Island - Daten & Fakten

Länderstatistik

Branche
Land
Unterschied in %
gesamt
Island
673 592 000 EUR
769 332 000 EUR
14.21 %
Bekleidung
Island
14 458 000 EUR
14 061 000 EUR
-2.75 %
Chemische Erzeugnisse
Island
32 329 000 EUR
32 211 000 EUR
-0.36 %
Datenverarbeitungsgeräte, elektr. u. opt. Erzeugn.
Island
51 429 000 EUR
55 268 000 EUR
7.46 %
Elektrische Ausrüstungen
Island
37 805 000 EUR
39 781 000 EUR
5.23 %
Energieversorgung
Island
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erdöl und Erdgas
Island
0 EUR
1 000 EUR
0.00 %
Erze
Island
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erzeugnisse der Landwirtschaft und Jagd
Island
10 142 000 EUR
8 161 000 EUR
-19.53 %
Fische und Fischereierzeugnisse
Island
5 811 000 EUR
4 392 000 EUR
-24.42 %
Forstwirtschaftliche Erzeugnisse
Island
149 000 EUR
98 000 EUR
-34.23 %
Getränke
Island
3 843 000 EUR
4 141 000 EUR
7.75 %
Glas und -waren, Keramik, Steine und Erden
Island
15 831 000 EUR
16 023 000 EUR
1.21 %
Gummi- und Kunststoffwaren
Island
34 711 000 EUR
37 407 000 EUR
7.77 %
Holz und Holz- Kork- Korb- Flechtwaren ohne Möbel
Island
12 760 000 EUR
12 292 000 EUR
-3.67 %
Kohle
Island
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Kokereierzeugnisse und Mineralölerzeugnisse
Island
4 189 000 EUR
3 781 000 EUR
-9.74 %
Kraftwagen und Kraftwagenteile
Island
157 804 000 EUR
141 909 000 EUR
-10.07 %
Leder und Lederwaren
Island
4 778 000 EUR
4 784 000 EUR
0.13 %
Maschinen
Island
98 553 000 EUR
117 469 000 EUR
19.19 %
Metalle
Island
30 308 000 EUR
30 041 000 EUR
-0.88 %
Metallerzeugnisse
Island
30 161 000 EUR
33 160 000 EUR
9.94 %
Möbel
Island
11 617 000 EUR
13 827 000 EUR
19.02 %
Nahrungsmittel und Futtermittel
Island
43 838 000 EUR
49 351 000 EUR
12.58 %
Papier, Pappe und Waren daraus
Island
7 378 000 EUR
6 433 000 EUR
-12.81 %
Pharmazeutische und ähnliche Erzeugnisse
Island
24 584 000 EUR
18 585 000 EUR
-24.40 %
Sonstige Fahrzeuge
Island
6 080 000 EUR
87 486 000 EUR
1 338.91 %
Sonstige Waren
Island
27 494 000 EUR
30 273 000 EUR
10.11 %
Steine und Erden, sonstige Bergbauerzeugnisse
Island
310 000 EUR
531 000 EUR
71.29 %
Tabakerzeugnisse
Island
94 000 EUR
101 000 EUR
7.45 %
Textilien
Island
7 136 000 EUR
7 765 000 EUR
8.81 %

Daten & Fakten
Flagge: Island Island
Capital
name: Reykjavik

geographic coordinates: 64 09 N, 21 57 W

time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

etymology: the name means "smoky bay" in Icelandic and refers to the steamy, smoke-like vapors discharged by hot springs in the area
Citizenship
citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Iceland

dual citizenship recognized: yes

residency requirement for naturalization: 3 to 7 years
Legal system
civil law system influenced by the Danish model
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Area
total: 103,000 sq km

land: 100,250 sq km

water: 2,750 sq km
Land use
agricultural land: 18.7% (2018 est.)

arable land: 1.2% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 0% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 17.5% (2018 est.)

forest: 0.3% (2018 est.)

other: 81% (2018 est.)
Location
Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northwest of the United Kingdom
Age structure
0-14 years: 19.98% (male 36,771/female 35,314)

15-64 years: 63.39% (male 115,547/female 113,212)

65 years and over: 16.63% (2023 est.) (male 28,410/female 31,618)
Birth rate
12.8 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate
6.6 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Languages
Icelandic, English, Nordic languages, German
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 83.8 years (2023 est.)

male: 81.6 years

female: 86.2 years
Major urban areas - population
216,000 REYKJAVIK (capital) (2018)
Median age
total: 37.8 years (2023 est.)

male: 37.2 years

female: 38.4 years
Mother's mean age at first birth
28.7 years (2020 est.)
Net migration rate
2.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Population distribution
Iceland is almost entirely urban with half of the population located in and around the capital of Reykjavik; smaller clusters are primarily found along the coast in the north and west
Population growth rate
0.89% (2023 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.95 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Urbanization
urban population: 94% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 0.74% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Education expenditures
7.7% of GDP (2020 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 19 years

male: 18 years

female: 21 years (2020)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
1.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Industrial production growth rate
5.65% (2021 est.)
Labor force
200,300 (2021 est.)
Population below poverty line
8.8% (2017 est.)
Unemployment rate
5.4% (2021 est.)

5.48% (2020 est.)

3.51% (2019 est.)
Public debt
100.02% of GDP (2020 est.)

89.59% of GDP (2019 est.)

81.95% of GDP (2018 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
4.44% (2021 est.)

2.85% (2020 est.)

3.01% (2019 est.)
Exports
$9.775 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$7.501 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$11.005 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Exports - partners
Netherlands 24%, Spain 10%, Germany 10%, United Kingdom 9%, United States 7% (2021)
Imports
$10.234 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$7.616 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$9.891 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Imports - partners
Norway 11%, Denmark 10%, Netherlands 9%, Germany 9%, China 7% (2021)
Airports
96 (2021)
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
total: 141,816 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 42 (2020 est.)
Internet users
total: 370,000 (2021 est.)

percent of population: 100% (2021 est.)
Roadways
total: 12,898 km (2012)

paved/oiled gravel: 5,647 km (2012) (excludes urban roads)

unpaved: 7,251 km (2012)
Telephones - fixed lines
total subscriptions: 100,482 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 27 (2021 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
total subscriptions: 437,270 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 118 (2021 est.)
Disputes - international
in 2019, Denmark signed continental shelf delimitation agreements with Iceland and Norway to parts of the continental shelf in the Ægir Basin, which is located north of the Faroe Islands