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 2020-01-01 | Population Estimate 2023-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akranes (Akraneskaupstaður) | Municipality | 5,340 | 5,657 | 6,549 | 6,767 | 7,534 | 7,997 | → |
| Akureyri | Municipality | 15,456 | 16,568 | 17,573 | 18,191 | 19,025 | 19,893 | → |
| Árborg (Sveitarfélagið Árborg) | Municipality | 5,691 | 6,530 | 7,811 | 8,052 | 10,055 | 11,239 | → |
| Árneshreppur | Municipality | 67 | 57 | 50 | 54 | 43 | 47 | → |
| Ásahreppur | Municipality | 129 | 149 | 190 | 216 | 251 | 295 | → |
| Bláskógabyggð | Municipality | 816 | 893 | 935 | 961 | 1,163 | 1,280 | → |
| Bolungarvík | Municipality | 1,001 | 930 | 970 | 923 | 955 | 997 | → |
| Borgarbyggð | Municipality | 3,296 | 3,446 | 3,542 | 3,539 | 3,852 | 4,090 | → |
| Dalabyggð | Municipality | 775 | 711 | 694 | 680 | 639 | 653 | → |
| 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 | → |
| Eyja- og Miklaholtshreppur | Municipality | 115 | 139 | 139 | 144 | 124 | 114 | → |
| Fjallabyggð | Municipality | 2,633 | 2,371 | 2,066 | 2,037 | 2,006 | 1,977 | → |
| Fjarðabyggð (incl. Breiðdalshreppur) | Municipality | 4,434 | 4,386 | 4,851 | 4,933 | 5,072 | 5,262 | → |
| Fljótsdalshreppur | Municipality | 90 | 260 | 89 | 75 | 86 | 96 | → |
| Flóahreppur | Municipality | 469 | 517 | 602 | 616 | 687 | 708 | → |
| Garðabær (incl. Álftanes) | Municipality | 9,378 | 11,085 | 13,166 | 14,453 | 16,924 | 18,891 | → |
| Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur | Municipality | 350 | 346 | 415 | 431 | 497 | 535 | → |
| Grindavíkurbær | Municipality | 2,242 | 2,494 | 2,837 | 2,995 | 3,512 | 3,669 | → |
| Grundarfjarðarbær | Municipality | 952 | 938 | 904 | 900 | 876 | 861 | → |
| Grýtubakkahreppur | Municipality | 374 | 387 | 337 | 364 | 370 | 379 | → |
| Hafnarfjörður | Municipality | 19,158 | 22,000 | 25,913 | 27,875 | 29,971 | 30,568 | → |
| Hörgársveit (Hörgárbyggð & Arnarneshreppur) | Municipality | 580 | 572 | 607 | 567 | 623 | 780 | → |
| Hornafjörður (Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður) | Municipality | 2,395 | 2,220 | 2,086 | 2,150 | 2,434 | 2,547 | → |
| Hrunamannahreppur | Municipality | 718 | 754 | 788 | 794 | 818 | 874 | → |
| 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 | → |
| Hvalfjarðarsveit | Municipality | 547 | 560 | 624 | 635 | 625 | 765 | → |
| Hveragerði | Municipality | 1,760 | 2,021 | 2,291 | 2,384 | 2,699 | 3,196 | → |
| Ísafjarðarbær | Municipality | 4,280 | 4,134 | 3,899 | 3,629 | 3,809 | 3,864 | → |
| Kaldrananeshreppur | Municipality | 144 | 117 | 112 | 112 | 109 | 116 | → |
| Kjósarhreppur | Municipality | 142 | 143 | 197 | 216 | 245 | 285 | → |
| Kópavogur | Municipality | 22,693 | 25,803 | 30,357 | 33,205 | 37,959 | 39,810 | → |
| Langanesbyggð | Municipality | 722 | 664 | 632 | 611 | 575 | 592 | → |
| Mosfellsbær | Municipality | 5,869 | 6,817 | 8,553 | 9,300 | 12,073 | 13,430 | → |
| Múlaþing (incl. Fljótsdalshérað) | Municipality | 4,255 | 4,699 | 4,750 | 4,664 | 4,922 | 5,208 | → |
| Mýrdalshreppur | Municipality | 520 | 508 | 510 | 480 | 719 | 877 | → |
| Norðurþing | Municipality | 3,390 | 3,094 | 2,926 | 2,806 | 3,115 | 3,156 | → |
| 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 | → |
| Reykhólahreppur | Municipality | 299 | 262 | 291 | 268 | 262 | 242 | → |
| Reykjanesbær | Municipality | 10,624 | 10,952 | 14,091 | 14,924 | 19,421 | 22,059 | → |
| 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 | → |
| Skaftárhreppur | Municipality | 585 | 507 | 445 | 460 | 627 | 680 | → |
| 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 | → |
| Skeiða- og Gnúpverjahreppur | Municipality | 532 | 529 | 517 | 518 | 609 | 577 | → |
| Skorradalshreppur | Municipality | 45 | 64 | 61 | 62 | 65 | 75 | → |
| Snæfellsbær | Municipality | 1,719 | 1,719 | 1,702 | 1,679 | 1,674 | 1,678 | → |
| Strandabyggð | Municipality | 577 | 518 | 508 | 473 | 457 | 428 | → |
| Stykkishólmur (Sveitarfélagið Stykkishólmur; incl. Helgafellssveit) | Municipality | 1,273 | 1,188 | 1,155 | 1,160 | 1,273 | 1,308 | → |
| Súðavíkurhreppur | Municipality | 255 | 235 | 202 | 204 | 208 | 235 | → |
| Suðurnesjabær (incl. Garður, Sandgerði) | Municipality | 2,508 | 2,727 | 3,225 | 3,005 | 3,588 | 3,925 | → |
| Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur | Municipality | 341 | 366 | 413 | 414 | 483 | 485 | → |
| Tálknafjarðarhreppur | Municipality | 367 | 325 | 299 | 305 | 251 | 268 | → |
| Þingeyjarsveit | Municipality | 1,499 | 1,399 | 1,316 | 1,315 | 1,369 | 1,393 | → |
| Tjörneshreppur | Municipality | 73 | 64 | 56 | 59 | 54 | 60 | → |
| Vestmannaeyjar | Municipality | 4,581 | 4,215 | 4,135 | 4,272 | 4,355 | 4,523 | → |
| Vesturbyggð | Municipality | 1,229 | 1,019 | 935 | 1,002 | 1,021 | 1,182 | → |
| Vogar (Sveitarfélagið Vogar) | Municipality | 732 | 937 | 1,206 | 1,102 | 1,308 | 1,396 | → |
| Vopnafjarðarhreppur | Municipality | 789 | 728 | 683 | 674 | 659 | 661 | → |
| Ísland [Iceland] | Country | 279,049 | 293,577 | 317,630 | 329,100 | 364,134 | 387,758 |
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 2020-01-01 | Population Estimate 2023-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akranes | Urban Settlement | Akranes | 5,340 | 5,653 | 6,534 | 6,754 | 7,525 | 7,986 | → |
| Akureyri | Urban Settlement | Akureyri | 15,143 | 16,264 | 17,253 | 17,916 | 18,775 | 19,623 | → |
| Álftanes | Urban Settlement | Garðabær | 1,439 | 1,995 | 2,498 | 2,512 | 2,582 | 2,529 | → |
| Árbæjarhverfi í Ölfusi | Urban Settlement | Ölfus | 49 | 67 | 61 | 69 | 62 | 59 | → |
| Árnes | Urban Settlement | Skeiða- og Gnúpverjahreppur | ... | ... | ... | ... | 57 | 72 | → |
| Bakkafjörður | Urban Settlement | Langanesbyggð | 125 | 108 | 75 | 86 | 60 | 62 | → |
| Bifröst | Urban Settlement | Borgarbyggð | 69 | 234 | 207 | 212 | 167 | 242 | → |
| Bíldudalur | Urban Settlement | Vesturbyggð | 290 | 222 | 182 | 203 | 219 | 278 | → |
| Blönduós | Urban Settlement | Húnabyggð | 924 | 850 | 818 | 792 | 861 | 845 | → |
| Bolungarvík | Urban Settlement | Bolungarvík | 1,001 | 908 | 948 | 906 | 930 | 977 | → |
| Borgarfjörður eystri | Urban Settlement | Múlaþing | 98 | 92 | 91 | 89 | 93 | 99 | → |
| Borgarnes | Urban Settlement | Borgarbyggð | 1,733 | 1,751 | 1,819 | 1,867 | 2,115 | 2,165 | → |
| Borg í Grímsnesi | Urban Settlement | Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur | ... | ... | 68 | 87 | 123 | 157 | → |
| Brautarholt (Skeiðum) | Urban Settlement | Skeiða- og Gnúpverjahreppur | ... | ... | 40 | 57 | 61 | 65 | → |
| Breiðdalsvík | Urban Settlement | Fjarðabyggð | 188 | 160 | 141 | 128 | 130 | 155 | → |
| Brúnahlíð í Eyjafirði | Urban Settlement | Eyjafjarðarsveit | ... | 71 | 67 | 60 | 80 | 69 | → |
| Búðardalur | Urban Settlement | Dalabyggð | 247 | 241 | 255 | 276 | 254 | 246 | → |
| Dalvík | Urban Settlement | Dalvíkurbyggð | 1,485 | 1,375 | 1,400 | 1,371 | 1,384 | 1,404 | → |
| Djúpivogur | Urban Settlement | Múlaþing | 382 | 365 | 331 | 331 | 389 | 417 | → |
| Drangsnes | Urban Settlement | Kaldrananeshreppur | 105 | 83 | 72 | 83 | 70 | 71 | → |
| Egilsstaðir | Urban Settlement | Múlaþing | 1,607 | 1,725 | 2,237 | 2,319 | 2,522 | 2,636 | → |
| Eskifjörður | Urban Settlement | Fjarðabyggð | 1,003 | 986 | 1,050 | 1,082 | 1,034 | 1,085 | → |
| Eyrarbakki | Urban Settlement | Árborg | 543 | 568 | 553 | 493 | 553 | 620 | → |
| Fáskrúðsfjörður | Urban Settlement | Fjarðabyggð | 585 | 612 | 665 | 671 | 697 | 768 | → |
| Fellabær | Urban Settlement | Múlaþing | 360 | 416 | 425 | 404 | 411 | 403 | → |
| Flateyri | Urban Settlement | Ísafjarðarbær | 305 | 270 | 236 | 206 | 208 | 190 | → |
| Flúðir | Urban Settlement | Hrunamannahreppur | 267 | 360 | 415 | 420 | 455 | 491 | → |
| Garðabær | Urban Settlement | Garðabær | 7,939 | 9,022 | 10,618 | 11,866 | 14,276 | 16,304 | → |
| Garður | Urban Settlement | Suðurnesjabær | 1,183 | 1,331 | 1,516 | 1,426 | 1,701 | 1,894 | → |
| Grenivík | Urban Settlement | Grýtubakkahreppur | 264 | 290 | 249 | 275 | 301 | 299 | → |
| Grímsey | Urban Settlement | Akureyri | 98 | 87 | 83 | 80 | 61 | 55 | → |
| Grindavík | Urban Settlement | Grindavíkurbær | 2,242 | 2,483 | 2,830 | 2,991 | 3,508 | 3,666 | → |
| Grundarfjörður | Urban Settlement | Grundarfjarðarbær | 855 | 864 | 842 | 852 | 838 | 816 | → |
| Grundarhverfi (Kjalarnesi) | Urban Settlement | Reykjavík | 331 | 538 | 507 | 525 | 535 | 516 | → |
| Hafnarfjörður | Urban Settlement | Hafnarfjörður | 19,158 | 21,999 | 25,909 | 27,873 | 29,971 | 30,568 | → |
| Hafnir | Urban Settlement | Reykjanesbær | 112 | 109 | 115 | 100 | 108 | 106 | → |
| Hauganes | Urban Settlement | Dalvíkurbyggð | 164 | 143 | 128 | 110 | 109 | 96 | → |
| Hella | Urban Settlement | Rangárþing ytra | 592 | 696 | 799 | 840 | 886 | 1,019 | → |
| Hellissandur | Urban Settlement | Snæfellsbær | 407 | 384 | 388 | 378 | 368 | 364 | → |
| Hnífsdalur | Urban Settlement | Ísafjarðarbær | 310 | 257 | 242 | 194 | 212 | 199 | → |
| Höfn í Hornafirði | Urban Settlement | Hornafjörður | 1,769 | 1,690 | 1,611 | 1,666 | 1,750 | 1,808 | → |
| Hofsós (Hafsós) | Urban Settlement | Skagafjörður | 192 | 167 | 180 | 161 | 158 | 160 | → |
| Hólar í Hjaltadal | Urban Settlement | Skagafjörður | 76 | 91 | 107 | 65 | 104 | 106 | → |
| Hólmavík | Urban Settlement | Strandabyggð | 396 | 384 | 377 | 338 | 329 | 302 | → |
| Hrafnagil | Urban Settlement | Eyjafjarðarsveit | 102 | 147 | 260 | 280 | 296 | 355 | → |
| Hrísey | Urban Settlement | Akureyri | 215 | 166 | 188 | 172 | 166 | 161 | → |
| Húsavík | Urban Settlement | Norðurþing | 2,439 | 2,320 | 2,226 | 2,189 | 2,414 | 2,508 | → |
| Hvammstangi | Urban Settlement | Húnaþing vestra | 590 | 575 | 574 | 543 | 614 | 625 | → |
| Hvanneyri | Urban Settlement | Borgarbyggð | 154 | 184 | 269 | 260 | 305 | 298 | → |
| Hveragerði | Urban Settlement | Hveragerði | 1,760 | 2,017 | 2,289 | 2,382 | 2,697 | 3,196 | → |
| Hvolsvöllur | Urban Settlement | Rangárþing eystra | 644 | 757 | 872 | 932 | 1,036 | 1,108 | → |
| Innnes | Urban Settlement | Hvalfjarðarsveit | ... | 52 | 53 | 54 | 65 | 98 | → |
| Ísafjörður | Urban Settlement | Ísafjarðarbær | 2,828 | 2,762 | 2,659 | 2,525 | 2,685 | 2,744 | → |
| Keflavík og Njarðvík | Urban Settlement | Reykjanesbær | 10,512 | 10,806 | 13,972 | 14,821 | 19,311 | 21,950 | → |
| Kirkjubæjarklaustur | Urban Settlement | Skaftárhreppur | 146 | 131 | 109 | 140 | 208 | 210 | → |
| Kleppjárnsreykir | Urban Settlement | Borgarbyggð | 32 | 52 | 55 | 51 | 42 | 44 | → |
| Kópasker | Urban Settlement | Norðurþing | 165 | 139 | 126 | 114 | 120 | 128 | → |
| Kópavogur | Urban Settlement | Kópavogur | 22,693 | 25,785 | 30,327 | 33,178 | 37,938 | 39,733 | → |
| Kristnes | Urban Settlement | Eyjafjarðarsveit | 48 | 73 | 49 | 56 | 43 | 34 | → |
| Laugar | Urban Settlement | Þingeyjarsveit | 92 | 110 | 111 | 128 | 110 | 107 | → |
| Laugarás | Urban Settlement | Bláskógabyggð | 124 | 112 | 116 | 103 | 119 | 127 | → |
| Laugarvatn | Urban Settlement | Bláskógabyggð | 154 | 179 | 186 | 164 | 197 | 247 | → |
| Litli-Árskógssandur | Urban Settlement | Dalvíkurbyggð | 130 | 120 | 137 | 108 | 109 | 121 | → |
| Lónsbakki | Urban Settlement | Hörgársveit | ... | 90 | 117 | 100 | 118 | 264 | → |
| Melahverfi í Hvalfirði | Urban Settlement | Hvalfjarðarsveit | 41 | 81 | 111 | 122 | 109 | 177 | → |
| Mosfellsbær | Urban Settlement | Mosfellsbær | 5,648 | 6,545 | 8,202 | 8,951 | 11,734 | 13,020 | → |
| Mosfellsdalur (Byggðakjarni í Mosfellsdal) | Urban Settlement | Mosfellsbær | ... | 154 | 200 | 227 | 229 | 285 | → |
| Nesjahverfi í Hornafirði | Urban Settlement | Hornafjörður | 99 | 82 | 75 | 83 | 111 | 112 | → |
| Neskaupstaður | Urban Settlement | Fjarðabyggð | 1,458 | 1,410 | 1,450 | 1,453 | 1,462 | 1,469 | → |
| Ólafsfjörður | Urban Settlement | Fjallabyggð | 1,076 | 938 | 823 | 782 | 795 | 755 | → |
| Ólafsvík | Urban Settlement | Snæfellsbær | 973 | 1,008 | 1,005 | 976 | 995 | 991 | → |
| Patreksfjörður | Urban Settlement | Vesturbyggð | 779 | 663 | 640 | 684 | 696 | 788 | → |
| Raufarhöfn | Urban Settlement | Norðurþing | 368 | 242 | 217 | 183 | 161 | 195 | → |
| Reyðarfjörður | Urban Settlement | Fjarðabyggð | 647 | 671 | 1,082 | 1,178 | 1,374 | 1,393 | → |
| Reykhólar | Urban Settlement | Reykhólahreppur | 121 | 112 | 129 | 132 | 128 | 114 | → |
| Reykholt í Biskupstungum | Urban Settlement | Bláskógabyggð | 123 | 197 | 201 | 230 | 271 | 343 | → |
| Reykholt í Borgarfirði | Urban Settlement | Borgarbyggð | 27 | 28 | 41 | ... | 58 | 104 | → |
| Reykjahlíð | Urban Settlement | Þingeyjarsveit | 218 | 198 | 161 | 172 | 256 | 237 | → |
| Reykjavík | Urban Settlement | Reykjavík | 109,268 | 112,979 | 117,465 | 120,905 | 129,770 | 138,693 | → |
| Rif | Urban Settlement | Snæfellsbær | 142 | 144 | 143 | 163 | 140 | 137 | → |
| Sandgerði | Urban Settlement | Suðurnesjabær | 1,325 | 1,359 | 1,666 | 1,539 | 1,852 | 1,986 | → |
| Sauðárkrókur | Urban Settlement | Skagafjörður | 2,600 | 2,632 | 2,640 | 2,542 | 2,633 | 2,612 | → |
| Selfoss | Urban Settlement | Árborg | 4,483 | 5,267 | 6,494 | 6,771 | 8,624 | 9,624 | → |
| Seltjarnarnes | Urban Settlement | Seltjarnarnes | 4,665 | 4,548 | 4,395 | 4,411 | 4,726 | 4,674 | → |
| Seyðisfjörður | Urban Settlement | Múlaþing | 828 | 676 | 682 | 629 | 659 | 659 | → |
| Siglufjörður | Urban Settlement | Fjallabyggð | 1,557 | 1,373 | 1,199 | 1,219 | 1,174 | 1,182 | → |
| Skagaströnd | Urban Settlement | Skagaströnd | 615 | 549 | 510 | 481 | 462 | 471 | → |
| Sólheimar í Grímsnesi | Urban Settlement | Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur | 67 | 80 | 91 | 112 | 88 | 95 | → |
| Stöðvarfjörður | Urban Settlement | Fjarðabyggð | 276 | 250 | 220 | 198 | 175 | 192 | → |
| Stokkseyri | Urban Settlement | Árborg | 462 | 492 | 482 | 441 | 515 | 521 | → |
| Stykkishólmur | Urban Settlement | Stykkishólmur | 1,217 | 1,137 | 1,087 | 1,103 | 1,206 | 1,216 | → |
| Súðavík | Urban Settlement | Súðavíkurhreppur | 209 | 180 | 163 | 171 | 170 | 176 | → |
| Suðureyri | Urban Settlement | Ísafjarðarbær | 319 | 299 | 299 | 278 | 276 | 299 | → |
| Svalbarðseyri | Urban Settlement | Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur | 198 | 215 | 217 | 211 | 262 | 268 | → |
| Tálknafjörður | Urban Settlement | Tálknafjarðarhreppur | 346 | 295 | 279 | 286 | 236 | 244 | → |
| Þingeyri | Urban Settlement | Ísafjarðarbær | 344 | 335 | 267 | 252 | 264 | 280 | → |
| Þorlákshöfn | Urban Settlement | Ölfus | 1,319 | 1,356 | 1,565 | 1,460 | 1,730 | 1,949 | → |
| Þórshöfn | Urban Settlement | Langanesbyggð | 414 | 380 | 388 | 358 | 359 | 379 | → |
| Þykkvibær (Byggðakjarni í Þykkvabæ) | Urban Settlement | Rangárþing ytra | ... | 106 | 89 | 64 | 77 | 79 | → |
| Tjarnabyggð | Urban Settlement | Árborg | ... | ... | 60 | 106 | 114 | 157 | → |
| Varmahlíð | Urban Settlement | Skagafjörður | 130 | 136 | 140 | 119 | 123 | 141 | → |
| Vestmannaeyjar | Urban Settlement | Vestmannaeyjar | 4,581 | 4,213 | 4,133 | 4,272 | 4,355 | 4,523 | → |
| Vík í Mýrdal | Urban Settlement | Mýrdalshreppur | 297 | 291 | 311 | 299 | 486 | 645 | → |
| Vogar | Urban Settlement | Vogar | 639 | 841 | 1,114 | 1,030 | 1,225 | 1,287 | → |
| Vopnafjörður | Urban Settlement | Vopnafjarðarhreppur | 612 | 561 | 532 | 522 | 522 | 526 | → |
Source: Statistics Iceland (web).