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People of Iceland

Population:301,931 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:0-14 years: 21.4% (male 32,759/female 31,845)
15-64 years: 66.8% (male 102,161/female 99,411)
65 years and over: 11.8% (male 16,162/female 19,593) (2007 est.)
Median age:total: 34.5 years
male: 34 years
female: 35 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:0.824% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:13.57 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:6.77 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:1.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio:at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.029 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.028 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.825 male(s)/female
total population: 1.002 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate:total: 3.27 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 3.41 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.12 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:total population: 80.43 years
male: 78.33 years
female: 82.62 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:1.91 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:0.2% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:220 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:less than 100 (2003 est.)
Nationality:noun: Icelander(s)
adjective: Icelandic
Ethnic groups:homogeneous mixture of descendants of Norse and Celts 94%, population of foreign origin 6%
Religions:Lutheran Church of Iceland 85.5%, Reykjavik Free Church 2.1%, Roman Catholic Church 2%, Hafnarfjorour Free Church 1.5%, other Christian 2.7%, other or unspecified 3.8%, unaffiliated 2.4% (2004)
Languages:Icelandic, English, Nordic languages, German widely spoken
Literacy:definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)

Iceland Quickstats

  • Population: 301,931 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 103,000 sq km
  • Density: 2.9 /km² (222nd)
  • GDP (total): $11.38 billion (135th)
  • GDP (per capita): $35,586 (2005) (5th)
  • Literacy: 99%

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  • Currency: Icelandic króna (ISK)
  • Dial code: +354

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Iceland Internet

  • Usage: 225,600
  • Penetration: 76.5 %
  • Top Domain: .ic

WT eBusiness info:

  • Success Ranking: 100
  • Market testing: Untested
  • Overall risk: High
  • Overall reward: Low

e-maturity:

  • Tourism: 10%
  • eCommerce: 10%
  • Gaming: 10%
  • eLearning: 10%

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