Short facts about people of Iceland

Population:

277,906 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  23.18% (male 33,238; female 31,191) 15-64 years:  65.01% (male 91,095; female 89,583) 65 years and over:  11.81% (male 14,681; female 18,118) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

0.54% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

14.62 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

6.89 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

-2.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.08 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.07 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.81 male(s)/female total population:  1 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

3.56 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  79.52 years male:  77.31 years female:  81.92 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.01 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.14% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

200 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

less than 100 (1999 est.)

Nationality:

noun:  Icelander(s) adjective:  Icelandic

Ethnic groups:

homogeneous mixture of descendants of Norse and Celts

Religions:

Evangelical Lutheran 93%, other Protestant and Roman Catholic, none (1997)

Languages:

Icelandic

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  99.9% (1997 est.) male:  NA% female:  NA%

Source: World Factbook