Regions
The population of the regions of Iceland according to official estimates.
Name | Abbr. | Area A (km²) | Population Estimate (E) 1990-12-01 | 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) 2023-01-01 | |||
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Iceland | ISL | 102,800 | 255,708 | 279,049 | 293,577 | 317,630 | 329,100 | 364,134 | 387,758 | → | ||
Austurland [Eastern Region] | AUU | 16,412 | ... | 9,568 | 10,073 | 10,373 | 10,346 | 10,739 | 11,227 | 1641200 | → | |
Höfuðborgarsvæði [Capital Region] | HOF | 1,062 | 145,980 | 171,792 | 184,244 | 200,907 | 211,282 | 233,034 | 247,533 | 106200 | → | |
Norðurland eystra [Northeastern Region] | NUE | 21,968 | 28,074 | 28,082 | 28,394 | 28,900 | 29,257 | 30,600 | 31,792 | 2196800 | → | |
Norðurland vestra [Northwestern Region] | NUV | 12,737 | 8,631 | 7,970 | 7,699 | 7,490 | 7,137 | 7,322 | 7,432 | 1273700 | → | |
Suðurland [Southern Region] | SUL | 30,835 | ... | 23,250 | 24,010 | 25,965 | 26,516 | 30,833 | 33,805 | 3083500 | → | |
Suðurnes [Southern Peninsula] | SDN | 829 | 15,202 | 16,106 | 17,110 | 21,359 | 22,026 | 27,829 | 31,049 | 82900 | → | |
Vestfirðir [Westfjords] | VFJ | 9,409 | 9,798 | 8,219 | 7,597 | 7,266 | 6,970 | 7,115 | 7,379 | 940900 | → | |
Vesturland [Western Region] | VUL | 9,554 | 14,537 | 14,062 | 14,422 | 15,370 | 15,566 | 16,662 | 17,541 | 955400 | → |
- Statistics Iceland (web).
Major Localities
Name | Adm. | Population Estimate (E) 2023-01-01 | |
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1 | Reykjavík | HOF | 242,995 |
2 | Keflavík og Njarðvík | SDN | 21,950 |
3 | Akureyri | NUE | 19,887 |
4 | Selfoss | SUL | 9,683 |
5 | Akranes | VUL | 8,084 |
6 | Vestmannaeyjar | SUL | 4,523 |
7 | Grindavík | SDN | 3,666 |
8 | Hveragerði | SUL | 3,214 |
9 | Ísafjörður | VFJ | 2,744 |
Contents: Localities
The population of all Icelander localities with more than 500 inhabitants according to official estimates.
Name | Adm. | Population Census (C) 1980-12-01 | 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) 2023-01-01 | Area | ||
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Akranes | VUL | 5,200 | 5,340 | 5,705 | 6,587 | 6,808 | 7,590 | 8,084 | 348 | → | |
Akureyri | NUE | 13,420 | 15,143 | 16,354 | 17,370 | 18,016 | 18,893 | 19,887 | 1030 | → | |
Álftanes | HOF | 480 | 1,439 | 1,995 | 2,498 | 2,512 | 2,582 | 2,529 | 130 | → | |
Blönduós | NUV | 934 | 924 | 850 | 818 | 792 | 861 | 845 | 68 | → | |
Bolungarvík | VFJ | 1,266 | 1,001 | 908 | 948 | 906 | 930 | 977 | 67 | → | |
Borgarnes | VUL | 1,619 | 1,733 | 1,751 | 1,819 | 1,867 | 2,115 | 2,165 | 146 | → | |
Dalvík | NUE | 1,269 | 1,485 | 1,375 | 1,400 | 1,371 | 1,384 | 1,404 | 80 | → | |
Egilsstaðir | AUU | 1,140 | 1,607 | 1,725 | 2,237 | 2,319 | 2,522 | 2,636 | 186 | → | |
Eskifjörður | AUU | 1,043 | 1,003 | 986 | 1,050 | 1,082 | 1,034 | 1,085 | 78 | → | |
Eyrarbakki | SUL | 559 | 543 | 568 | 553 | 493 | 553 | 620 | 47 | → | |
Fáskrúðsfjörður | AUU | 760 | 585 | 612 | 665 | 671 | 697 | 768 | 58 | → | |
Flúðir | SUL | 101 | 267 | 360 | 415 | 420 | 455 | 491 | 82 | → | |
Garður | SDN | 912 | 1,183 | 1,331 | 1,516 | 1,426 | 1,701 | 1,894 | 214 | → | |
Grindavík | SDN | 1,929 | 2,242 | 2,483 | 2,830 | 2,991 | 3,508 | 3,666 | 224 | → | |
Grundarfjörður | VUL | 680 | 855 | 864 | 842 | 852 | 838 | 816 | 71 | → | |
Grundarhverfi (Kjalarnesi) | HOF | ... | 331 | 538 | 507 | 525 | 535 | 516 | 25 | → | |
Hella | SUL | 523 | 592 | 696 | 799 | 840 | 886 | 1,019 | 68 | → | |
Höfn í Hornafirði | AUU | 1,455 | 1,769 | 1,690 | 1,611 | 1,666 | 1,750 | 1,808 | 115 | → | |
Húsavík | NUE | 2,414 | 2,439 | 2,320 | 2,226 | 2,189 | 2,414 | 2,508 | 143 | → | |
Hvammstangi | NUV | 591 | 590 | 575 | 574 | 543 | 614 | 625 | 108 | → | |
Hveragerði | SUL | 1,254 | 1,760 | 2,025 | 2,304 | 2,397 | 2,709 | 3,214 | 184 | → | |
Hvolsvöllur | SUL | 532 | 644 | 757 | 872 | 932 | 1,036 | 1,108 | 83 | → | |
Ísafjörður | VFJ | 3,352 | 2,828 | 2,762 | 2,659 | 2,525 | 2,685 | 2,744 | 140 | → | |
Keflavík og Njarðvík | SDN | 8,630 | 10,512 | 10,806 | 13,972 | 14,821 | 19,311 | 21,950 | 1101 | → | |
Neskaupstaður | AUU | 1,683 | 1,458 | 1,410 | 1,450 | 1,453 | 1,462 | 1,469 | 93 | → | |
Ólafsfjörður | NUE | 1,195 | 1,076 | 938 | 823 | 782 | 795 | 755 | 55 | → | |
Ólafsvík | VUL | 1,180 | 973 | 1,008 | 1,005 | 976 | 995 | 991 | 71 | → | |
Patreksfjörður | VUL | 1,032 | 779 | 663 | 640 | 684 | 696 | 788 | 58 | → | |
Reyðarfjörður | AUU | 726 | 647 | 671 | 1,082 | 1,178 | 1,374 | 1,393 | 105 | → | |
Reykjavík (Stór-Reykjavík) | HOF | 121,207 | 169,371 | 180,878 | 196,916 | 207,184 | 228,415 | 242,995 | 7306 | → | |
Sandgerði | SDN | 1,124 | 1,325 | 1,359 | 1,666 | 1,539 | 1,852 | 1,986 | 114 | → | |
Sauðárkrókur | NUV | 2,188 | 2,600 | 2,632 | 2,640 | 2,542 | 2,633 | 2,612 | 171 | → | |
Selfoss | SUL | 3,409 | 4,532 | 5,267 | 6,494 | 6,771 | 8,624 | 9,683 | 477 | → | |
Seyðisfjörður | AUU | 998 | 828 | 676 | 682 | 629 | 659 | 659 | 79 | → | |
Siglufjörður | NUE | 2,003 | 1,557 | 1,373 | 1,199 | 1,219 | 1,174 | 1,182 | 83 | → | |
Skagaströnd | NUV | 649 | 615 | 549 | 510 | 481 | 462 | 471 | 45 | → | |
Stokkseyri | SDN | 570 | 462 | 492 | 482 | 441 | 515 | 521 | 95 | → | |
Stykkishólmur | VUL | 1,205 | 1,217 | 1,137 | 1,087 | 1,103 | 1,206 | 1,216 | 96 | → | |
Þorlákshöfn | SUL | 1,010 | 1,319 | 1,356 | 1,565 | 1,460 | 1,730 | 1,949 | 120 | → | |
Vestmannaeyjar | SUL | 4,727 | 4,581 | 4,213 | 4,133 | 4,272 | 4,355 | 4,523 | 200 | → | |
Vík í Mýrdal | SUL | ... | 297 | 291 | 311 | 299 | 486 | 645 | 86 | → | |
Vogar | SDN | 447 | 639 | 841 | 1,114 | 1,030 | 1,225 | 1,287 | 56 | → | |
Vopnafjörður | AUU | 665 | 612 | 561 | 532 | 522 | 522 | 526 | 48 | → |
- (1980) Statistical Abstract of Iceland 1984.
(2000) (2005) (2010) (2015) (2020) (2023) Statistics Iceland (web).