
Iceland: Division
Contents: Regions and Municipalities
The population of the regions and municipalities of Iceland according to official estimates.
Name | Status | Population Estimate 2000-01-01 | Population Estimate 2005-01-01 | Population Estimate 2010-01-01 | Population Estimate 2015-01-01 | Population Estimate 2020-01-01 | Population Estimate 2023-01-01 | |
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Austurland [Eastern Region] | Region | 9,568 | 10,073 | 10,373 | 10,346 | 10,739 | 11,227 | → |
Fjarðabyggð (incl. Breiðdalshreppur) | Municipality | 4,434 | 4,386 | 4,851 | 4,933 | 5,072 | 5,262 | → |
Fljótsdalshreppur | Municipality | 90 | 260 | 89 | 75 | 86 | 96 | → |
Múlaþing (incl. Fljótsdalshérað) | Municipality | 4,255 | 4,699 | 4,750 | 4,664 | 4,922 | 5,208 | → |
Vopnafjarðarhreppur | Municipality | 789 | 728 | 683 | 674 | 659 | 661 | → |
Höfuðborgarsvæð [Capital Region] | Region | 171,792 | 184,244 | 200,907 | 211,282 | 233,034 | 247,533 | → |
Garðabær (incl. Álftanes) | Municipality | 9,378 | 11,085 | 13,166 | 14,453 | 16,924 | 18,891 | → |
Hafnarfjörður | Municipality | 19,158 | 22,000 | 25,913 | 27,875 | 29,971 | 30,568 | → |
Kjósarhreppur | Municipality | 142 | 143 | 197 | 216 | 245 | 285 | → |
Kópavogur | Municipality | 22,693 | 25,803 | 30,357 | 33,205 | 37,959 | 39,810 | → |
Mosfellsbær | Municipality | 5,869 | 6,817 | 8,553 | 9,300 | 12,073 | 13,430 | → |
Reykjavík (Reykjavíkurborg) | Municipality | 109,887 | 113,848 | 118,326 | 121,822 | 131,136 | 139,875 | → |
Seltjarnarnes | Municipality | 4,665 | 4,548 | 4,395 | 4,411 | 4,726 | 4,674 | → |
Norðurland eystra [Northeastern Region] | Region | 28,082 | 28,422 | 28,900 | 29,257 | 30,600 | 31,792 | → |
Akureyri | Municipality | 15,456 | 16,568 | 17,573 | 18,191 | 19,025 | 19,893 | → |
Dalvíkurbyggð | Municipality | 2,050 | 1,944 | 1,949 | 1,861 | 1,903 | 1,906 | → |
Eyjafjarðarsveit | Municipality | 964 | 993 | 1,025 | 1,032 | 1,077 | 1,171 | → |
Fjallabyggð | Municipality | 2,633 | 2,371 | 2,066 | 2,037 | 2,006 | 1,977 | → |
Grýtubakkahreppur | Municipality | 374 | 387 | 337 | 364 | 370 | 379 | → |
Hörgársveit (Hörgárbyggð & Arnarneshreppur) | Municipality | 580 | 572 | 607 | 567 | 623 | 780 | → |
Langanesbyggð | Municipality | 722 | 664 | 632 | 611 | 575 | 592 | → |
Norðurþing | Municipality | 3,390 | 3,094 | 2,926 | 2,806 | 3,115 | 3,156 | → |
Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur | Municipality | 341 | 366 | 413 | 414 | 483 | 485 | → |
Þingeyjarsveit | Municipality | 1,499 | 1,399 | 1,316 | 1,315 | 1,369 | 1,393 | → |
Tjörneshreppur | Municipality | 73 | 64 | 56 | 59 | 54 | 60 | → |
Norðurland vestra [Northwestern Region] | Region | 7,970 | 7,699 | 7,490 | 7,137 | 7,322 | 7,432 | → |
Húnabyggð (incl. Blönduóssbær, Húnavatnshreppur) | Municipality | 1,508 | 1,403 | 1,313 | 1,275 | 1,309 | 1,295 | → |
Húnaþing vestra (incl. Bæjarhreppur) | Municipality | 1,334 | 1,278 | 1,212 | 1,171 | 1,211 | 1,258 | → |
Skagabyggð | Municipality | 102 | 101 | 106 | 99 | 90 | 89 | → |
Skagafjörður (Sveitarfélagið Skagafjörður; incl. Akrahreppur) | Municipality | 4,411 | 4,359 | 4,340 | 4,104 | 4,239 | 4,306 | → |
Skagaströnd (Sveitarfélagið Skagaströnd) | Municipality | 615 | 558 | 519 | 488 | 473 | 484 | → |
Suðurland [Southern Region] | Region | 23,250 | 24,010 | 25,965 | 26,516 | 30,833 | 33,805 | → |
Árborg (Sveitarfélagið Árborg) | Municipality | 5,691 | 6,530 | 7,811 | 8,052 | 10,055 | 11,239 | → |
Ásahreppur | Municipality | 129 | 149 | 190 | 216 | 251 | 295 | → |
Bláskógabyggð | Municipality | 816 | 893 | 935 | 961 | 1,163 | 1,280 | → |
Flóahreppur | Municipality | 469 | 517 | 602 | 616 | 687 | 708 | → |
Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur | Municipality | 350 | 346 | 415 | 431 | 497 | 535 | → |
Hornafjörður (Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður) | Municipality | 2,395 | 2,220 | 2,086 | 2,150 | 2,434 | 2,547 | → |
Hrunamannahreppur | Municipality | 718 | 754 | 788 | 794 | 818 | 874 | → |
Hveragerði | Municipality | 1,760 | 2,021 | 2,291 | 2,384 | 2,699 | 3,196 | → |
Mýrdalshreppur | Municipality | 520 | 508 | 510 | 480 | 719 | 877 | → |
Ölfus (Sveitarfélagið Ölfus) | Municipality | 1,659 | 1,724 | 1,952 | 1,885 | 2,276 | 2,573 | → |
Rangárþing eystra | Municipality | 1,667 | 1,651 | 1,745 | 1,749 | 1,961 | 2,035 | → |
Rangárþing ytra | Municipality | 1,378 | 1,446 | 1,543 | 1,548 | 1,682 | 1,866 | → |
Skaftárhreppur | Municipality | 585 | 507 | 445 | 460 | 627 | 680 | → |
Skeiða- og Gnúpverjahreppur | Municipality | 532 | 529 | 517 | 518 | 609 | 577 | → |
Vestmannaeyjar | Municipality | 4,581 | 4,215 | 4,135 | 4,272 | 4,355 | 4,523 | → |
Suðurnes [Southern Peninsula] | Region | 16,106 | 17,110 | 21,359 | 22,026 | 27,829 | 31,049 | → |
Grindavíkurbær | Municipality | 2,242 | 2,494 | 2,837 | 2,995 | 3,512 | 3,669 | → |
Reykjanesbær | Municipality | 10,624 | 10,952 | 14,091 | 14,924 | 19,421 | 22,059 | → |
Suðurnesjabær (incl. Garður, Sandgerði) | Municipality | 2,508 | 2,727 | 3,225 | 3,005 | 3,588 | 3,925 | → |
Vogar (Sveitarfélagið Vogar) | Municipality | 732 | 937 | 1,206 | 1,102 | 1,308 | 1,396 | → |
Vestfirðir [Westfjords] | Region | 8,219 | 7,597 | 7,266 | 6,970 | 7,115 | 7,379 | → |
Árneshreppur | Municipality | 67 | 57 | 50 | 54 | 43 | 47 | → |
Bolungarvík | Municipality | 1,001 | 930 | 970 | 923 | 955 | 997 | → |
Ísafjarðarbær | Municipality | 4,280 | 4,134 | 3,899 | 3,629 | 3,809 | 3,864 | → |
Kaldrananeshreppur | Municipality | 144 | 117 | 112 | 112 | 109 | 116 | → |
Reykhólahreppur | Municipality | 299 | 262 | 291 | 268 | 262 | 242 | → |
Strandabyggð | Municipality | 577 | 518 | 508 | 473 | 457 | 428 | → |
Súðavíkurhreppur | Municipality | 255 | 235 | 202 | 204 | 208 | 235 | → |
Tálknafjarðarhreppur | Municipality | 367 | 325 | 299 | 305 | 251 | 268 | → |
Vesturbyggð | Municipality | 1,229 | 1,019 | 935 | 1,002 | 1,021 | 1,182 | → |
Vesturland [Western Region] | Region | 14,062 | 14,422 | 15,370 | 15,566 | 16,662 | 17,541 | → |
Akranes (Akraneskaupstaður) | Municipality | 5,340 | 5,657 | 6,549 | 6,767 | 7,534 | 7,997 | → |
Borgarbyggð | Municipality | 3,296 | 3,446 | 3,542 | 3,539 | 3,852 | 4,090 | → |
Dalabyggð | Municipality | 775 | 711 | 694 | 680 | 639 | 653 | → |
Eyja- og Miklaholtshreppur | Municipality | 115 | 139 | 139 | 144 | 124 | 114 | → |
Grundarfjarðarbær | Municipality | 952 | 938 | 904 | 900 | 876 | 861 | → |
Hvalfjarðarsveit | Municipality | 547 | 560 | 624 | 635 | 625 | 765 | → |
Skorradalshreppur | Municipality | 45 | 64 | 61 | 62 | 65 | 75 | → |
Snæfellsbær | Municipality | 1,719 | 1,719 | 1,702 | 1,679 | 1,674 | 1,678 | → |
Stykkishólmur (Sveitarfélagið Stykkishólmur; incl. Helgafellssveit) | Municipality | 1,273 | 1,188 | 1,155 | 1,160 | 1,273 | 1,308 | → |
Ísland [Iceland] | Country | 279,049 | 293,577 | 317,630 | 329,100 | 364,134 | 387,758 |
Source: Statistics Iceland (web).
Further information about the population structure:
Gender (E 2023) | |
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Males | 199,826 |
Females | 187,800 |
Non-binary/Other | 132 |
Age Groups (E 2023) | |
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0-17 years | 84,719 |
18-64 years | 244,747 |
65+ years | 58,292 |
Age Distribution (E 2023) | |
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0-9 years | 45,441 |
10-19 years | 48,855 |
20-29 years | 57,803 |
30-39 years | 59,662 |
40-49 years | 51,183 |
50-59 years | 45,235 |
60-69 years | 39,986 |
70-79 years | 26,220 |
80-89 years | 10,855 |
90+ years | 2,518 |
Citizenship (E 2022) | |
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Iceland | 321,240 |
Foreign Citizenship | 54,770 |