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The population of Iceland from 1703 to 2017, using data from Statistics Iceland. The population of Iceland probably wavered between about 30,000 and 80,000 for most of the time since settlement. Official statistics begin in 1703, since which the population has grown from 50,358 to 376,248 (January 2022). [2]
Iceland is a historically homogeneous society with little ethnic or racial diversity. Icelandic national identity is often racialized as a white identity, therefore non-white people are frequently otherized as non-Icelandic. [1] Muslim and Jewish minorities in Iceland also experience Islamophobia and antisemitism.
[citation needed] In the 2021 election, the number of eligible voters for each seat in the Southwest was 5671.5, more than double the 2693.5 eligible voters for each seat in the Northwest. According to the constitution, this means another transfer of a constituency seat from the Northwest to the Southwest before the next parliamentary election.
Iceland's economic dependence on fishing is diminishing, from an export share of 90% in the 1960s to 20% in 2020. [134] [133] Until the 20th century, Iceland was a fairly poor country. Whaling in Iceland was historically significant. It is now one of the most developed countries in the world.
9 February – Hildur Guðnadóttir became the first Icelander to win an Academy Award. [1] [2] [3]28 February – The first case of COVID-19 in the country was confirmed. [4] [5]
Demographics of Iceland; 0–9. 1703 Icelandic census; H. History of Icelandic nationality; I. Íslendingabók (genealogical database) ... Statistics; Cookie statement;
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As of 2009, the average birth rate (unclear whether this is the weighted average rate per country [with each country getting a weight of 1], or the unweighted average of the entire world population) for the whole world is 19.95 per year per 1000 total population, a 0.48% decline from 2003's world birth rate of 20.43 per 1000 total population.