Iceland - Birth Rate 1990
18.7
+0.7 from 1989
Iceland's birth rate was 18.7 in 1990, increased +0.7 from 18.0 in 1989. This was the 62nd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1990▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Greece | 10.0 | -1.0% |
| 2nd | Italy | 10.0 | 1.0% |
| 3rd | Japan | 10.0 | -2.0% |
| 4th | San Marino | 10.1 | 2.5% |
| 5th | Spain | 10.3 | -1.9% |
| 6th | Slovenia | 11.2 | -4.3% |
| 7th | Germany | 11.4 | 1.8% |
| 8th | Serbia | 11.5 | -2.9% |
| 9th | Croatia | 11.6 | -0.9% |
| 10th | Portugal | 11.7 | -0.8% |
| 11th | Austria | 11.8 | 1.7% |
| 12th | Monaco | 11.8 | -4.7% |
| 13th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 12.0 | -2.4% |
| 14th | Bulgaria | 12.1 | -4.0% |
| 15th | Hungary | 12.1 | 2.5% |
| 16th | European Union | 12.2 | -1.1% |
| 17th | Denmark | 12.3 | 2.5% |
| 18th | Andorra | 12.3 | -3.8% |
| 19th | Belgium | 12.4 | 1.6% |
| 20th | Switzerland | 12.5 | 2.5% |
| 21st | Czechia | 12.6 | 1.6% |
| 22nd | Luxembourg | 12.9 | 4.0% |
| 23rd | Channel Islands | 13.0 | 2.4% |
| 24th | Isle of Man | 13.0 | 3.2% |
| 25th | Ukraine | 13.1 | -5.0% |
| 26th | Finland | 13.1 | 2.3% |
| 27th | Liechtenstein | 13.2 | 0.0% |
| 28th | Netherlands | 13.2 | 3.9% |
| 29th | France | 13.4 | -1.5% |
| 30th | Russian Federation | 13.4 | -8.2% |
| 31st | Romania | 13.6 | -15.0% |
| 32nd | United Kingdom | 13.9 | 2.2% |
| 33rd | Belarus | 14.0 | -7.3% |
| 34th | Estonia | 14.2 | -8.4% |
| 35th | Latvia | 14.2 | -2.7% |
| 36th | Norway | 14.4 | 2.9% |
| 37th | Poland | 14.4 | -3.4% |
| 38th | Sweden | 14.5 | 5.8% |
| 39th | Bermuda | 14.6 | -1.8% |
| 40th | Canada | 15.0 | 0.7% |
| 41st | Ireland | 15.1 | 2.0% |
| 42nd | Slovak Republic | 15.1 | -0.7% |
| 43rd | Korea | 15.2 | 0.7% |
| 44th | Malta | 15.2 | -4.4% |
| 45th | Australia | 15.4 | 3.4% |
| 46th | Lithuania | 15.4 | 2.0% |
| 47th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15.4 | -2.0% |
| 48th | Montenegro | 15.5 | -0.9% |
| 49th | Barbados | 16.6 | 11.6% |
| 50th | United States | 16.7 | 1.8% |
| 51st | Gibraltar | 17.1 | 1.3% |
| 52nd | Cayman Islands | 17.3 | 0.3% |
| 53rd | British Virgin Islands | 17.3 | 0.3% |
| 54th | Cuba | 17.6 | -1.7% |
| 55th | New Zealand | 17.9 | 2.6% |
| 56th | Uruguay | 17.9 | -0.7% |
| 57th | Aruba | 18.2 | -3.8% |
| 58th | Singapore | 18.2 | 4.0% |
| 59th | North Macedonia | 18.4 | 0.0% |
| 60th | Puerto Rico (US) | 18.5 | -3.1% |
| 61st | Moldova | 18.6 | -5.1% |
| 62nd | Iceland | 18.7 | 3.9% |
| 63rd | Georgia | 18.8 | -1.0% |
| 64th | Cyprus | 19.1 | 0.9% |
| 65th | Thailand | 19.6 | -2.6% |
| 66th | Faroe Islands | 19.8 | 1.0% |
| 67th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 20.5 | 1.2% |
| 68th | Macao SAR, China | 20.5 | -12.0% |
| 69th | Sri Lanka | 20.5 | -0.2% |
| 70th | Curaçao | 20.6 | -0.2% |
| 71st | Antigua and Barbuda | 20.8 | -0.1% |
| 72nd | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 20.8 | -4.2% |
| 73rd | China | 21.1 | -2.4% |
| 74th | Trinidad and Tobago | 21.1 | -6.3% |
| 75th | Mauritius | 21.3 | 2.4% |
| 76th | Virgin Islands (US) | 21.4 | -1.4% |
| 77th | Palau | 22.0 | -0.9% |
| 78th | Argentina | 22.1 | 0.3% |
| 79th | Chile | 22.1 | -1.0% |
| 80th | Israel | 22.2 | -0.4% |
| 81st | Bahamas, The | 22.2 | 0.6% |
| 82nd | Greenland | 22.6 | 3.2% |
| 83rd | Kazakhstan | 23.0 | -5.0% |
| 84th | Seychelles | 23.1 | 0.4% |
| 85th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 23.2 | -0.4% |
| 86th | Qatar | 23.5 | -3.4% |
| 87th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 23.7 | -0.1% |
| 88th | United Arab Emirates | 24.6 | -2.8% |
| 89th | Armenia | 24.6 | 1.1% |
| 90th | Brazil | 24.8 | -3.4% |
| 91st | New Caledonia | 25.3 | 0.7% |
| 92nd | Türkiye | 25.5 | -5.5% |
| 93rd | Indonesia | 25.8 | -3.1% |
| 94th | Azerbaijan | 25.9 | -1.9% |
| 95th | Tunisia | 26.0 | -2.4% |
| 96th | Dominica | 26.0 | -0.2% |
| 97th | Guam | 26.0 | 0.0% |
| 98th | Albania | 26.1 | -0.4% |
| 99th | Jamaica | 26.2 | 0.8% |
| 100th | Malaysia | 26.2 | -0.1% |
| 101st | Costa Rica | 26.7 | -2.9% |
| 102nd | Panama | 26.8 | -1.3% |
| 103rd | Turks and Caicos Islands | 26.8 | -4.5% |
| 104th | Grenada | 26.9 | -6.1% |
| 105th | Colombia | 26.9 | -0.5% |
| 106th | Libya | 27.0 | -4.7% |
| 107th | Bahrain | 27.1 | -2.9% |
| 108th | Myanmar | 27.2 | -1.4% |
| 109th | Lebanon | 27.8 | -2.8% |
| 110th | Northern Mariana Islands | 28.0 | 18.4% |
| 111th | St. Lucia | 28.3 | -2.4% |
| 112th | Brunei Darussalam | 28.5 | -1.8% |
| 113th | South Africa | 28.7 | -6.0% |
| 114th | French Polynesia | 28.8 | -1.3% |
| 115th | Viet Nam | 28.9 | -0.5% |
| 116th | Kyrgyz Republic | 29.1 | -4.3% |
| 117th | Kosovo | 29.2 | -0.7% |
| 118th | Mexico | 29.4 | -1.5% |
| 119th | Fiji | 29.5 | -1.2% |
| 120th | Morocco | 29.8 | -2.6% |
| 121st | Guyana | 29.8 | 0.1% |
| 122nd | Ecuador | 29.9 | -0.9% |
| 123rd | Algeria | 29.9 | -4.4% |
| 124th | Suriname | 30.1 | -4.1% |
| 125th | Dominican Republic | 30.8 | -1.4% |
| 126th | Peru | 31.1 | -2.2% |
| 127th | Nauru | 31.7 | -0.4% |
| 128th | Kuwait | 31.9 | 30.1% |
| 129th | St. Martin (French part) | 32.1 | 0.9% |
| 130th | India | 32.6 | -2.1% |
| 131st | Tonga | 33.3 | -0.2% |
| 132nd | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 33.5 | -4.9% |
| 133rd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 33.5 | -3.8% |
| 134th | Botswana | 33.6 | -2.6% |
| 135th | Tuvalu | 33.7 | -3.0% |
| 136th | Uzbekistan | 33.7 | 0.8% |
| 137th | El Salvador | 33.7 | -1.9% |
| 138th | Mongolia | 34.1 | -3.4% |
| 139th | Samoa | 34.1 | -1.7% |
| 140th | Paraguay | 34.4 | -2.0% |
| 141st | Philippines | 34.5 | -1.5% |
| 142nd | Turkmenistan | 34.9 | -4.3% |
| 143rd | Micronesia, Federated States of | 35.1 | -2.4% |
| 144th | Lesotho | 35.1 | -3.2% |
| 145th | Bangladesh | 35.1 | -3.0% |
| 146th | Zimbabwe | 35.5 | -2.4% |
| 147th | Jordan | 35.9 | -5.6% |
| 148th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 36.1 | -1.1% |
| 149th | Oman | 36.5 | -5.4% |
| 150th | Nicaragua | 36.6 | -2.3% |
| 151st | Papua New Guinea | 36.7 | -1.0% |
| 152nd | Belize | 37.2 | -0.5% |
| 153rd | Djibouti | 37.2 | -1.7% |
| 154th | Syrian Arab Republic | 37.3 | -2.5% |
| 155th | American Samoa | 37.3 | 2.5% |
| 156th | Gabon | 37.6 | -1.1% |
| 157th | Kiribati | 37.7 | -0.5% |
| 158th | Saudi Arabia | 38.0 | -3.4% |
| 159th | Nepal | 38.1 | -0.6% |
| 160th | Bhutan | 38.2 | -2.1% |
| 161st | Haiti | 38.2 | -0.7% |
| 162nd | Solomon Islands | 38.3 | -1.2% |
| 163rd | Honduras | 38.5 | -0.8% |
| 164th | Congo, Republic of | 38.9 | -0.4% |
| 165th | Vanuatu | 39.0 | -1.1% |
| 166th | Guatemala | 39.8 | -1.3% |
| 167th | Cabo Verde | 40.2 | -1.4% |
| 168th | Eswatini | 40.4 | -2.8% |
| 169th | Ghana | 40.5 | -1.0% |
| 170th | Iraq | 40.6 | 2.4% |
| 171st | São Tomé and Principe | 40.7 | -0.3% |
| 172nd | Namibia | 41.0 | 7.1% |
| 173rd | Maldives | 41.3 | -3.8% |
| 174th | Mauritania | 41.4 | -0.9% |
| 175th | Togo | 41.7 | -0.9% |
| 176th | Senegal | 41.8 | -0.8% |
| 177th | Marshall Islands | 42.4 | -3.1% |
| 178th | Lao PDR | 42.5 | -0.3% |
| 179th | Timor-Leste | 42.7 | -0.4% |
| 180th | Pakistan | 42.9 | -1.2% |
| 181st | Tanzania | 43.0 | -1.2% |
| 182nd | Tajikistan | 43.1 | -2.4% |
| 183rd | Eritrea | 43.3 | -1.3% |
| 184th | Cameroon | 43.6 | -0.5% |
| 185th | Comoros | 43.7 | -1.6% |
| 186th | Sudan | 43.8 | -0.5% |
| 187th | Kenya | 43.9 | -2.1% |
| 188th | Rwanda | 44.1 | -2.7% |
| 189th | Madagascar | 44.1 | 0.6% |
| 190th | Nigeria | 44.5 | -0.6% |
| 191st | West Bank and Gaza | 45.2 | - |
| 192nd | Guinea-Bissau | 45.3 | -2.5% |
| 193rd | Guinea | 45.5 | -1.3% |
| 194th | Sierra Leone | 45.5 | -1.7% |
| 195th | Benin | 45.7 | -0.6% |
| 196th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 45.9 | -0.6% |
| 197th | Equatorial Guinea | 46.1 | -0.8% |
| 198th | Cambodia | 46.4 | -0.6% |
| 199th | Côte d'Ivoire | 46.5 | -0.5% |
| 200th | Central African Republic | 46.8 | -1.0% |
| 201st | Burundi | 46.9 | -1.1% |
| 202nd | Zambia | 47.0 | -0.3% |
| 203rd | Mali | 47.0 | -1.4% |
| 204th | Burkina Faso | 47.1 | -0.4% |
| 205th | Mozambique | 47.4 | -1.1% |
| 206th | Gambia, The | 47.7 | -0.4% |
| 207th | Malawi | 48.4 | 0.0% |
| 208th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 50.3 | -0.2% |
| 209th | Angola | 50.3 | -0.5% |
| 210th | Yemen, Republic of | 50.9 | -1.0% |
| 211th | Uganda | 51.0 | 0.1% |
| 212th | South Sudan | 52.3 | -1.5% |
| 213th | Chad | 52.7 | 1.1% |
| 214th | Afghanistan | 52.9 | 2.3% |
| 215th | Liberia | 52.9 | 15.6% |
| 216th | Niger | 55.1 | -0.1% |
FAQ
What was Iceland's birth rate in 1990?▾
Iceland's birth rate in 1990 was 18.7. This ranked 62nd globally.
How did Iceland's birth rate change in 1990?▾
Iceland's birth rate increased by 3.9% in 1990 compared to 1989.
Which country had the highest birth rate in 1990?▾
Niger had the highest birth rate in 1990 at 55.1.
What is the birth rate of Iceland in 1990?▾
The birth rate of Iceland in 1990 was 18.7. This ranked 62nd globally.
How does 1990 compare to 1989 for Iceland's birth rate?▾
Iceland's birth rate went from 18.0 in 1989 to 18.7 in 1990, a 3.9% increase.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
Iceland matched the Orthodox Tightening Cycle pattern in 1990. Historically: 311 occurrences, 177 successful (57%). Outcome 24 months later: 3.9%. View full analysis →
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