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Iceland
Rural population

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Global rank#190out of 217 countries
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Historical trend

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Analytical takeaways

  • Iceland records 22,689 for Rural population in 2025, ranking #190 globally out of 217 countries.
  • Rural population declined from 34,497 in 1960 to 22,689 in 2025, a decrease of 11,808.
  • The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.

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