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How many babies are born in Iceland?

4.35 thousand babies born in Iceland in 2026. That is 0.00% of all births worldwide, and the 181st largest of any country. UN projection

2024–2100 uses the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario, based on assumptions about fertility, mortality and migration. These are projections, not observed births or guaranteed outcomes. Uncertainty increases further into the future; this site does not display prediction intervals.

Births in Iceland: history and projections

1K 1 CE1000150018002100
Annual births, logarithmic scale. Shading marks modelled years before 1800; the dashed line marks UN projections from 2024.
Every figure refers to the area inside Iceland’s present-day borders. Before 1800 the state did not exist in its current form. See how borders are handled.
Year Estimated births Population Per 1,000 Evidence
1 CE ~340 ~8.5K 40.2 Modelled estimate
1000 ~2.3K ~50K 45.5 Modelled estimate
1500 ~2.4K ~60K 39.3 Modelled estimate
1800 ~2.13K ~61.4K 34.7 Historical reconstruction
1900 ~2.31K ~77.9K 29.6 Historical reconstruction
1950 4.1K 143K 28.8 UN estimate
2000 4.28K 281K 15.2 UN estimate
2023 4.35K 388K 11.2 UN estimate
2026 4.35K 402K 10.8 UN projection
2050 3.73K 433K 8.6 UN projection
2075 3.12K 412K 7.6 UN projection
2100 2.67K 363K 7.4 UN projection

What the numbers show

The highest annual births in Iceland among estimates through 2023 were in 2009, at about 5.07K. That is roughly 15 times the estimated ~342 births a year in 1 CE.

At 1.49 children per woman, fertility in Iceland is below the level of about 2.1 that would hold a population steady over the long run without migration.

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How many babies are born in Iceland each year?

An estimated 4.35 thousand babies are born in Iceland in 2026, according to the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium projection. That is about 12 a day and 0.00% of all births worldwide.

What is the birth rate in Iceland?

Iceland has an estimated 10.8 births per 1,000 people in 2026, and a total fertility rate of 1.49 children per woman.

Where these numbers come from

2026 figures are the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario. UN estimates cover 1950–2023; projections cover 2024–2100. Earlier years come from Gapminder’s reconstructions (1800–1949) and a model applied to HYDE population estimates (before 1800). The full chain is set out in the methodology, and every source is listed on the sources page.