Rural population as a share of total population fell 0.754% to 6.06% in Iceland in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population as a share of total population in Iceland reached an all time high of 19.7% in 1960 and an all time low of 6.06% in 2021. When compared to Iceland's main peers, rural population as a share of total population in Denmark amounted to 11.8%, 16.7% in Norway, 11.8% in Sweden and 15.8% in United Kingdom in 2021.
Iceland has been ranked 167th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population as a share of total population, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population (As % of Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Belgium | % | 2.12% | 2.08% | 2.04% | 2.00% | 1.96% | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | % | 12.5% | 12.4% | 12.2% | 12.1% | 12.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | % | 14.8% | 14.7% | 14.7% | 14.6% | 14.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 20.3% | 20.1% | 19.8% | 19.6% | 19.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 22.8% | 22.8% | 22.7% | 22.7% | 22.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | % | 6.30% | 6.27% | 6.23% | 6.19% | 6.15% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | % | 37.5% | 37.3% | 37.1% | 36.8% | 36.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | % | 9.83% | 9.37% | 8.92% | 8.51% | 8.12% | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | % | 18.9% | 18.5% | 18.1% | 17.8% | 17.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 26.0% | 25.8% | 25.7% | 25.6% | 25.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | % | 13.4% | 13.1% | 12.9% | 12.6% | 12.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | 17.4% | 17.1% | 16.9% | 16.6% | 16.3% |
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