Australia vs Iceland: Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) over time
- Australia
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 3.83 people per sq. km of land area against 3.54 people per sq. km of land area in Australia, a difference of 0.29 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 214th and Iceland ranks 212th of 216 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.48 people per sq. km of land area | 1.91 people per sq. km of land area | 0.4329 people per sq. km of land area | Iceland |
| 1970s | 1.78 people per sq. km of land area | 2.15 people per sq. km of land area | 0.3714 people per sq. km of land area | Iceland |
| 1980s | 2.05 people per sq. km of land area | 2.4 people per sq. km of land area | 0.3502 people per sq. km of land area | Iceland |
| 1990s | 2.33 people per sq. km of land area | 2.66 people per sq. km of land area | 0.3213 people per sq. km of land area | Iceland |
| 2000s | 2.63 people per sq. km of land area | 2.98 people per sq. km of land area | 0.3484 people per sq. km of land area | Iceland |
| 2010s | 3.08 people per sq. km of land area | 3.32 people per sq. km of land area | 0.2412 people per sq. km of land area | Iceland |
| 2020s | 3.41 people per sq. km of land area | 3.76 people per sq. km of land area | 0.3433 people per sq. km of land area | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Australia or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 3.83 people per sq. km of land area against 3.54 people per sq. km of land area in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in population density between Australia and Iceland?
- 0.29 people per sq. km of land area, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Iceland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Iceland rank globally for population density?
- Australia ranks 214th and Iceland ranks 212th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.