Practical Information - Icelandic statistics compared to others.
Miscellaneous Stats
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| Life expectancy at birth | ||
| Country | Males (years) | Females (years) |
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Iceland |
78,8 | 82,6 |
| Sweden | 77,9 | 82,4 |
| Norway | 76,4 | 81,5 |
| France | 75,8 | 83,0 |
| UK | 75,9 | 80,5 |
| Finland | 73,0 | 80,6 |
| Germany | 75,5 | 81,3 |
| Denmark | 74,7 | 79,2 |
| Japan | 78,3 | 85,2 |
| USA | 74,4 | 79,8 |
| Births outside marriage as a % of every birth: (1999) | |
| Country | % |
| Iceland | 63 |
| Sweden | 55 |
| Norway | 49 |
| Denmark | 46,5 |
| France | 38 |
| United Kingdom | 38 |
| Education: Number of students studying at University level | |||
| Year | Total | % Men | % Women |
| 1994 | 7.310 | 42,1 | 57,9 |
| 1996 | 7.838 | 41,2 | 58,8 |
| 1998 | 8.469 | 38,0 | 62,0 |
| 2000 | 10.468 | 38,3 | 61,7 |
| 2002 | 13.884 | 37,3 | 62,7 |
| 2004 | 16.277 | 36,5 | 63,5 |
| 2005 | 15.686 | 35,5 | 64,5 |
| 2006 | 15.647 | 35,7 | 64,3 |
| 2007 | 16.394 | 35,4 | 64,6 |
| 2008 | 16.662 | 35,6 | 64,4 |
| 2009 | 17.738 | 36,4 | 63,6 |
| 2010 | 18.391 | 37,6 | 62,4 |
| Internet usage | ||
| Country | % | Date |
| Iceland | 69,8 | Dec 2001 |
| USA | 59,1 | April 2002 |
| Norway | 59,2 | July 2002 |
| Sweden | 67,8 | September 2002 |
| People of Foreign Nationalities Living in Iceland in 2011 | |
| Poland | 10,091 |
| Denmark | 2,912 |
| United States | 1,851 |
| Sweden | 1,847 |
| Germany | 1,689 |
| Lithuania | 1,444 |
| Philippines | 1,407 |
| Main Nationalities Visiting Iceland in 2005 |
| 1. Scandinavians |
| 2. British |
| 3. Germans |
| 4. Americans |
| Number of Tourists 1980-2010 | |
| Year | Tourists |
| 1980 | 65.900 |
| 1990 | 141.700 |
| 1995 | 178.000 |
| 2000 | 302.900 |
| 2002 | 277.900 |
| 2004 | 348.500 |
| 2006 | 422.300 |
| 2007 | 485.000 |
| 2008 | 502.000 |
| 2009 | 493.900 |
| 2010 | 494.800 |
| Population in April 2010 |
|
| Iceland | 318.500 |
| Reykjavik | 118.100 |
| Greater Reykjavik Area | 201.800 |
| Akureyri (capital of the North) | 17.500 |
| Ísafjörður (in the West Fjords) | 2.600 |
| Egilsstaðir (in the East) | 2.300 |
Sources: Tölvuheimur (PC-world) and http://www.nua.com/surveys/how_many_online/, Statesman Yearbook 2001, the Ministry of Education, Statistics Iceland and the Icelandic Tourist Board.
Mobile Phone usage:
Icelanders enjoy the highest rate of mobile phone use in the world pr. capita.
Literacy rate in Iceland: 99,99%.
Iceland is the 7th highest ranking country in the world
when it comes to human development.
More detailed information about human development in Iceland.
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