Iceland: All Urban Settlements
Municipalities
The population of the 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 2019-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akrahreppur | Municipality | 224 | 214 | 209 | 194 | 202 | → |
| Akranes (Akraneskaupstaður) | Municipality | 5,340 | 5,657 | 6,549 | 6,767 | 7,411 | → |
| Akureyri | Municipality | 15,456 | 16,568 | 17,573 | 18,191 | 18,925 | → |
| Árborg (Sveitarfélagið Árborg) | Municipality | 5,691 | 6,530 | 7,811 | 8,052 | 9,485 | → |
| Árneshreppur | Municipality | 67 | 57 | 50 | 54 | 40 | → |
| Ásahreppur | Municipality | 129 | 149 | 190 | 216 | 248 | → |
| Bláskógabyggð | Municipality | 816 | 893 | 935 | 961 | 1,121 | → |
| Blönduóssbær | Municipality | 996 | 917 | 882 | 861 | 939 | → |
| Bolungarvík | Municipality | 1,001 | 930 | 970 | 923 | 953 | → |
| Borgarbyggð | Municipality | 3,296 | 3,446 | 3,542 | 3,539 | 3,807 | → |
| Borgarfjarðarhreppur | Municipality | 142 | 137 | 134 | 135 | 109 | → |
| Dalabyggð | Municipality | 775 | 711 | 694 | 680 | 673 | → |
| Dalvíkurbyggð | Municipality | 2,050 | 1,944 | 1,949 | 1,861 | 1,905 | → |
| Djúpavogshreppur | Municipality | 504 | 480 | 443 | 422 | 472 | → |
| Eyjafjarðarsveit | Municipality | 964 | 993 | 1,025 | 1,032 | 1,042 | → |
| Eyja- og Miklaholtshreppur | Municipality | 115 | 139 | 139 | 144 | 117 | → |
| Fjallabyggð | Municipality | 2,633 | 2,371 | 2,066 | 2,037 | 2,007 | → |
| Fjarðabyggð (incl. Breiðdalshreppur) | Municipality | 4,434 | 4,386 | 4,851 | 4,933 | 5,070 | → |
| Fljótsdalshérað | Municipality | 2,781 | 3,368 | 3,467 | 3,454 | 3,600 | → |
| Fljótsdalshreppur | Municipality | 90 | 260 | 89 | 75 | 74 | → |
| Flóahreppur | Municipality | 469 | 517 | 602 | 616 | 667 | → |
| Garðabær (incl. Álftanes) | Municipality | 9,378 | 11,085 | 13,166 | 14,453 | 16,299 | → |
| Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur | Municipality | 350 | 346 | 415 | 431 | 493 | → |
| Grindavíkurbær | Municipality | 2,242 | 2,494 | 2,837 | 2,995 | 3,427 | → |
| Grundarfjarðarbær | Municipality | 952 | 938 | 904 | 900 | 866 | → |
| Grýtubakkahreppur | Municipality | 374 | 387 | 337 | 364 | 371 | → |
| Hafnarfjörður | Municipality | 19,158 | 22,000 | 25,913 | 27,875 | 29,799 | → |
| Helgafellssveit | Municipality | 56 | 47 | 63 | 53 | 62 | → |
| Hörgársveit (Hörgárbyggð & Arnarneshreppur) | Municipality | 580 | 572 | 607 | 567 | 616 | → |
| Hornafjörður (Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður) | Municipality | 2,395 | 2,220 | 2,086 | 2,150 | 2,389 | → |
| Hrunamannahreppur | Municipality | 718 | 754 | 788 | 794 | 786 | → |
| Húnaþing vestra (incl. Bæjarhreppur) | Municipality | 1,334 | 1,278 | 1,212 | 1,171 | 1,181 | → |
| Húnavatnshreppur | Municipality | 512 | 486 | 431 | 414 | 371 | → |
| Hvalfjarðarsveit | Municipality | 547 | 560 | 624 | 635 | 638 | → |
| Hveragerði | Municipality | 1,760 | 2,021 | 2,291 | 2,384 | 2,628 | → |
| Ísafjarðarbær | Municipality | 4,280 | 4,134 | 3,899 | 3,629 | 3,800 | → |
| Kaldrananeshreppur | Municipality | 144 | 117 | 112 | 112 | 103 | → |
| Kjósarhreppur | Municipality | 142 | 143 | 197 | 216 | 238 | → |
| Kópavogur | Municipality | 22,693 | 25,803 | 30,357 | 33,205 | 36,975 | → |
| Langanesbyggð | Municipality | 601 | 548 | 521 | 513 | 504 | → |
| Mosfellsbær | Municipality | 5,869 | 6,817 | 8,553 | 9,300 | 11,463 | → |
| Mýrdalshreppur | Municipality | 520 | 508 | 510 | 480 | 695 | → |
| Norðurþing | Municipality | 3,390 | 3,094 | 2,926 | 2,806 | 3,042 | → |
| Ölfus (Sveitarfélagið Ölfus) | Municipality | 1,659 | 1,724 | 1,952 | 1,885 | 2,153 | → |
| Rangárþing eystra | Municipality | 1,667 | 1,651 | 1,745 | 1,749 | 1,924 | → |
| Rangárþing ytra | Municipality | 1,378 | 1,446 | 1,543 | 1,548 | 1,636 | → |
| Reykhólahreppur | Municipality | 299 | 262 | 291 | 268 | 258 | → |
| Reykjanesbær | Municipality | 10,624 | 10,952 | 14,091 | 14,924 | 18,920 | → |
| Reykjavík (Reykjavíkurborg) | Municipality | 109,887 | 113,848 | 118,326 | 121,822 | 128,793 | → |
| Seltjarnarnes | Municipality | 4,665 | 4,548 | 4,395 | 4,411 | 4,664 | → |
| Seyðisfjörður | Municipality | 828 | 714 | 706 | 653 | 685 | → |
| Skaftárhreppur | Municipality | 585 | 507 | 445 | 460 | 583 | → |
| Skagabyggð | Municipality | 102 | 101 | 106 | 99 | 90 | → |
| Skagafjörður (Sveitarfélagið Skagafjörður) | Municipality | 4,187 | 4,145 | 4,131 | 3,910 | 3,992 | → |
| Skagaströnd (Sveitarfélagið Skagaströnd) | Municipality | 615 | 558 | 519 | 488 | 452 | → |
| Skeiða- og Gnúpverjahreppur | Municipality | 532 | 529 | 517 | 518 | 626 | → |
| Skorradalshreppur | Municipality | 45 | 64 | 61 | 62 | 58 | → |
| Skútustaðahreppur | Municipality | 451 | 437 | 374 | 395 | 502 | → |
| Snæfellsbær | Municipality | 1,719 | 1,719 | 1,702 | 1,679 | 1,674 | → |
| Strandabyggð | Municipality | 577 | 518 | 508 | 473 | 449 | → |
| Stykkishólmur | Municipality | 1,217 | 1,141 | 1,092 | 1,107 | 1,201 | → |
| Súðavíkurhreppur | Municipality | 255 | 235 | 202 | 204 | 204 | → |
| Suðurnesjabær (incl. Garður, Sandgerði) | Municipality | 2,508 | 2,727 | 3,225 | 3,005 | 3,480 | → |
| Svalbarðshreppur | Municipality | 121 | 116 | 111 | 98 | 91 | → |
| Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur | Municipality | 341 | 366 | 413 | 414 | 491 | → |
| Tálknafjarðarhreppur | Municipality | 367 | 325 | 299 | 305 | 258 | → |
| Þingeyjarsveit | Municipality | 1,048 | 962 | 942 | 920 | 894 | → |
| Tjörneshreppur | Municipality | 73 | 64 | 56 | 59 | 55 | → |
| Vestmannaeyjar | Municipality | 4,581 | 4,215 | 4,135 | 4,272 | 4,301 | → |
| Vesturbyggð | Municipality | 1,229 | 1,019 | 935 | 1,002 | 998 | → |
| Vogar (Sveitarfélagið Vogar) | Municipality | 732 | 937 | 1,206 | 1,102 | 1,286 | → |
| Vopnafjarðarhreppur | Municipality | 789 | 728 | 683 | 674 | 660 | → |
| Ísland [Iceland] | Country | 279,049 | 293,577 | 317,630 | 329,100 | 356,991 |
Contents: Urban Localities
The population of all urban settlements (so-called "nuclei") in Iceland according to official estimates.
icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution).| Name | Status | Municipality | Population Estimate 2000-01-01 | Population Estimate 2005-01-01 | Population Estimate 2010-01-01 | Population Estimate 2015-01-01 | Population Estimate 2019-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akranes (incl. Innnes) | Urban Settlement | Akranes | 5,340 | 5,657 | 6,549 | 6,814 | 7,463 | → |
| Akureyri (incl. Lónsbakki) | Urban Settlement | Akureyri | 15,143 | 16,372 | 17,388 | 18,014 | 18,769 | → |
| Álftanes | Urban Settlement | Garðabær | 1,439 | 2,032 | 2,523 | 2,498 | 2,602 | → |
| Árnes | Urban Settlement | Skeiða- og Gnúpverjahreppur | ... | ... | ... | ... | 58 | → |
| Bakkafjörður | Urban Settlement | Langanesbyggð | 125 | 109 | 75 | 86 | 69 | → |
| Bifröst | Urban Settlement | Borgarbyggð | 69 | 224 | 202 | 208 | 164 | → |
| Bíldudalur | Urban Settlement | Vesturbyggð | 290 | 226 | 187 | 196 | 208 | → |
| Blönduós | Urban Settlement | Blönduóssbær | 924 | 851 | 819 | 793 | 867 | → |
| Bolungarvík | Urban Settlement | Bolungarvík | 1,001 | 930 | 970 | 906 | 931 | → |
| Borgarfjörður eystri | Urban Settlement | Borgarfjarðarhreppur | 98 | 95 | 93 | 88 | 77 | → |
| Borgarnes | Urban Settlement | Borgarbyggð | 1,733 | 1,757 | 1,828 | 1,865 | 2,012 | → |
| Borg í Grímsnesi | Urban Settlement | Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur | ... | 28 | 63 | 96 | 117 | → |
| Brautarholt á Skeiðum | Urban Settlement | Skeiða- og Gnúpverjahreppur | ... | ... | 40 | 57 | 72 | → |
| Breiðdalsvík | Urban Settlement | Fjarðabyggð | 188 | 163 | 144 | 128 | 129 | → |
| Brúnahlíð í Eyjafirði | Urban Settlement | Eyjafjarðarsveit | ... | ... | ... | 78 | 72 | → |
| Búðardalur | Urban Settlement | Dalabyggð | 247 | 241 | 255 | 274 | 269 | → |
| Byggðakjarni í Mosfellsdal | Urban Settlement | Mosfellsbær | ... | ... | ... | 225 | 222 | → |
| Byggðakjarni í Þykkvabæ | Urban Settlement | Rangárþing ytra | ... | ... | ... | 53 | 59 | → |
| Dalvík | Urban Settlement | Dalvíkurbyggð | 1,485 | 1,405 | 1,435 | 1,370 | 1,381 | → |
| Djúpivogur | Urban Settlement | Djúpavogshreppur | 382 | 379 | 344 | 331 | 364 | → |
| Drangsnes | Urban Settlement | Kaldrananeshreppur | 105 | 83 | 72 | 83 | 72 | → |
| Egilsstaðir | Urban Settlement | Fljótsdalshérað | 1,607 | 1,765 | 2,277 | 2,319 | 2,501 | → |
| Eskifjörður | Urban Settlement | Fjarðabyggð | 1,003 | 999 | 1,062 | 1,026 | 1,040 | → |
| Eyrarbakki | Urban Settlement | Árborg | 543 | 575 | 565 | 495 | 540 | → |
| Fáskrúðsfjörður | Urban Settlement | Fjarðabyggð | 585 | 614 | 667 | 671 | 702 | → |
| Fellabær | Urban Settlement | Fljótsdalshérað | 360 | 417 | 427 | 404 | 398 | → |
| Flateyri | Urban Settlement | Ísafjarðarbær | 305 | 284 | 250 | 206 | 201 | → |
| Flúðir | Urban Settlement | Hrunamannahreppur | 267 | 317 | 382 | 419 | 432 | → |
| Garður | Urban Settlement | Suðurnesjabær | 1,183 | 1,329 | 1,515 | 1,425 | 1,620 | → |
| Grenivík | Urban Settlement | Grýtubakkahreppur | 264 | 290 | 249 | 274 | 301 | → |
| Grímsey | Urban Settlement | Akureyri | 98 | 93 | 89 | 76 | 61 | → |
| Grindavík | Urban Settlement | Grindavíkurbær | 2,242 | 2,494 | 2,837 | 2,991 | 3,423 | → |
| Grundarfjörður | Urban Settlement | Grundarfjarðarbær | 855 | 850 | 832 | 855 | 824 | → |
| Grundarhverfi á Kjalarnesi | Urban Settlement | Reykjavík | 331 | 544 | 520 | 565 | 614 | → |
| Hafnir | Urban Settlement | Reykjanesbær | 112 | 120 | 119 | 100 | 108 | → |
| Hallormsstaður | Urban Settlement | Fljótsdalshérað | 60 | 45 | 47 | ... | ... | → |
| Hauganes | Urban Settlement | Dalvíkurbyggð | 164 | 143 | 128 | 110 | 118 | → |
| Hella | Urban Settlement | Rangárþing ytra | 592 | 681 | 785 | 830 | 865 | → |
| Hellissandur | Urban Settlement | Snæfellsbær | 407 | 389 | 391 | 378 | 355 | → |
| Hjalteyri | Urban Settlement | Hörgársveit | 62 | 46 | 45 | ... | ... | → |
| Hnífsdalur | Urban Settlement | Ísafjarðarbær | 310 | 257 | 242 | 194 | 221 | → |
| Höfn í Hornafirði | Urban Settlement | Hornafjörður | 1,769 | 1,694 | 1,614 | 1,665 | 1,710 | → |
| Hofsós (Hafsós) | Urban Settlement | Skagafjörður | 192 | 173 | 184 | 161 | 142 | → |
| Hólar í Hjaltadal | Urban Settlement | Skagafjörður | 76 | 93 | 109 | 67 | 93 | → |
| Hólmavík | Urban Settlement | Strandabyggð | 396 | 388 | 386 | 337 | 322 | → |
| Hrafnagil | Urban Settlement | Eyjafjarðarsveit | 102 | 127 | 258 | 276 | 270 | → |
| Hrísey | Urban Settlement | Akureyri | 215 | 167 | 189 | 172 | 167 | → |
| Húsavík | Urban Settlement | Norðurþing | 2,439 | 2,323 | 2,229 | 2,184 | 2,323 | → |
| Hvammstangi | Urban Settlement | Húnaþing vestra | 590 | 576 | 579 | 543 | 573 | → |
| Hvanneyri | Urban Settlement | Borgarbyggð | 154 | 192 | 252 | 260 | 307 | → |
| Hveragerði | Urban Settlement | Hveragerði | 1,760 | 2,021 | 2,291 | 2,382 | 2,657 | → |
| Hvolsvöllur | Urban Settlement | Rangárþing eystra | 644 | 739 | 847 | 934 | 988 | → |
| Ísafjörður | Urban Settlement | Ísafjarðarbær | 2,828 | 2,785 | 2,677 | 2,525 | 2,703 | → |
| Keflavík og Njarðvík | Urban Settlement | Reykjanesbær | 10,512 | 10,832 | 13,972 | 14,821 | 18,809 | → |
| Kirkjubæjarklaustur | Urban Settlement | Skaftárhreppur | 146 | 137 | 117 | 140 | 196 | → |
| Kleppjárnsreykir | Urban Settlement | Borgarbyggð | 32 | 48 | 50 | 51 | 46 | → |
| Kópasker | Urban Settlement | Norðurþing | 165 | 139 | 126 | 114 | 121 | → |
| Kristnes | Urban Settlement | Eyjafjarðarsveit | 48 | 57 | 40 | 55 | 47 | → |
| Laugar | Urban Settlement | Þingeyjarsveit | 92 | 105 | 112 | 128 | 115 | → |
| Laugarás | Urban Settlement | Bláskógabyggð | 124 | 112 | 116 | 103 | 121 | → |
| Laugarbakki | Urban Settlement | Húnaþing vestra | 83 | 81 | 60 | 47 | 55 | → |
| Laugarvatn | Urban Settlement | Bláskógabyggð | 154 | 179 | 186 | 163 | 192 | → |
| Litli-Árskógssandur | Urban Settlement | Dalvíkurbyggð | 130 | 125 | 142 | 108 | 107 | → |
| Melahverfi í Hvalfirði | Urban Settlement | Hvalfjarðarsveit | 41 | 81 | 111 | 120 | 102 | → |
| Nesjahverfi í Hornafirði | Urban Settlement | Hornafjörður | 99 | 82 | 71 | 76 | 95 | → |
| Neskaupstaður | Urban Settlement | Fjarðabyggð | 1,458 | 1,411 | 1,451 | 1,510 | 1,469 | → |
| Ólafsfjörður | Urban Settlement | Fjallabyggð | 1,076 | 979 | 852 | 782 | 787 | → |
| Ólafsvík | Urban Settlement | Snæfellsbær | 973 | 1,008 | 1,005 | 976 | 1,000 | → |
| Patreksfjörður | Urban Settlement | Vesturbyggð | 779 | 663 | 640 | 682 | 675 | → |
| Rauðalækur | Urban Settlement | Rangárþing ytra | ... | ... | ... | 57 | 60 | → |
| Raufarhöfn | Urban Settlement | Norðurþing | 368 | 243 | 217 | 183 | 168 | → |
| Reyðarfjörður | Urban Settlement | Fjarðabyggð | 647 | 696 | 1,090 | 1,180 | 1,348 | → |
| Reykhólar | Urban Settlement | Reykhólahreppur | 121 | 114 | 131 | 132 | 120 | → |
| Reykholt í Biskupstungum | Urban Settlement | Bláskógabyggð | 123 | 182 | 189 | 236 | 260 | → |
| Reykholt í Borgarfirði | Urban Settlement | Borgarbyggð | 27 | 28 | 41 | ... | 61 | → |
| Reykjahlíð | Urban Settlement | Skútustaðahreppur | 218 | 208 | 173 | 156 | 210 | → |
| Reykjavík | Urban Settlement | Reykjavík | 169,371 | 181,039 | 197,125 | 207,186 | 222,776 | → |
| Rif | Urban Settlement | Snæfellsbær | 142 | 144 | 143 | 163 | 138 | → |
| Sandgerði | Urban Settlement | Suðurnesjabær | 1,325 | 1,398 | 1,710 | 1,545 | 1,803 | → |
| Sauðárkrókur | Urban Settlement | Skagafjörður | 2,600 | 2,632 | 2,640 | 2,536 | 2,612 | → |
| Selfoss (incl. Árbæjarhverfi í Ölfusi) | Urban Settlement | Árborg | 4,532 | 5,326 | 6,548 | 6,826 | 8,068 | → |
| Seyðisfjörður | Urban Settlement | Seyðisfjörður | 828 | 714 | 706 | 639 | 673 | → |
| Siglufjörður | Urban Settlement | Fjallabyggð | 1,557 | 1,392 | 1,214 | 1,219 | 1,184 | → |
| Skagaströnd | Urban Settlement | Skagaströnd | 615 | 558 | 519 | 480 | 443 | → |
| Sólheimar í Grímsnesi | Urban Settlement | Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur | 67 | 68 | 92 | 111 | 85 | → |
| Stöðvarfjörður | Urban Settlement | Fjarðabyggð | 276 | 257 | 223 | 198 | 181 | → |
| Stokkseyri | Urban Settlement | Árborg | 462 | 464 | 468 | 441 | 515 | → |
| Stykkishólmur | Urban Settlement | Stykkishólmur | 1,217 | 1,141 | 1,092 | 1,103 | 1,198 | → |
| Súðavík | Urban Settlement | Súðavíkurhreppur | 209 | 193 | 170 | 173 | 168 | → |
| Suðureyri | Urban Settlement | Ísafjarðarbær | 319 | 317 | 317 | 278 | 264 | → |
| Svalbarðseyri | Urban Settlement | Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur | 198 | 210 | 258 | 283 | 361 | → |
| Tálknafjörður | Urban Settlement | Tálknafjarðarhreppur | 346 | 306 | 285 | 286 | 239 | → |
| Þingeyri | Urban Settlement | Ísafjarðarbær | 344 | 335 | 263 | 252 | 249 | → |
| Þorlákshöfn | Urban Settlement | Ölfus | 1,319 | 1,356 | 1,565 | 1,460 | 1,654 | → |
| Þórshöfn | Urban Settlement | Langanesbyggð | 414 | 386 | 394 | 358 | 369 | → |
| Tjarnabyggð | Urban Settlement | Árborg | ... | ... | ... | 104 | 116 | → |
| Varmahlíð | Urban Settlement | Skagafjörður | 130 | 128 | 132 | 121 | 132 | → |
| Vestmannaeyjar | Urban Settlement | Vestmannaeyjar | 4,581 | 4,215 | 4,135 | 4,272 | 4,301 | → |
| Vík í Mýrdal | Urban Settlement | Mýrdalshreppur | 297 | 291 | 311 | 293 | 454 | → |
| Vogar | Urban Settlement | Vogar | 639 | 847 | 1,122 | 1,035 | 1,206 | → |
| Vopnafjörður | Urban Settlement | Vopnafjarðarhreppur | 612 | 570 | 540 | 528 | 527 | → |
Source: Statistics Iceland (web).