Iceland (2025)
11.2
live births per 1,000 inhabitants
unchanged YoY
YoY Change
unchanged
live births per 1,000 inhabitants
Trend
neutral
Series length
21
years of data

Data

Iceland Crude Birth Rate (Live Births per 1,000) (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year live births per 1,000 inhabitants YoY Change
2025 11.2 unchanged
2024 11.2 unchanged
2023 11.2 -2.6%
2022 11.5 -12.2%
2021 13.1 +6.5%
2020 12.3 unchanged
2019 12.3 +2.5%
2018 12 +0.8%
2017 11.9 -0.8%
2016 12 -4.0%
2015 12.5 -6.7%
2014 13.4 unchanged
2013 13.4 -5.0%
2012 14.1 unchanged
2011 14.1 -8.4%
2010 15.4 -2.5%
2009 15.8 +3.9%
2008 15.2 +4.1%
2007 14.6 +0.7%
2006 14.5 +0.7%

About this Dataset

Iceland recorded 11.2 live births per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025. That is unchanged on the previous period. Across 2005–2025 the series ranges from 11.2 in 2025 to 15.8 in 2009.

This page tracks live births in Iceland expressed as the crude birth rate — live births per 1,000 inhabitants, not an absolute count.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks live births in Iceland expressed as the crude birth rate — live births per 1,000 inhabitants, not an absolute count. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations).

The series peaked at 15.8 live births per 1,000 inhabitants in 2009 and reached its lowest recorded value of 11.2 in 2025. The latest reading of 11.2 in 2025 is unchanged on the previous period.