Regions
The population of the regions of Iceland according to official estimates.
Name | Abbr. | Area A (km²) | Population Estimate (E) 2000-01-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2005-01-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2010-01-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2015-01-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2020-01-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2024-01-01 | ||
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Austurland [Eastern Region] | AUU | 16,412 | 9,568 | 10,073 | 10,373 | 10,247 | 10,572 | 11,085 | 1641200 | → |
Höfuðborgarsvæði [Capital Region] | HOF | 1,062 | 171,792 | 184,244 | 200,907 | 206,690 | 226,169 | 244,177 | 106200 | → |
Norðurland eystra [Northeastern Region] | NUE | 21,968 | 28,082 | 28,394 | 28,900 | 28,981 | 30,020 | 31,574 | 2196800 | → |
Norðurland vestra [Northwestern Region] | NUV | 12,737 | 7,970 | 7,699 | 7,490 | 7,070 | 7,210 | 7,294 | 1273700 | → |
Suðurland [Southern Region] | SUL | 30,835 | 23,250 | 24,010 | 25,965 | 26,158 | 30,042 | 34,076 | 3083500 | → |
Suðurnes [Southern Peninsula] | SDN | 829 | 16,106 | 17,110 | 21,359 | 21,662 | 26,835 | 30,933 | 82900 | → |
Vestfirðir [Westfjords] | VFJ | 9,409 | 8,219 | 7,597 | 7,266 | 6,832 | 6,913 | 7,168 | 940900 | → |
Vesturland [Western Region] | VUL | 9,554 | 14,062 | 14,422 | 15,370 | 15,384 | 16,281 | 17,419 | 955400 | → |
Iceland | ISL | 102,800 | 279,049 | 293,577 | 317,630 | 323,024 | 354,042 | 383,726 | → |
- Statistics Iceland.
Major Localities
Name | Adm. | Population Estimate (E) 2024-01-01 | |
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1 | Reykjavík | HOF | 239,733 |
2 | Keflavík og Njarðvík | SDN | 21,847 |
3 | Akureyri | NUE | 19,847 |
4 | Selfoss | SUL | 9,871 |
5 | Akranes | VUL | 8,159 |
6 | Vestmannaeyjar | SUL | 4,444 |
7 | Grindavík | SDN | 3,575 |
8 | Hveragerði | SUL | 3,277 |
Contents: Localities
The population of all Icelander localities with more than 500 inhabitants according to official estimates.
Name | Adm. | Population Estimate (E) 2000-01-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2005-01-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2010-01-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2015-01-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2020-01-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2024-01-01 | Area | |
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Akranes | VUL | 5,390 | 5,705 | 6,587 | 6,744 | 7,465 | 8,159 | 348 | → |
Akureyri | NUE | 15,080 | 16,354 | 17,370 | 17,860 | 18,634 | 19,847 | 1030 | → |
Álftanes | HOF | 1,388 | 1,891 | 2,498 | 2,480 | 2,546 | 2,487 | 130 | → |
Blönduós | NUV | 921 | 850 | 818 | 783 | 852 | 834 | 68 | → |
Bolungarvík | VFJ | 974 | 908 | 948 | 887 | 903 | 971 | 67 | → |
Borgarnes | VUL | 1,725 | 1,751 | 1,819 | 1,848 | 2,038 | 2,147 | 146 | → |
Dalvík | NUE | 1,453 | 1,375 | 1,400 | 1,361 | 1,360 | 1,360 | 80 | → |
Egilsstaðir | AUU | 1,567 | 1,725 | 2,237 | 2,301 | 2,502 | 2,632 | 186 | → |
Eskifjörður | AUU | 986 | 986 | 1,050 | 1,067 | 1,018 | 1,089 | 78 | → |
Eyrarbakki | SUL | 538 | 568 | 553 | 485 | 541 | 604 | 47 | → |
Fáskrúðsfjörður | AUU | 583 | 612 | 665 | 661 | 679 | 735 | 58 | → |
Flúðir | SUL | 313 | 360 | 412 | 417 | 441 | 499 | 82 | → |
Garður | SDN | 1,179 | 1,331 | 1,516 | 1,411 | 1,666 | 1,860 | 214 | → |
Grindavík [→ due to volcanic eruptions, no one dwelled in Grindavík on 1 January 2024] | SDN | 2,236 | 2,483 | 2,830 | 2,951 | 3,415 | 3,575 | 224 | → |
Grundarfjörður | VUL | 873 | 864 | 842 | 829 | 806 | 777 | 71 | → |
Grundarhverfi (Kjalarnesi) | HOF | 324 | 538 | 507 | 519 | 526 | 530 | 25 | → |
Hella | SUL | 604 | 696 | 799 | 823 | 871 | 1,015 | 68 | → |
Höfn í Hornafirði | AUU | 1,767 | 1,690 | 1,611 | 1,652 | 1,712 | 1,764 | 115 | → |
Húsavík | NUE | 2,427 | 2,320 | 2,226 | 2,160 | 2,355 | 2,449 | 143 | → |
Hvammstangi | NUV | 587 | 575 | 569 | 540 | 600 | 607 | 108 | → |
Hveragerði | SUL | 1,762 | 2,025 | 2,304 | 2,355 | 2,664 | 3,277 | 184 | → |
Hvolsvöllur | SUL | 668 | 757 | 872 | 924 | 1,018 | 1,078 | 83 | → |
Ísafjörður | VFJ | 2,799 | 2,762 | 2,659 | 2,476 | 2,623 | 2,679 | 140 | → |
Keflavík og Njarðvík | SDN | 10,483 | 10,806 | 13,972 | 14,556 | 18,514 | 21,847 | 1101 | → |
Neskaupstaður | AUU | 1,458 | 1,410 | 1,450 | 1,444 | 1,449 | 1,460 | 93 | → |
Ólafsfjörður | NUE | 1,030 | 938 | 823 | 779 | 792 | 762 | 55 | → |
Ólafsvík | VUL | 973 | 1,008 | 1,005 | 967 | 970 | 960 | 71 | → |
Patreksfjörður | VUL | 779 | 663 | 640 | 674 | 684 | 756 | 58 | → |
Reyðarfjörður | AUU | 616 | 671 | 1,081 | 1,168 | 1,346 | 1,368 | 105 | → |
Reykjavík (Stór-Reykjavík) | HOF | 168,848 | 180,878 | 196,916 | 202,677 | 221,815 | 239,733 | 7306 | → |
Sandgerði | SDN | 1,288 | 1,359 | 1,658 | 1,511 | 1,826 | 1,990 | 114 | → |
Sauðárkrókur | NUV | 2,599 | 2,632 | 2,640 | 2,528 | 2,604 | 2,609 | 171 | → |
Selfoss | SUL | 4,541 | 5,334 | 6,555 | 6,767 | 8,564 | 9,871 | 477 | → |
Seyðisfjörður | AUU | 790 | 670 | 676 | 617 | 633 | 648 | 79 | → |
Siglufjörður | NUE | 1,538 | 1,373 | 1,199 | 1,207 | 1,160 | 1,165 | 83 | → |
Skagaströnd | NUV | 603 | 549 | 510 | 478 | 455 | 447 | 45 | → |
Stokkseyri | SDN | 484 | 492 | 482 | 432 | 501 | 535 | 95 | → |
Stykkishólmur | VUL | 1,213 | 1,137 | 1,087 | 1,094 | 1,177 | 1,170 | 96 | → |
Þorlákshöfn | SUL | 1,319 | 1,356 | 1,565 | 1,443 | 1,692 | 2,037 | 120 | → |
Vestmannaeyjar | SUL | 4,578 | 4,213 | 4,133 | 4,239 | 4,264 | 4,444 | 200 | → |
Vík í Mýrdal | SUL | 297 | 291 | 311 | 298 | 462 | 639 | 86 | → |
Vogar | SDN | 633 | 841 | 1,114 | 1,018 | 1,190 | 1,388 | 56 | → |
Vopnafjörður | AUU | 602 | 561 | 532 | 519 | 517 | 510 | 48 | → |
- Statistics Iceland.
Population Structure
Further information about the population structure.
Gender (E 2024) | |
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Males | 196,552 |
Females | 187,015 |
Non-binary/Other | 159 |
Age Groups (E 2024) | |
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0-17 years | 84,787 |
18-64 years | 239,175 |
65+ years | 59,764 |
Age Distribution (E 2024) | |
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90+ years | 2,522 |
80-89 years | 11,198 |
70-79 years | 27,174 |
60-69 years | 40,091 |
50-59 years | 44,660 |
40-49 years | 50,471 |
30-39 years | 58,735 |
20-29 years | 54,407 |
10-19 years | 49,261 |
0-9 years | 45,207 |
Citizenship (E 2023) | |
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Iceland | 322,710 |
Foreign Citizenship | 65,090 |