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Urban population share in Iceland

Urban population share in Iceland was 94.2% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 23rd highest of 215 countries in 2025.

202594.2%
Change on 20240 pts
Rank23rd of 215Countries ranked
Series high94.22025
Series low80.41960

Urban population share in Iceland, 1960 to 2025

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80859095196019701980199020002010202020251960: 80.4 %1961: 81 %1962: 81.5 %1963: 82 %1964: 82.7 %1965: 83.2 %1966: 83.5 %1967: 83.9 %1968: 84.4 %1969: 84.8 %1970: 85 %1971: 85.3 %1972: 85.7 %1973: 86.2 %1974: 86.5 %1975: 86.9 %1976: 87.2 %1977: 87.4 %1978: 87.7 %1979: 87.9 %1980: 88.1 %1981: 88.3 %1982: 88.6 %1983: 88.9 %1984: 89.1 %1985: 89.3 %1986: 89.6 %1987: 89.8 %1988: 90.1 %1989: 90.4 %1990: 90.6 %1991: 90.9 %1992: 91.1 %1993: 91.3 %1994: 91.4 %1995: 91.6 %1996: 91.8 %1997: 92 %1998: 91.7 %1999: 91.8 %2000: 92 %2001: 92 %2002: 92.2 %2003: 92.3 %2004: 92.4 %2005: 92.4 %2006: 92.2 %2007: 92.4 %2008: 93.1 %2009: 93.4 %2010: 93.5 %2011: 93.4 %2012: 93.5 %2013: 93.6 %2014: 93.6 %2015: 93.7 %2016: 93.8 %2017: 93.8 %2018: 93.9 %2019: 94 %2020: 94.1 %2021: 94.2 %2022: 94.2 %2023: 94.2 %2024: 94.2 %2025: 94.2 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202594.2
202494.2
202394.2
202294.2
202194.2
202094.1
201994
201893.9
201793.8
201693.8
201593.7
201493.6
201393.6
201293.5
201193.4
201093.5
200993.4
200893.1
200792.4
200692.2
200592.4
200492.4
200392.3
200292.2
200192
200092
199991.8
199891.7
199792
199691.8
199591.6
199491.4
199391.3
199291.1
199190.9
199090.6
198990.4
198890.1
198789.8
198689.6
198589.3
198489.1
198388.9
198288.6
198188.3
198088.1
197987.9
197887.7
197787.4
197687.2
197586.9
197486.5
197386.2
197285.7
197185.3
197085
196984.8
196884.4
196783.9
196683.5
196583.2
196482.7
196382
196281.5
196181
196080.4

Rankings

Definition

People living in urban areas, as each national statistical office defines them, as a percentage of total population. World Bank series based on the UN World Urbanization Prospects.

Countries define urban areas differently, so shares are only roughly comparable between countries.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the share of urban population in Iceland?

Urban population share in Iceland was 94.2% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 23rd highest of 215 countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest share of urban population in Iceland?

94.2% in 2025, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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