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Iceland
Urban population

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Global rank#167out of 217 countries
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Historical trend

370 K313 K255 K198 K141 K196019932025Iceland · 2025: 369,715Iceland

Analytical takeaways

  • Iceland records 369,715 for Urban population in 2025, ranking #167 globally out of 217 countries.
  • Urban population increased from 141,077 in 1960 to 369,715 in 2025, a gain of 228,638.
  • 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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