Iceland, year by year

Every index this site holds for Iceland, in time order: 12 series across 1990–2025, each value as its source published it. The profile shows the latest snapshot; this is the record behind it.

HDI since 1990

Human development rose from 0.841 in 1990 to 0.972 in 2023.

UNDP Human Development Report, 2025 edition. 34 annual values, none interpolated.

Twenty years here

The world report

Life expectancy at birth: 82.8 years2024at birthUp 1.3 years from 81.5 years in 2005
Internet users: 98%2024of people onlineUp 9 points from 90% in 2006
Urban population: 94%2025of people in towns and citiesUp 2 points from 92% in 2006
Births per woman: 1.562024births per womanDown 0.49 from 2.05 in 2005
Renewable share of energy: 82%2021of energy usedUp 21 points from 62% in 2004
Access to electricity: 100%2024of people with electricityLevel with 2005
Infant mortality: 22024deaths before age one, per 1,000 birthsLevel with 2005
CO2 emissions per person: 8.5 t2024of CO2 per person a yearDown 2 t from 10.5 t in 2005
Forest area: 1%2023of land under forestLevel with 2004

World Bank, from the first to the last observed year of each indicator; each has its own window.

All indexes, 1990–2025

36 years · 12 series · 2 values marked for checking

Year	HDI0–1	Life expectancy at birthyears	Internet users% of people	Urban population% of people	Births per womanbirths	Renewable share of energy% of energy	Access to electricity% of people	Infant mortalityper 1,000 births	CO2 emissions per persont/year	Forest area% of land	GDP per capitaUS$	GDP per capita, PPPintl $
1990	0.841	78.0	—	—	2.30	54.7	100	5	9.2	0.2	—	—
1991	0.853	78.0	0.5	90.9	2.18	54.8	100	5	8.9	0.2	—	—
1992	0.860	78.8	1.5	91.2	2.21	54.6	100	5	8.8	0.2	—	—
1993	0.863	78.9	2.7	91.3	2.22	54.7	100	5	9.1	0.2	—	—
1994	0.868	79.3	6.8	91.5	2.14	54.2	100	4	9.5	0.2	—	—
1995	0.863	78.0	11.2	91.6	2.08	55.7	100	4	9.1	0.2	—	—
1996	0.873	78.8	14.8	91.8	2.12	52.3	100	4	10.1	0.3	—	—
1997	0.881	78.9	27.5	92.0	2.04	54.9	100	4	9.7	0.3	—	—
1998	0.893	79.6	36.3	91.7	2.05	57.2	100	4	9.9	0.3	—	—
1999	0.895	79.3	41.3	91.8	1.99	59.8	100	3	9.9	0.3	—	—
2000	0.902	79.7	44.5	92.0	2.08	60.7	100	3	10.1	0.3	—	—
2001	0.910	80.7	49.4	92.0	1.95	62.1	100	3	10.4	0.3	—	—
2002	0.917	80.5	79.1	92.2	1.93	61.9	100	3	10.9	0.3	—	—
2003	0.925	81.0	83.1	92.3	1.99	61.9	100	3	10.7	0.3	—	—
2004	0.928	81.0	83.9	92.4	2.04	61.9	100	3	10.9	0.4	—	—
2005	0.935	81.5	87.0	92.4	2.05	62.7	100	2	10.5	0.4	—	—
2006	0.936	81.2	89.5	92.2	2.08	64.2	100	2	10.7	0.4	58172	40161
2007	0.941	81.5	90.6	92.4	2.09	67.6	100	2	11.2	0.4	70483	42060
2008	0.935	81.6	91.0	93.1	2.15	74.0	100	2	11.9	0.4	57489	44147
2009	0.934	81.8	93.0	93.4	2.23	74.7	100	2	12.0	0.4	41484	42070
2010	0.935	81.9	93.4	93.5	2.20	76.0	100	2	11.8	0.5	43776	40260
2011	0.941	82.4	94.8	93.4	2.02	77.1	100	2	11.3	0.5	48255	41400
2012	0.946	82.9	96.2	93.5	2.04	77.7	100	2	11.4	0.5	46595	42552
2013	0.950	82.1	96.5	93.6	1.93	76.8	100	2	11.5	0.5	50173	44738
2014	0.954	82.9	98.2	93.6	1.93	77.6	100	2	10.6	0.5	55140	46472
2015	0.956	82.5	98.2	93.7	1.80	78.0	100	2	11.0	0.5	53506	49716
2016	0.959	82.2	98.2	93.8	1.74	80.9	100	2	9.5	0.5	62854	54228
2017	0.962	82.7	98.3	93.8	1.71	80.8	100	2	9.7	0.5	72976	56385
2018	0.966	82.9	99.0	93.8	1.71	81.4	100	2	9.3	0.5	75634	58106
2019	0.969	83.2	99.5	94.0	1.74	81.7	100	2	8.8	0.5	69296	61270
2020	0.965	83.1	99.5	94.1	1.72	82.9	100	2	8.4	0.5	60128	56841
2021	0.967	83.2	99.7	94.2	1.82	82.4	100	2	8.5	0.5	70425	62721
2022	0.964	82.1	97.6	94.2	1.59	—	100	2	8.5	0.5	76377	76592
2023	0.972	82.5	98.0	94.2	1.55	—	100	2	8.3	0.5	82201	82257
2024	—	82.8	98.2	94.2	1.56	—	100	2	8.5	—	85863	83561
2025	—	—	—	94.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	98323	83431
On the profile	0.972	82.8	98.2	94.2	1.56	82.4	—	—	8.5	0.5	98323	83431

Sources: HDI: UNDP HDR 2025; Life expectancy at birth: World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN; Internet users: World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS; Urban population: World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS; Births per woman: World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN; Renewable share of energy: World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS; Access to electricity: World Bank EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS; Infant mortality: World Bank SP.DYN.IMRT.IN; CO2 emissions per person: World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5; Forest area: World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS; GDP per capita: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD; GDP per capita, PPP: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD. Profile snapshot from the site dataset regenerated 2026-10-04. Observed years only.

A dotted value moved sharply against the previous observed value in its series, which is the usual signature of a series break or a source revision; it is a prompt to check, not a judgement. The last row, On the profile, is the figure the country profile shows today, set under its series so the two can be checked against each other. ≠ marks a difference of more than 2%: none on this page.

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