| Population | 301,931 (July 2007 est.) |
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| 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.) |
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| Median age | total: 34.5 years
male: 34 years
female: 35 years (2007 est.) |
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| Population growth rate | 0.824% (2007 est.) |
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| Birth rate | 13.57 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Death rate | 6.77 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Net migration rate | 1.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| 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.) |
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| 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.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 80.43 years
male: 78.33 years
female: 82.62 years (2007 est.) |
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| Total fertility rate | 1.91 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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People living
with HIV/AIDS | 220 (2001 est.) |
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths | less than 100 (2003 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Icelander(s)
adjective: Icelandic |
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| Ethnic groups | homogeneous mixture of descendants of Norse and Celts 94%, population of foreign origin 6% |
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| 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) |
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| Languages | Icelandic, English, Nordic languages, German widely spoken |
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| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.) |
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