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Iceland
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Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
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Timeline:

This timeline shows a graph from 1962 to 2016 of Iceland. No data until 1961. Number of actual observations by date: 55.

Source name:

World Development Indicators

Source organization:

Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates.

Categories, topics:

Urban Development

Last updated:

apr 23, 2017

Indicators value changes by year

Meaning:
2.516
Minimum:
1.786
jan 1, 1962
Maximum:
3.3
jan 1, 2016
At the date of observation
Value
Absolute change
Change from the previous value
jan 1, 1962
1.786
+1.786
0.0%
jan 1, 1963
1.819
+0.033
1.87%
jan 1, 1964
1.852
+0.033
1.8%
jan 1, 1965
1.885
+0.033
1.79%
jan 1, 1966
1.918
+0.033
1.75%
jan 1, 1967
1.951
+0.033
1.71%
jan 1, 1968
1.983
+0.032
1.63%
jan 1, 1969
2.01
+0.027
1.38%
jan 1, 1970
2.029
+0.019
0.93%
jan 1, 1971
2.039
+0.011
0.53%
jan 1, 1972
2.056
+0.017
0.81%
jan 1, 1973
2.086
+0.03
1.47%
jan 1, 1974
2.118
+0.032
1.52%
jan 1, 1975
2.147
+0.029
1.36%
jan 1, 1976
2.174
+0.028
1.29%
jan 1, 1977
2.196
+0.022
1.0%
jan 1, 1978
2.212
+0.016
0.75%
jan 1, 1979
2.23
+0.017
0.78%
jan 1, 1980
2.252
+0.022
0.98%
jan 1, 1981
2.276
+0.024
1.06%
jan 1, 1982
2.302
+0.026
1.15%
jan 1, 1983
2.333
+0.031
1.35%
jan 1, 1984
2.364
+0.031
1.33%
jan 1, 1985
2.389
+0.025
1.07%
jan 1, 1986
2.408
+0.019
0.79%
jan 1, 1987
2.426
+0.018
0.74%
jan 1, 1988
2.452
+0.027
1.1%
jan 1, 1989
2.491
+0.039
1.58%
jan 1, 1990
2.522
+0.031
1.25%
jan 1, 1991
2.542
+0.02
0.78%
jan 1, 1992
2.572
+0.03
1.17%
jan 1, 1993
2.604
+0.033
1.26%
jan 1, 1994
2.631
+0.027
1.02%
jan 1, 1995
2.654
+0.023
0.87%
jan 1, 1996
2.668
+0.014
0.54%
jan 1, 1997
2.682
+0.014
0.54%
jan 1, 1998
2.705
+0.022
0.82%
jan 1, 1999
2.734
+0.029
1.08%
jan 1, 2000
2.767
+0.033
1.22%
jan 1, 2001
2.805
+0.038
1.38%
jan 1, 2002
2.843
+0.038
1.34%
jan 1, 2003
2.868
+0.025
0.9%
jan 1, 2004
2.888
+0.02
0.69%
jan 1, 2005
2.913
+0.025
0.88%
jan 1, 2006
2.96
+0.046
1.6%
jan 1, 2007
3.03
+0.07
2.38%
jan 1, 2008
3.108
+0.078
2.56%
jan 1, 2009
3.166
+0.058
1.88%
jan 1, 2010
3.177
+0.011
0.34%
jan 1, 2011
3.172
-0.005
-0.14%
jan 1, 2012
3.182
+0.01
0.31%
jan 1, 2013
3.199
+0.017
0.53%
jan 1, 2014
3.23
+0.03
0.95%
jan 1, 2015
3.266
+0.036
1.12%
jan 1, 2016
3.3
+0.034
1.05%

Ranking of countries by current statistics by years