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Internet World Stats > Europe > Iceland

Iceland Internet Usage Stats and Telecom Reports

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Internet Usage Statistics:
314,273 Internet users as of Dec, 2013, 96.5% of the population, according to the ITU.



Latest Population Estimate:
325,671 population for 2014, according to Statistics Iceland.

Gross National Income:
GNI per capita is US$ 46,320 (2006) according to World Bank.

Country Size (Area):
Iceland has 102,928 sq km - Population density is 3 persons per sq km.

Internet Usage and Population Statistics:

YEAR	Users	Population	% Pop.	Usage Source
2000	168,000	281,154	59.8 %	ITU
2003	195,000	294,947	66.1 %	ITU
2005	225,600	297,072	75.9 %	ITU
2006	258,000	299,076	86.3 %	ITU
2013	314,273	325,671	96.5 %	ITU

Iceland Official Statistics Page
Iceland Statistics - Statice


Search Engines and Directories:
Iceland Search Engines

Iceland Open Directory

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Iceland Country Profile

Iceland in the Wikipedia
Iceland history, politics, map, geography, economy,
demography, full information and links.

Iceland in the CIA Factbook
Country information about the economy, geography, government,
population, communications, military and transnational issues.

BBC Iceland Profile
Up to date resume about country leaders, history, main events,
map, flag, geography, news, politics and media links.

Iceland e-Government Page
Here you will find a wealth of information on Iceland - its nature, society and people - and links to hundreds of related web sites. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe, almost four-fifths of the country are uninhabited and mostly uninhabitable, the population being concentrated in a narrow coastal belt, valleys and the southwest corner of the country. Most Icelanders live in the capital, Reykjavik, and surrounding areas.

Iceland Map
Iceland map and basic country data.

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Iceland Telecommunications Market Reports

Iceland - Key Statistics, Telecom Market & Regulatory Overviews
Iceland’s telecom market is small but technologically advanced, providing modern services for its highly urbanised and prosperous population. Mobile phone penetration on GSM, GPRS and NMT networks is among the highest in Europe. The Internet is also used by more than 90% of the population, and broadband penetration is increasingly available over ADSL and fibre networks. The market is served by two major operators: the incumbent Iceland Telecom (S’minn), and Og Vodafone, the combined entity formed from the merger of TAL and Islandssimi which relaunched in 2003. This report examines Iceland’s telecoms market in 2005 and early 2006, providing statistics on the mobile, broadband and Internet markets, and an overview of the major providers. Further reading.

Internet Broadband in Iceland

July, 2014 - In a country with 96.5 percent of population online, Iceland does not have the fastest desktop internet speeds and fastest mobile speeds in the world. They use renewable energy sources to access the web. In the world, currently there is consumption of huge amounts of electricity, total connectivity and huge data centers, Iceland has proved to be a major hub of international web traffic, as well as an icon of universal and sustainable access.

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