Children under 15 — all countries

Children under 15 — Iceland

Children under 15 in Iceland in 2025 — 68,741 people. Ranked 179 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 12.2%.

2025 68,741 people +0.12% vs 2024
World rank 179of 217
Period maximum 70,206 people2022
Period minimum 61,250 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Children under 15 — Iceland, 1960–202560,00062,50065,00067,50070,00072,50019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 61,250 people1962: 63,736 people1964: 65,617 people1966: 67,027 people1968: 67,797 people1970: 66,709 people1972: 66,084 people1974: 66,007 people1976: 64,975 people1978: 63,420 people1980: 62,766 people1982: 62,808 people1984: 63,379 people1986: 63,010 people1988: 62,997 people1990: 63,585 people1992: 64,764 people1994: 65,732 people1996: 64,911 people1998: 64,652 people2000: 65,481 people2002: 66,207 people2004: 65,670 people2006: 65,433 people2008: 66,309 people2010: 66,565 people2012: 66,402 people2014: 66,933 people2016: 66,712 people2018: 67,647 people2020: 68,630 people2022: 70,206 people2024: 68,657 people2025: 68,741 people
Change over the period: +7,491 (+12.23%) Average annual rate: 0.18 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iceland

Iceland 68,741 people
World 2.01B people
Europe & Central Asia 160M people
Northern Europe computed 18.22M people
High-income countries computed 216M people
Children under 15 — Iceland, by year Iceland All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 68,741 +84 +0.12%
2024 68,657 −978 −1.4%
2023 69,635 −571 −0.81%
2022 70,206 +829 +1.19%
2021 69,377 +747 +1.09%
2020 68,630 +582 +0.86%
2019 68,048 +401 +0.59%
2018 67,647 +498 +0.74%
2017 67,149 +437 +0.66%
2016 66,712 −89 −0.13%
2015 66,801 −132 −0.2%
2014 66,933 +268 +0.4%
2013 66,665 +263 +0.4%
2012 66,402 −59 −0.09%
2011 66,461 −104 −0.16%
2010 66,565 +2 +0%
2009 66,563 +254 +0.38%
2008 66,309 +558 +0.85%
2007 65,751 +318 +0.49%
2006 65,433 −39 −0.06%
2005 65,472 −198 −0.3%
2004 65,670 −293 −0.44%
2003 65,963 −244 −0.37%
2002 66,207 +144 +0.22%
2001 66,063 +582 +0.89%
2000 65,481 +577 +0.89%
1999 64,904 +252 +0.39%
1998 64,652 −46 −0.07%
1997 64,698 −213 −0.33%
1996 64,911 −412 −0.63%
1995 65,323 −409 −0.62%
1994 65,732 +199 +0.3%
1993 65,533 +769 +1.19%
1992 64,764 +757 +1.18%
1991 64,007 +422 +0.66%
1990 63,585 +249 +0.39%
1989 63,336 +339 +0.54%
1988 62,997 +175 +0.28%
1987 62,822 −188 −0.3%
1986 63,010 −246 −0.39%
1985 63,256 −123 −0.19%
1984 63,379 +192 +0.3%
1983 63,187 +379 +0.6%
1982 62,808 +141 +0.22%
1981 62,667 −99 −0.16%
1980 62,766 −175 −0.28%
1979 62,941 −479 −0.76%
1978 63,420 −827 −1.29%
1977 64,247 −728 −1.12%
1976 64,975 −555 −0.85%
1975 65,530 −477 −0.72%
1974 66,007 −180 −0.27%
1973 66,187 +103 +0.16%
1972 66,084 −55 −0.08%
1971 66,139 −570 −0.85%
1970 66,709 −716 −1.06%
1969 67,425 −372 −0.55%
1968 67,797 +162 +0.24%
1967 67,635 +608 +0.91%
1966 67,027 +667 +1.01%
1965 66,360 +743 +1.13%
1964 65,617 +903 +1.4%
1963 64,714 +978 +1.53%
1962 63,736 +1,143 +1.83%
1961 62,593 +1,343 +2.19%
1960 61,250

About the indicator

The population aged 0 to 14 inclusive. The absolute number answers a different question than the share — not how young the country is, but how many children are in it, and it is this number that is needed to gauge the load on schools, pediatric care and child nutrition. The world total for the group has almost stopped growing: fertility is falling faster than population is rising.

Important: Estimates of the UN Population Division rather than census counts: values are interpolated for the years between censuses.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.