19 Oct

19 Oct 2018

Inhabitants in Iceland will be 436 in 2067

The Icelandic population will grow, from 348 to 436 thousand during the next 50 years. This is according to the medium variant population projection. The high variant predicts a population of 513 thousand while the low variant projects 365 thousand inhabitants.

19 Oct

19 Oct 2018

The building cost index up by 0.6 % from previous month

The building cost index compiled in the middle of October 2018 is 141.0 points (December 2009=100), 0.6% higher than in the previous month.

16 Oct

16 Oct 2018

Total catch in September 108 thousand tonnes

The overall catch of Icelandic vessels in September was 108 thousand tonnes, a 14% decrease from September 2017. Demersal catch was just over 35 thousand tonnes, 7% more than in the same month last year.

15 Oct

15 Oct 2018

Young men fly the nest later than young women

One out of five 25 to 29 year olds lived in their parental home in 2016 (20.3%), 24.8% of men and 15.6% of women.

08 Oct

08 Oct 2018

Employment in accommodation and food service activities almost doubled

Almost 200 thousand (199,870) of persons aged 16-74 years were employed in the Icelandic labour market in the second quarter of 2018, according to register data on employment. This is an increase by 11.8% in the last ten years, from the second quarter of 2008 or by 21,016 persons.

04 Oct

04 Oct 2018

A trade deficit of ISK 15,100 million in September 2018, according to preliminary figures

According to preliminary figures for September 2018, the value of exported goods amounted to ISK 48,700 million fob and the value of imported goods amounted to ISK 63,800 million fob.