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Iceland Population and Religion Percentage
Iceland is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean. It’s the most sparsely populated country in Europe. As per Statistics Island, the population of Iceland as of 1 January 2022 is 376,248 ( 37.6 lakh)
The estimated population of Iceland in 2024: 376 thousand or 3.76 Lakh
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| Iceland | 2022 Population |
| Total Population | 376,248 |
| Global Rank | 180 |
| Land Area | 100,250 sq. km (38,710 sq. mi) |
| Area Rank | 106 |
| Pop. Density | 3 people/sq. km |
| Fertility Rate* | 1.77 |
| Infant mortality rate ** | 1 |
| Median Age | 37.5 Years |
| Life Expectancy | 83.52 years |
| Urban Population | 94.4% |
*Fertility rate, average number of children born to women during their reproductive years.
**Infant mortality rate is the number of deaths per 1,000 live births of children under one year of age.
Religion in Iceland
Christianity is the majority religion in Iceland and 73.76% of the Icelandic people are Christians. Amon Christians most of them belong to the Church of Iceland, a Lutheran church. Small free Lutheran churches were 4.715, Catholics 4.71 were 3.97%, and a further 7.51% of the Icelanders were adherents of some other Christian denomination.
Other religions account for 4% of the population and 7.57% are Unaffiliated and the other 15% are unspecified.
Religion percentage in Iceland
| Religion | Percentage |
| Christianity | 73.76% |
| – Church of Iceland | – 62.28% |
| – Free Churches | – 4.71% |
| – Catholic Church | – 3.97% |
| – Other Christians | – 2.73% |
| – Asatruar Fellowship | – 1.39% |
| Icelandic Ethical Humanist | 1.11% |
| Islam | 0.39% |
| Buddhist | 0.31% |
| Zuism | 0.23% |
| Smaller Faits | 0.24% |
| Other religions and unspecified | 15% |
| Unaffiliated | 7.57% |
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Top Cities in Iceland by Population
| # | City | Population |
| 1 | Reykjavík | 1,28,793 |
| 2 | Kópavogur | 36,975 |
| 3 | Hafnarfjörður | 29,799 |
| 4 | Reykjanesbær | 18,920 |
| 5 | Akureyri | 18,925 |
| 6 | Garðabær | 16,299 |
| 7 | Mosfellsbær | 11,463 |
| 8 | Árborg | 9,485 |
| 9 | Akranes | 7,411 |
| 10 | Fjarðabyggð | 5,070 |