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Contents: Regions and Municipalities

The population of the regions and municipalities of Iceland according to official estimates.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, citizenship).

NameStatusPopulation
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2000-01-01
Population
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2005-01-01
Population
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2010-01-01
Population
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2015-01-01
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2020-01-01
Population
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2023-01-01
Austurland [Eastern Region]Region9,56810,07310,37310,34610,73911,227
Fjarðabyggð (incl. Breiðdalshreppur)Municipality4,4344,3864,8514,9335,0725,262
FljótsdalshreppurMunicipality9026089758696
Múlaþing (incl. Fljótsdalshérað)Municipality4,2554,6994,7504,6644,9225,208
VopnafjarðarhreppurMunicipality789728683674659661
Höfuðborgarsvæð [Capital Region]Region171,792184,244200,907211,282233,034247,533
Garðabær (incl. Álftanes)Municipality9,37811,08513,16614,45316,92418,891
HafnarfjörðurMunicipality19,15822,00025,91327,87529,97130,568
KjósarhreppurMunicipality142143197216245285
KópavogurMunicipality22,69325,80330,35733,20537,95939,810
MosfellsbærMunicipality5,8696,8178,5539,30012,07313,430
Reykjavík (Reykjavíkurborg)Municipality109,887113,848118,326121,822131,136139,875
SeltjarnarnesMunicipality4,6654,5484,3954,4114,7264,674
Norðurland eystra [Northeastern Region]Region28,08228,42228,90029,25730,60031,792
AkureyriMunicipality15,45616,56817,57318,19119,02519,893
DalvíkurbyggðMunicipality2,0501,9441,9491,8611,9031,906
EyjafjarðarsveitMunicipality9649931,0251,0321,0771,171
FjallabyggðMunicipality2,6332,3712,0662,0372,0061,977
GrýtubakkahreppurMunicipality374387337364370379
Hörgársveit (Hörgárbyggð & Arnarneshreppur)Municipality580572607567623780
LanganesbyggðMunicipality722664632611575592
NorðurþingMunicipality3,3903,0942,9262,8063,1153,156
SvalbarðsstrandarhreppurMunicipality341366413414483485
ÞingeyjarsveitMunicipality1,4991,3991,3161,3151,3691,393
TjörneshreppurMunicipality736456595460
Norðurland vestra [Northwestern Region]Region7,9707,6997,4907,1377,3227,432
Húnabyggð (incl. Blönduóssbær, Húnavatnshreppur)Municipality1,5081,4031,3131,2751,3091,295
Húnaþing vestra (incl. Bæjarhreppur)Municipality1,3341,2781,2121,1711,2111,258
SkagabyggðMunicipality102101106999089
Skagafjörður (Sveitarfélagið Skagafjörður; incl. Akrahreppur)Municipality4,4114,3594,3404,1044,2394,306
Skagaströnd (Sveitarfélagið Skagaströnd)Municipality615558519488473484
Suðurland [Southern Region]Region23,25024,01025,96526,51630,83333,805
Árborg (Sveitarfélagið Árborg)Municipality5,6916,5307,8118,05210,05511,239
ÁsahreppurMunicipality129149190216251295
BláskógabyggðMunicipality8168939359611,1631,280
FlóahreppurMunicipality469517602616687708
Grímsnes- og GrafningshreppurMunicipality350346415431497535
Hornafjörður (Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður)Municipality2,3952,2202,0862,1502,4342,547
HrunamannahreppurMunicipality718754788794818874
HveragerðiMunicipality1,7602,0212,2912,3842,6993,196
MýrdalshreppurMunicipality520508510480719877
Ölfus (Sveitarfélagið Ölfus)Municipality1,6591,7241,9521,8852,2762,573
Rangárþing eystraMunicipality1,6671,6511,7451,7491,9612,035
Rangárþing ytraMunicipality1,3781,4461,5431,5481,6821,866
SkaftárhreppurMunicipality585507445460627680
Skeiða- og GnúpverjahreppurMunicipality532529517518609577
VestmannaeyjarMunicipality4,5814,2154,1354,2724,3554,523
Suðurnes [Southern Peninsula]Region16,10617,11021,35922,02627,82931,049
GrindavíkurbærMunicipality2,2422,4942,8372,9953,5123,669
ReykjanesbærMunicipality10,62410,95214,09114,92419,42122,059
Suðurnesjabær (incl. Garður, Sandgerði)Municipality2,5082,7273,2253,0053,5883,925
Vogar (Sveitarfélagið Vogar)Municipality7329371,2061,1021,3081,396
Vestfirðir [Westfjords]Region8,2197,5977,2666,9707,1157,379
ÁrneshreppurMunicipality675750544347
BolungarvíkMunicipality1,001930970923955997
ÍsafjarðarbærMunicipality4,2804,1343,8993,6293,8093,864
KaldrananeshreppurMunicipality144117112112109116
ReykhólahreppurMunicipality299262291268262242
StrandabyggðMunicipality577518508473457428
SúðavíkurhreppurMunicipality255235202204208235
TálknafjarðarhreppurMunicipality367325299305251268
VesturbyggðMunicipality1,2291,0199351,0021,0211,182
Vesturland [Western Region]Region14,06214,42215,37015,56616,66217,541
Akranes (Akraneskaupstaður)Municipality5,3405,6576,5496,7677,5347,997
BorgarbyggðMunicipality3,2963,4463,5423,5393,8524,090
DalabyggðMunicipality775711694680639653
Eyja- og MiklaholtshreppurMunicipality115139139144124114
GrundarfjarðarbærMunicipality952938904900876861
HvalfjarðarsveitMunicipality547560624635625765
SkorradalshreppurMunicipality456461626575
SnæfellsbærMunicipality1,7191,7191,7021,6791,6741,678
Stykkishólmur (Sveitarfélagið Stykkishólmur; incl. Helgafellssveit)Municipality1,2731,1881,1551,1601,2731,308
Ísland [Iceland]Country279,049293,577317,630329,100364,134387,758

Source: Statistics Iceland (web).


Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2023)
Males199,826
Females187,800
Non-binary/Other132
Age Groups (E 2023)
0-17 years84,719
18-64 years244,747
65+ years58,292
Age Distribution (E 2023)
90+ years2,518
80-89 years10,855
70-79 years26,220
60-69 years39,986
50-59 years45,235
40-49 years51,183
30-39 years59,662
20-29 years57,803
10-19 years48,855
0-9 years45,441
Citizenship (E 2022)
Iceland321,240
Foreign Citizenship54,770