Landshagir - 01.11.2011, Page 47

Population
LANDSHAGIR 2011 STATISTICAL YEARBOOK OF ICELAND 2011
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Statistics Iceland provides information on
the resident population in Iceland on the
basis of the population register 1 January
each year. Figures for the population on
1 December and preliminary quarterly
figures are also published. Figures on
changes in the demographic characteristics
of the Icelandic population are published
annually, e.g. information on marriages,
consensual unions, divorces, births,
deaths, adoptions, changes in residence
and in citizenship. The latest population
projection projects the population from
2010 to 2060.
A population increase by 0.3%
The population of Iceland was 318,452 in
1 January 2011, compared with 317,630 in
1 January 2010. This constitutes an
in crease of 0.3%.
Migration
Net international migration was minus
2,134 in 2010 compared with minus 4,835 in
2009. While the number of immigrants was
5,625 in 2010 – only 152 fewer than in 2009,
the number of emigrants fell from 10,612
in 2009 to 7,759 in 2010.
A significant change in the sex ratio of
international migrants has taken place in
recent years. Up until 2003 more females
than males migrated each year to Iceland.
This changed dramatically between 2004
and 2007 when 5,913 more males than
females immigrated to Iceland. Since
2007, the trend was reversed with 4,963
more males than females emigrating from
Iceland in excess of immigration.
The crude death rate was 6.4 per 1,000
inhabitants
In 2010, 2,020 persons died in Iceland,
1,065 men and 955 women. The crude death
rate was 6.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. Infant
mortality rate in Iceland was 2.2 per 1,000
live births in 2010.
Life expectancy of males in 2010 was 79.5
years, but 83.5 years for females in 2010.
The population is projected to be
433 thousand in 2060
The population is projected to be 433 thou­
sand by the end of the projection period in
2060. The low and high variants project the
population to rise to 384 thousand and 491
thousand, respectively, by 2060.
The age structure of the population will
change in the projection period. The
number of inhabitants aged 65 years old
and over will increase proportionally more
than the working age population and the
number of young people will decrease.