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Iceland

Area of Iceland	102,847.3 km²
Population	306,507
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+53.4%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+17.9%
Timezone	Greenwich Mean Time

COVID-19 Data for Iceland

Last Updated: April 12, 2021

6,267
Total Cases

29
Total Deaths

6,140
Total Recovered

Total Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases in Iceland

Total Coronavirus (COVID-19) Deaths in Iceland

Total Cases per 10M population	204,465
Deaths per 10M population	946
Total Cases per 1M population	20,447
Deaths per 1M population	94.6

New Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases / Deaths in Iceland

Date	Total Cases	New Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths
4/12/21	6,267	+9	29	0
4/11/21	6,258	0	29	0
4/10/21	6,258	0	29	0
4/9/21	6,258	+2	29	0
4/8/21	6,256	+5	29	0
4/7/21	6,251	+10	29	0
4/6/21	6,241	+16	29	0
4/5/21	6,225	0	29	0
4/4/21	6,225	0	29	0
4/3/21	6,225	+20	29	0
4/2/21	6,205	0	29	0
4/1/21	6,205	0	29	0
3/31/21	6,205	+11	29	0
3/30/21	6,194	+11	29	0
3/29/21	6,183	+20	29	0
3/28/21	6,163	0	29	0
3/27/21	6,163	0	29	0
3/26/21	6,163	+5	29	0
3/25/21	6,158	+14	29	0
3/24/21	6,144	+22	29	0
3/23/21	6,122	+3	29	0
3/22/21	6,119	+22	29	0
3/21/21	6,097	0	29	0
3/20/21	6,097	0	29	0
3/19/21	6,097	+6	29	0
3/18/21	6,091	+2	29	0
3/17/21	6,089	+2	29	0
3/16/21	6,087	+4	29	0
3/15/21	6,083	+11	29	0
3/14/21	6,072	0	29	0
3/13/21	6,072	0	29	0
3/12/21	6,072	+2	29	0
3/11/21	6,070	+1	29	0
3/10/21	6,069	+2	29	0
3/9/21	6,067	+3	29	0
3/8/21	6,064	+5	29	0
3/7/21	6,059	0	29	0
3/6/21	6,059	0	29	0
3/5/21	6,059	+1	29	0
3/4/21	6,058	0	29	0
3/3/21	6,058	+3	29	0
3/2/21	6,055	+1	29	0
3/1/21	6,054	+5	29	0
2/28/21	6,049	0	29	0
2/27/21	6,049	0	29	0
2/26/21	6,049	0	29	0
2/25/21	6,049	0	29	0
2/24/21	6,049	0	29	0
2/23/21	6,049	0	29	0
2/22/21	6,049	+4	29	0
2/21/21	6,045	0	29	0
2/20/21	6,045	0	29	0
2/19/21	6,045	+1	29	0
2/18/21	6,044	0	29	0
2/17/21	6,044	+5	29	0
2/16/21	6,039	0	29	0
2/15/21	6,039	+6	29	0
2/14/21	6,033	0	29	0
2/13/21	6,033	0	29	0
2/12/21	6,033	+7	29	0
2/11/21	6,026	0	29	0
2/10/21	6,026	+1	29	0
2/9/21	6,025	+5	29	0
2/8/21	6,020	0	29	0
2/7/21	6,021	0	29	0
2/6/21	6,021	0	29	0
2/5/21	6,021	+5	29	0
2/4/21	6,016	+3	29	0
2/3/21	6,013	+2	29	0
2/2/21	6,011	+2	29	0
2/1/21	6,009	+7	29	0
1/31/21	6,002	0	29	0
1/30/21	6,002	0	29	0
1/29/21	6,002	+1	29	0
1/28/21	6,001	+1	29	0
1/27/21	6,000	+8	29	0
1/26/21	5,992	+2	29	0
1/25/21	5,990	+9	29	0
1/24/21	5,981	0	29	0
1/23/21	5,981	0	29	0
1/22/21	5,981	0	29	0
1/21/21	5,981	+6	29	0
1/20/21	5,975	+5	29	0
1/19/21	5,970	0	29	0
1/18/21	5,970	+14	29	0
1/17/21	5,956	0	29	0
1/16/21	5,956	0	29	0
1/15/21	5,956	+8	29	0
1/14/21	5,948	+13	29	0
1/13/21	5,935	+23	29	0
1/12/21	5,912	+14	29	0
1/11/21	5,898	+8	29	0
1/10/21	5,890	+10	29	0
1/9/21	5,880	+13	29	0
1/8/21	5,867	+22	29	0
1/7/21	5,845	+13	29	0
1/6/21	5,832	+21	29	0
1/5/21	5,811	+16	29	0
1/4/21	5,795	+41	29	0
1/3/21	5,754	0	29	0
1/2/21	5,754	0	29	0
1/1/21	5,754	0	29	0
12/31/20	5,754	0	29	0
12/30/20	5,754	+18	29	0
12/29/20	5,736	+10	29	+1
12/28/20	5,726	+43	28	0
12/27/20	5,683	0	28	0
12/26/20	5,683	0	28	0
12/25/20	5,683	0	28	0
12/24/20	5,683	0	28	0
12/23/20	5,683	+16	28	0
12/22/20	5,667	+11	28	0
12/21/20	5,656	+14	28	0
12/20/20	5,642	+21	28	0
12/19/20	5,621	+17	28	0
12/18/20	5,604	+16	28	0
12/17/20	5,588	+10	28	0
12/16/20	5,578	+7	28	0
12/15/20	5,571	+7	28	0
12/14/20	5,564	+7	28	0
12/13/20	5,557	+5	28	0
12/12/20	5,552	+13	28	0
12/11/20	5,539	+15	28	0
12/10/20	5,524	+8	28	0
12/9/20	5,516	+10	28	0
12/8/20	5,506	+10	28	+1
12/7/20	5,496	+14	27	0
12/6/20	5,482	+6	27	0
12/5/20	5,476	+14	27	0
12/4/20	5,462	+14	27	0
12/3/20	5,448	+35	27	0
12/2/20	5,413	0	27	0
12/1/20	5,413	+21	27	+1
11/30/20	5,392	+11	26	0
11/29/20	5,381	+10	26	0
11/28/20	5,371	+25	26	0
11/27/20	5,346	+23	26	0
11/26/20	5,323	+11	26	0
11/25/20	5,312	+14	26	0
11/24/20	5,298	+9	26	0
11/23/20	5,289	+12	26	0
11/22/20	5,277	+8	26	0
11/21/20	5,269	+18	26	0
11/20/20	5,251	+20	26	+1
11/19/20	5,231	+5	25	0
11/18/20	5,226	+11	25	0
11/17/20	5,215	+10	25	0
11/16/20	5,205	+16	25	0
11/15/20	5,189	+3	25	0
11/14/20	5,186	+16	25	0
11/13/20	5,170	+10	25	0
11/12/20	5,160	+18	25	+1
11/11/20	5,142	+28	24	0
11/10/20	5,114	+13	24	+1
11/9/20	5,101	+23	23	+3
11/8/20	5,078	+15	20	+2
11/7/20	5,063	+24	18	0
11/6/20	5,039	+22	18	0
11/5/20	5,017	+28	18	+1
11/4/20	4,989	+32	17	0
11/3/20	4,957	+26	17	+5
11/2/20	4,931	+41	12	0
11/1/20	4,890	+25	12	0
10/31/20	4,865	+68	12	0
10/30/20	4,797	+78	12	0
10/29/20	4,719	+48	12	0
10/28/20	4,671	+97	12	+1
10/27/20	4,574	+70	11	0
10/26/20	4,504	+56	11	0
10/25/20	4,448	+54	11	0
10/24/20	4,394	+86	11	0
10/23/20	4,308	+40	11	0
10/22/20	4,268	+38	11	0
10/21/20	4,230	+37	11	0
10/20/20	4,193	+92	11	0
10/19/20	4,101	+46	11	0
10/18/20	4,055	+57	11	0
10/17/20	3,998	+69	11	0
10/16/20	3,929	+92	11	+1
10/15/20	3,837	+80	10	0
10/14/20	3,757	+89	10	0
10/13/20	3,668	+86	10	0
10/12/20	3,582	+56	10	0
10/11/20	3,526	+66	10	0
10/10/20	3,460	+87	10	0
10/9/20	3,373	+106	10	0
10/8/20	3,267	+95	10	0
10/7/20	3,172	+91	10	0
10/6/20	3,081	+101	10	0
10/5/20	2,980	+59	10	0
10/4/20	2,921	+49	10	0
10/3/20	2,872	+63	10	0
10/2/20	2,809	+40	10	0
10/1/20	2,769	+41	10	0
9/30/20	2,728	+33	10	0
9/29/20	2,695	+32	10	0
9/28/20	2,663	+40	10	0
9/27/20	2,623	+22	10	0
9/26/20	2,601	+40	10	0
9/25/20	2,561	+49	10	0
9/24/20	2,512	+36	10	0
9/23/20	2,476	+57	10	0
9/22/20	2,419	+42	10	0
9/21/20	2,377	+70	10	0
9/20/20	2,307	0	10	0
9/19/20	2,307	+77	10	0
9/18/20	2,230	+24	10	0
9/17/20	2,206	+17	10	0
9/16/20	2,189	+15	10	0
9/15/20	2,174	+6	10	0
9/14/20	2,168	+3	10	0
9/13/20	2,165	+3	10	0
9/12/20	2,162	+1	10	0
9/11/20	2,161	+4	10	0
9/10/20	2,157	+4	10	0
9/9/20	2,153	+3	10	0
9/8/20	2,150	+7	10	0
9/7/20	2,143	+2	10	0
9/6/20	2,141	+5	10	0
9/5/20	2,136	+1	10	0
9/4/20	2,135	+7	10	0
9/3/20	2,128	+7	10	0
9/2/20	2,121	+5	10	0
9/1/20	2,116	+9	10	0
8/31/20	2,107	+2	10	0
8/30/20	2,105	+5	10	0
8/29/20	2,100	+8	10	0
8/28/20	2,092	+5	10	0
8/27/20	2,087	+5	10	0
8/26/20	2,082	+5	10	0
8/25/20	2,077	+4	10	0
8/24/20	2,073	+9	10	0
8/23/20	2,064	+6	10	0
8/22/20	2,058	+8	10	0
8/21/20	2,050	+10	10	0
8/20/20	2,040	+5	10	0
8/19/20	2,035	+8	10	0
8/18/20	2,027	+13	10	0
8/17/20	2,014	+3	10	0
8/16/20	2,011	+12	10	0
8/15/20	1,999	+16	10	0
8/14/20	1,983	+7	10	0
8/13/20	1,976	+4	10	0
8/12/20	1,972	+4	10	0
8/11/20	1,968	+6	10	0
8/10/20	1,962	+4	10	0
8/9/20	1,958	+3	10	0
8/8/20	1,955	+3	10	0
8/7/20	1,952	+20	10	0
8/6/20	1,932	+6	10	0
8/5/20	1,926	+8	10	0
8/4/20	1,918	+3	10	0
8/3/20	1,915	+8	10	0
8/2/20	1,907	+14	10	0
8/1/20	1,893	+8	10	0
7/31/20	1,885	+13	10	0
7/30/20	1,872	+11	10	0
7/29/20	1,861	+4	10	0
7/28/20	1,857	+3	10	0
7/27/20	1,854	+7	10	0
7/26/20	1,847	+4	10	0
7/25/20	1,843	0	10	0
7/24/20	1,843	+2	10	0
7/23/20	1,841	+1	10	0
7/22/20	1,840	+1	10	0
7/21/20	1,839	0	10	0
7/20/20	1,839	0	10	0
7/19/20	1,839	+1	10	0
7/18/20	1,838	+2	10	0
7/17/20	1,836	0	10	0
7/16/20	1,836	+1	10	0
7/15/20	1,835	0	10	0
7/14/20	1,835	+2	10	0
7/13/20	1,833	0	10	0
7/12/20	1,833	0	10	0
7/11/20	1,833	0	10	0
7/10/20	1,833	0	10	0
7/9/20	1,833	0	10	0
7/8/20	1,833	0	10	0
7/7/20	1,833	+1	10	0
7/6/20	1,832	+2	10	0
7/5/20	1,830	0	10	0
7/4/20	1,830	0	10	0
7/3/20	1,830	0	10	0
7/2/20	1,830	+5	10	0
7/1/20	1,825	+1	10	0
6/30/20	1,824	+2	10	0
6/29/20	1,822	+1	10	0
6/28/20	1,821	+1	10	0
6/27/20	1,820	0	10	0
6/26/20	1,820	+2	10	0
6/25/20	1,818	+1	10	0
6/24/20	1,817	+2	10	0
6/23/20	1,815	0	10	0
6/22/20	1,815	0	10	0
6/21/20	1,815	0	10	0
6/20/20	1,815	0	10	0
6/19/20	1,815	+1	10	0
6/18/20	1,814	+2	10	0
6/17/20	1,812	0	10	0
6/16/20	1,812	+1	10	0
6/15/20	1,811	+1	10	0
6/14/20	1,810	+2	10	0
6/13/20	1,808	+1	10	0
6/12/20	1,807	0	10	0
6/11/20	1,807	0	10	0
6/10/20	1,807	0	10	0
6/9/20	1,807	0	10	0
6/8/20	1,807	0	10	0
6/7/20	1,807	+1	10	0
6/6/20	1,806	0	10	0
6/5/20	1,806	0	10	0
6/4/20	1,806	0	10	0
6/3/20	1,806	0	10	0
6/2/20	1,806	0	10	0
6/1/20	1,806	0	10	0
5/31/20	1,806	0	10	0
5/30/20	1,806	+1	10	0
5/29/20	1,805	0	10	0
5/28/20	1,805	0	10	0
5/27/20	1,805	+1	10	0
5/26/20	1,804	0	10	0
5/25/20	1,804	0	10	0
5/24/20	1,804	0	10	0
5/23/20	1,804	+1	10	0
5/22/20	1,803	0	10	0
5/21/20	1,803	0	10	0
5/20/20	1,803	+1	10	0
5/19/20	1,802	0	10	0
5/18/20	1,802	0	10	0
5/17/20	1,802	0	10	0
5/16/20	1,802	0	10	0
5/15/20	1,802	0	10	0
5/14/20	1,802	0	10	0
5/13/20	1,802	+1	10	0
5/12/20	1,801	0	10	0
5/11/20	1,801	0	10	0
5/10/20	1,801	0	10	0
5/9/20	1,801	0	10	0
5/8/20	1,801	0	10	0
5/7/20	1,801	+2	10	0
5/6/20	1,799	0	10	0
5/5/20	1,799	0	10	0
5/4/20	1,799	0	10	0
5/3/20	1,799	+1	10	0
5/2/20	1,798	0	10	0
5/1/20	1,798	+1	10	0
4/30/20	1,797	0	10	0
4/29/20	1,797	+2	10	0
4/28/20	1,795	+3	10	0
4/27/20	1,792	0	10	0
4/26/20	1,792	+2	10	0
4/25/20	1,790	+1	10	0
4/24/20	1,789	0	10	0
4/23/20	1,789	+4	10	0
4/22/20	1,785	+7	10	0
4/21/20	1,778	+5	10	0
4/20/20	1,773	+2	10	+1
4/19/20	1,771	+11	9	0
4/18/20	1,760	+6	9	0
4/17/20	1,754	+15	9	+1
4/16/20	1,739	+12	8	0
4/15/20	1,727	+7	8	0
4/14/20	1,720	+9	8	0
4/13/20	1,711	+10	8	0
4/12/20	1,701	+12	8	0
4/11/20	1,689	+14	8	+1
4/10/20	1,675	+27	7	+1
4/9/20	1,648	+32	6	0
4/8/20	1,616	+30	6	0
4/7/20	1,586	+24	6	0
4/6/20	1,562	+76	6	+2
4/5/20	1,486	+69	4	0
4/4/20	1,417	+53	4	0
4/3/20	1,364	+45	4	0
4/2/20	1,319	+99	4	+2
4/1/20	1,220	+85	2	0
3/31/20	1,135	+49	2	0
3/30/20	1,086	+66	2	0
3/29/20	1,020	+57	2	0
3/28/20	963	+73	2	0
3/27/20	890	+88	2	0
3/26/20	802	+65	2	0
3/25/20	737	+89	2	0
3/24/20	648	+60	2	+1
3/23/20	588	+20	1	0
3/22/20	568	+95	1	0
3/21/20	473	+64	1	+1
3/20/20	409	+79	0	0
3/19/20	330	+80	1	0
3/18/20	250	+30	1	0
3/17/20	220	+40	1	+1
3/16/20	180	+9	0	0
3/15/20	171	+15	5	+5
3/14/20	156	+22	0	0
3/13/20	134	+31	0	0
3/12/20	103	+18	0	0
3/11/20	85	+16	0	0
3/10/20	69	+11	0	0
3/9/20	58	+8	0	0
3/8/20	50	0	0	0
3/7/20	50	+7	0	0
3/6/20	43	+9	0	0
3/5/20	34	+8	0	0
3/4/20	26	+15	0	0
3/3/20	11	+5	0	0
3/2/20	6	+3	0	0
3/1/20	3	+2	0	0
2/29/20	1	0	0	0

Iceland Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	199,797	235,120	259,892	306,507
Population Density	1.94 / km²	2.29 / km²	2.53 / km²	2.98 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Iceland Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Ancient Population until 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
0	8,358	n/a	n/a
100	8,528	0.2%	17
200	8,702	0.2%	17
300	8,880	0.2%	17
400	9,061	0.2%	18
500	9,246	0.2%	18
600	9,434	0.2%	18
700	9,627	0.2%	19
800	9,823	0.2%	19
900	24,558	9.6%	1,473
1000	49,115	7.2%	2,455
1100	68,761	3.4%	1,964
1200	68,761	0%	0
1300	68,761	0%	0
1400	58,938	-1.5%	-982
1500	58,938	0%	0
1600	49,115	-1.8%	-982
1700	48,671	-0.1%	-44
1800	58,383	1.8%	971
1900	75,394	2.6%	1,701
1910	76,145	1%	751
1920	95,184	25%	19,039
1930	108,550	14%	13,366
1940	122,602	12.9%	14,052
1950	132,969	8.5%	10,367
1960	162,482	22.2%	29,513
1970	188,617	16.1%	26,135
1990	235,120	11.6%	23,251
2000	259,892	10.5%	24,772
2020	327,997	12.3%	34,052
2030	367,324	12%	39,327
2040	402,888	9.7%	35,564
2050	437,763	8.7%	34,875
2060	467,794	6.9%	30,031
2070	492,245	5.2%	24,451
2080	510,010	3.6%	17,765
2090	521,562	2.3%	11,552
2100	524,482	0.6%	2,920

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Iceland Annual Weather Averages

April Historical Weather Data (1949 to 2020)

Average Temp

2.9°C

37.2°F

Average High

5.5°C

41.9°F

Average Low

0.4°C

32.7°F

Record High Temperature

20.0°C

68.0°F

Record Low Temperature

-22.9°C

-9.2°F

Average Precipitation

77.4 mm

3.0 in

Average Precipitation Days (≥ 0.254 mm)

15.0 days

Average Snowfall

151.7 mm

6.0 in

Average Snowfall Days (≥ 25 mm)

1.8 days

Average Wind Speed

6.5 m/s

Sources:
1. NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
2. Lawrimore, Jay H.; Ray, Ron; Applequist, Scott; Korzeniewski, Bryant; Menne, Matthew J. (2016): Global Summary of the Month (GSOM), Version 1. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5QV3JJ5. Accessed Fri, 08 May 2020 06:54:17 GMT.

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Landslide	High (10)
Volcano	Medium (4)
Earthquake	Medium (3.3)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Volcano Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BR8Q45.
3. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.
4. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.

Top places in Iceland

Places in Iceland

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Austurland	15,734.4 km²	9,887	0.63 / km²
Capital Region	1,022.5 km²	208,852	204.3 / km²
Northeast	22,733.7 km²	25,910	1.14 / km²
Northwest	13,089.7 km²	6,768	0.52 / km²
South	31,036.9 km²	26,680	0.86 / km²
Southern Peninsula	842.3 km²	22,858	27.1 / km²
Vesturland	9,525.7 km²	14,330	1.5 / km²
Westfjords	8,848 km²	5,869	0.66 / km²

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