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Live births in Iceland

Live births in Iceland was 4,347 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.3% from 2022. That is the 181st highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count4,347 Estimated
Change on 2022+0.3%
Rank181st of 236Countries ranked
Series high5,0662009
Series low3,8871985
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Live births in Iceland, 1950 to 2023

3,7504,0004,2504,5004,7505,0005,25019501961197219831994200520231950: 4,103 count1951: 4,032 count1952: 4,110 count1953: 4,263 count1954: 4,294 count1955: 4,476 count1956: 4,579 count1957: 4,655 count1958: 4,608 count1959: 4,780 count1960: 4,867 count1961: 4,532 count1962: 4,706 count1963: 4,808 count1964: 4,770 count1965: 4,711 count1966: 4,673 count1967: 4,408 count1968: 4,228 count1969: 4,235 count1970: 4,062 count1971: 4,269 count1972: 4,649 count1973: 4,593 count1974: 4,277 count1975: 4,371 count1976: 4,304 count1977: 4,040 count1978: 4,170 count1979: 4,475 count1980: 4,536 count1981: 4,352 count1982: 4,334 count1983: 4,372 count1984: 4,121 count1985: 3,887 count1986: 3,895 count1987: 4,184 count1988: 4,621 count1989: 4,604 count1990: 4,771 count1991: 4,534 count1992: 4,624 count1993: 4,631 count1994: 4,460 count1995: 4,308 count1996: 4,322 count1997: 4,158 count1998: 4,161 count1999: 4,095 count2000: 4,279 count2001: 4,087 count2002: 4,062 count2003: 4,162 count2004: 4,235 count2005: 4,248 count2006: 4,371 count2007: 4,493 count2008: 4,801 count2009: 5,066 count2010: 4,924 count2011: 4,525 count2012: 4,536 count2013: 4,326 count2014: 4,356 count2015: 4,129 count2016: 4,013 count2017: 4,004 count2018: 4,169 count2019: 4,403 count2020: 4,486 count2021: 4,819 count2022: 4,334 count2023: 4,347 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
20234,347 Estimated
20224,334 Estimated
20214,819 Estimated
20204,486 Estimated
20194,403 Estimated
20184,169 Estimated
20174,004 Estimated
20164,013 Estimated
20154,129 Estimated
20144,356 Estimated
20134,326 Estimated
20124,536 Estimated
20114,525 Estimated
20104,924 Estimated
20095,066 Estimated
20084,801 Estimated
20074,493 Estimated
20064,371 Estimated
20054,248 Estimated
20044,235 Estimated
20034,162 Estimated
20024,062 Estimated
20014,087 Estimated
20004,279 Estimated
19994,095 Estimated
19984,161 Estimated
19974,158 Estimated
19964,322 Estimated
19954,308 Estimated
19944,460 Estimated
19934,631 Estimated
19924,624 Estimated
19914,534 Estimated
19904,771 Estimated
19894,604 Estimated
19884,621 Estimated
19874,184 Estimated
19863,895 Estimated
19853,887 Estimated
19844,121 Estimated
19834,372 Estimated
19824,334 Estimated
19814,352 Estimated
19804,536 Estimated
19794,475 Estimated
19784,170 Estimated
19774,040 Estimated
19764,304 Estimated
19754,371 Estimated
19744,277 Estimated
19734,593 Estimated
19724,649 Estimated
19714,269 Estimated
19704,062 Estimated
19694,235 Estimated
19684,228 Estimated
19674,408 Estimated
19664,673 Estimated
19654,711 Estimated
19644,770 Estimated
19634,808 Estimated
19624,706 Estimated
19614,532 Estimated
19604,867 Estimated
19594,780 Estimated
19584,608 Estimated
19574,655 Estimated
19564,579 Estimated
19554,476 Estimated
19544,294 Estimated
19534,263 Estimated
19524,110 Estimated
19514,032 Estimated
19504,103 Estimated

Rankings

Definition

Live births to mothers resident in the area during the year.

How to cite

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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APA 7

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Iceland, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

MLA 9

World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Iceland, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/iceland. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Iceland, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/iceland.

Harvard

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Iceland, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/iceland (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{united_live_births_iceland_2023,
  author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
  title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births): Live births, Iceland, 1950 to 2023}},
  year = {2024},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/iceland. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
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What is the live births in Iceland?

Live births in Iceland was 4,347 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.3% from 2022. That is the 181st highest of 236 countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest live births in Iceland?

5,066 in 2009, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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