Höfuðborgarsvæð

Region in Iceland

Contents: Subdivision

The population development in Höfuðborgarsvæð as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).

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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
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	→
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)
Males	126,505
Females	120,931
Non-binary/Other	97

Age Groups (E 2023)
0-17 years	53,808
18-64 years	157,596
65+ years	36,129

Age Distribution (E 2023)
0-9 years	28,888
10-19 years	30,963
20-29 years	36,950
30-39 years	38,830
40-49 years	33,827
50-59 years	28,832
60-69 years	24,535
70-79 years	16,223
80-89 years	6,828
90+ years	1,657

Citizenship (E 2022)
Iceland	205,940
Foreign Citizenship	34,570