Construction & Housing Statistics in Iceland

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Urban population

94.1%+0.1 pp vs 2023

Population density

4 per km²+3.0% vs 2022

Owner-occupied housing price index

287+0.4% vs Q3/2025

House price index

370+0.5% vs Q3/2025

Owner-occupied housing price index

343+5.1% vs 2024

House price index

266−0.3% vs Q4/2025

All Construction & Housing datasets for Iceland (68)

Dataset	Source
Analytical house prices indicators OECD	OECD	+0.4%
National and regional house price indices OECD	OECD	+9.9%
Labour input in construction - annual data Eurostat	Eurostat	+17%
Labour input in construction - monthly data Eurostat	Eurostat	−1.3%
Labour input in construction Eurostat	Eurostat	+0.4%
National and regional house price indices, headline indicators OECD	OECD	+5.2%
Distribution of households by household type from 2003 onwards Eurostat	Eurostat	0%
Distribution of households by household size Eurostat	Eurostat	+9.4%
Average number of rooms per person by NUTS 2 region Eurostat	Eurostat	0%
Average number of rooms per person by degree of urbanization Eurostat	Eurostat	0%
Distribution of population by housing cost burden and degree of urbanisation Eurostat	Eurostat	−0.3%
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of urbanisation - EU-SILC survey Eurostat	Eurostat	+3.6%
House price index (2015 = 100) - quarterly data Eurostat	Eurostat	−0.3%
House price index (2015 = 100) - annual data Eurostat	Eurostat	+5.1%
House price index - Item weights Eurostat	Eurostat	0%
Owner-occupied housing price index (2015=100) - annual data Eurostat	Eurostat	+5.1%
Owner-occupied housing price index - item weights Eurostat	Eurostat	0%
Owner-occupied housing price index (2015=100) - quarterly data Eurostat	Eurostat	+0.4%
House price index (2015 = 100) - quarterly data Eurostat	Eurostat	+0.5%
House price index (2015 = 100) - quarterly data Eurostat	Eurostat	−0.3%
Average number of rooms per person by type of household and income group from 2003 Eurostat	Eurostat	0%
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population Eurostat	Eurostat	−12.4%
Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of citizenship (total population aged 18 and over) Eurostat	Eurostat	+185.7%
Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of citizenship (total population aged 18 and over) Eurostat	Eurostat	+5.9%
Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of country of birth (total population aged 18 and over) Eurostat	Eurostat	−44.2%
Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of country of birth (total population aged 18 and over) Eurostat	Eurostat	−87.8%
Distribution of population by housing cost burden and sex Eurostat	Eurostat	+1.5%
Distribution of population by housing cost burden and tenure status Eurostat	Eurostat	−1.8%
Distribution of population by housing cost burden and household type Eurostat	Eurostat	−2%
Distribution of households by household type and income level Eurostat	Eurostat	0%
Distribution of households by household type and income level Eurostat	Eurostat	−20%
Share of housing costs in disposable household income, by type of household and income group Eurostat	Eurostat	+2.3%
Share of rent related to occupied dwelling in disposable household income, by type of household and income group Eurostat	Eurostat	−0.8%
Housing cost overburden rate by poverty status Eurostat	Eurostat	+4.5%
Housing cost overburden rate Eurostat	Eurostat	+4%
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by sex - EU-SILC survey Eurostat	Eurostat	+4.3%
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age group - EU-SILC survey Eurostat	Eurostat	+3.7%
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by poverty status - EU-SILC survey Eurostat	Eurostat	+2.8%
Average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type from 2003 onwards Eurostat	Eurostat	0%
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of country of birth (total population aged 18 and over) Eurostat	Eurostat	−37.6%
Average household size Eurostat	Eurostat	−3.8%
Total population living in a dwelling with a leaking roof, damp walls, floors or foundation, or rot in window frames or floor Eurostat	Eurostat	−7.7%
Children (aged 0 to 17) living in a dwelling with a leaking roof, damp walls, floors or foundation, or rot in window frames or floor Eurostat	Eurostat	−26.3%
Total population considering their dwelling as too dark Eurostat	Eurostat	+27.3%
Children (aged 0 to 17) living in households considering their dwelling as too dark Eurostat	Eurostat	+30.8%
Severe housing deprivation rate by age, sex and poverty status Eurostat	Eurostat	+12.5%
Severe housing deprivation rate by age, sex and poverty status Eurostat	Eurostat	−24.6%
Severe housing deprivation rate by age, sex and poverty status Eurostat	Eurostat	−17.9%
Severe housing deprivation rate by household type Eurostat	Eurostat	+18.2%
Severe housing deprivation rate by income quintile Eurostat	Eurostat	−44.6%
Housing deprivation rate by number of item - EU-SILC survey Eurostat	Eurostat	+2.5%
Share of total population living in a dwelling with a leaking roof, damp walls, floors or foundation, or rot in window frames of floor - EU-SILC survey Eurostat	Eurostat	−8.1%
Share of total population considering their dwelling as too dark - EU-SILC survey Eurostat	Eurostat	+8%
Total population having neither a bath, nor a shower in their dwelling Eurostat	Eurostat	−66.7%
Total population not having indoor flushing toilet for the sole use of their household Eurostat	Eurostat	0
Children (aged 0 to 17) not having indoor flushing toilet for the sole use of their household Eurostat	Eurostat	0
Share of total population having neither a bath, nor a shower in their dwelling - EU-SILC survey Eurostat	Eurostat	−66.7%
Share of total population not having indoor flushing toilet for the sole use of their household - EU-SILC survey Eurostat	Eurostat	0
Severe housing deprivation rate by tenure status Eurostat	Eurostat	−33.3%
Severe housing deprivation rate by tenure status Eurostat	Eurostat	−11.5%
Children (aged 0 to 17) having neither a bath, nor a shower in their dwelling Eurostat	Eurostat	−0.1
Total population having neither a bath, nor a shower, nor indoor flushing toilet in their household Eurostat	Eurostat	0
Severe housing deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation Eurostat	Eurostat	−31.1%
Dwellings by type of building, number of occupants and NUTS 3 region Eurostat	Eurostat	–
Dwellings by type of building, number of rooms or useful floor space and NUTS 3 region Eurostat	Eurostat	–
Dwellings by type of building, ownership status and NUTS 2 region Eurostat	Eurostat	–
Conventional dwellings by occupancy status, type of building and NUTS 3 region Eurostat	Eurostat	–
Conventional dwellings by occupancy status, period of construction and NUTS 3 region Eurostat	Eurostat	–

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