Deaths in Iceland
Deaths in Iceland was 2,612 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 7.6% from 2022. That is the 178th highest of 236 countries in 2023.
Deaths in Iceland, 1950 to 2023
All 74 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 2,612 Estimated |
| 2022 | 2,826 Estimated |
| 2021 | 2,344 Estimated |
| 2020 | 2,315 Estimated |
| 2019 | 2,280 Estimated |
| 2018 | 2,266 Estimated |
| 2017 | 2,243 Estimated |
| 2016 | 2,330 Estimated |
| 2015 | 2,196 Estimated |
| 2014 | 2,066 Estimated |
| 2013 | 2,166 Estimated |
| 2012 | 1,983 Estimated |
| 2011 | 2,004 Estimated |
| 2010 | 2,035 Estimated |
| 2009 | 2,020 Estimated |
| 2008 | 2,005 Estimated |
| 2007 | 1,954 Estimated |
| 2006 | 1,913 Estimated |
| 2005 | 1,853 Estimated |
| 2004 | 1,840 Estimated |
| 2003 | 1,846 Estimated |
| 2002 | 1,834 Estimated |
| 2001 | 1,736 Estimated |
| 2000 | 1,835 Estimated |
| 1999 | 1,917 Estimated |
| 1998 | 1,839 Estimated |
| 1997 | 1,860 Estimated |
| 1996 | 1,894 Estimated |
| 1995 | 1,963 Estimated |
| 1994 | 1,731 Estimated |
| 1993 | 1,761 Estimated |
| 1992 | 1,733 Estimated |
| 1991 | 1,803 Estimated |
| 1990 | 1,721 Estimated |
| 1989 | 1,728 Estimated |
| 1988 | 1,832 Estimated |
| 1987 | 1,737 Estimated |
| 1986 | 1,600 Estimated |
| 1985 | 1,660 Estimated |
| 1984 | 1,594 Estimated |
| 1983 | 1,668 Estimated |
| 1982 | 1,595 Estimated |
| 1981 | 1,669 Estimated |
| 1980 | 1,543 Estimated |
| 1979 | 1,489 Estimated |
| 1978 | 1,429 Estimated |
| 1977 | 1,441 Estimated |
| 1976 | 1,352 Estimated |
| 1975 | 1,423 Estimated |
| 1974 | 1,518 Estimated |
| 1973 | 1,485 Estimated |
| 1972 | 1,459 Estimated |
| 1971 | 1,510 Estimated |
| 1970 | 1,467 Estimated |
| 1969 | 1,462 Estimated |
| 1968 | 1,398 Estimated |
| 1967 | 1,394 Estimated |
| 1966 | 1,402 Estimated |
| 1965 | 1,294 Estimated |
| 1964 | 1,312 Estimated |
| 1963 | 1,322 Estimated |
| 1962 | 1,240 Estimated |
| 1961 | 1,247 Estimated |
| 1960 | 1,174 Estimated |
| 1959 | 1,249 Estimated |
| 1958 | 1,173 Estimated |
| 1957 | 1,166 Estimated |
| 1956 | 1,160 Estimated |
| 1955 | 1,102 Estimated |
| 1954 | 1,063 Estimated |
| 1953 | 1,122 Estimated |
| 1952 | 1,087 Estimated |
| 1951 | 1,147 Estimated |
| 1950 | 1,122 Estimated |
Rankings
Definition
Deaths of residents 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. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). 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.Citation styles
APA 7
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths) (Deaths, 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. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, 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/deaths/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. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Deaths, 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/deaths/iceland.
Harvard
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, 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/deaths/iceland (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{united_deaths_iceland_2023,
author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths): Deaths, 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/deaths/iceland. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). 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.},
}
RIS
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What is the deaths in Iceland?
Deaths in Iceland was 2,612 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 7.6% from 2022. That is the 178th highest of 236 countries in 2023.
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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
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2,826 in 2022, the highest value since 1950 in this series.