 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 2.16 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 2.23 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 2.19 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 2.02 | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 2.03 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.94 | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 1.93 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.81 | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 1.74 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 1.71 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.71 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.74 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.72 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 1.82 | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 1.59 | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 1.54 | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.98 | 3.72 | 4.21 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.66 | 2.98 | 4.26 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.67 | 2.32 | 3.08 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.18 | 1.94 | 2.48 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.14 | 2 | 2.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.06 | 1.94 | 2.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.88 | 1.71 | 2.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.67 | 1.54 | 1.82 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 153 Malaysia 1.55 compare
- 154 Isle of Man 1.55 compare
- 156 Liechtenstein 1.54 compare
- 157 Trinidad and Tobago 1.53 compare
- 158 Cayman Islands 1.53 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Iceland
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 4 (2025)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,430 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -18.09 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 35.57 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 35.57 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.024 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 24.83 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Iceland?
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Iceland was 1.54 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.26 in 1960.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.54 in 2023.
- How does Iceland rank for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty?
- Iceland ranks 155th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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