Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Iceland
Iceland: Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population was 11.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Iceland, 2004–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 11.3% for overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in 2020.
The figure is down 16.3% on the previous year and up 56.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Iceland peaked at 13.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2008.
That places Iceland 32nd out of 49 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8.1% | — |
| 2005 | 7.9% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 10.7% | +23.0% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | -41.1% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | -12.1% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | +31.6% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | +29.8% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | -16.3% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 11.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.4%, 78% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 11.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.7%, 97% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.2% | 6.3% | 10.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 7.2% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 11.3% | 11.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More economy & growth data for Iceland
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -125.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.96 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.48 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0153 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1,500 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.5124 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0111 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1,095 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Iceland?
- Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Iceland was 11.3% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2008.
- How does Iceland rank for overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population?
- Iceland ranks 32nd out of 49 countries with data for 2020.
- Is overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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