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) 2025-01-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2026-01-01 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austurland [Eastern Region] | AUU | 16,412 | 9,568 | 10,073 | 10,373 | 10,247 | 10,572 | 11,217 | 11,211 | 1641200 | → |
| Höfuðborgarsvæði [Capital Region] | HOF | 1,062 | 171,792 | 184,244 | 200,907 | 206,690 | 226,169 | 249,054 | 251,912 | 106200 | → |
| Norðurland eystra [Northeastern Region] | NUE | 21,968 | 28,082 | 28,394 | 28,900 | 28,981 | 30,020 | 32,026 | 32,296 | 2196800 | → |
| Norðurland vestra [Northwestern Region] | NUV | 12,737 | 7,970 | 7,699 | 7,490 | 7,070 | 7,210 | 7,355 | 7,353 | 1273700 | → |
| Suðurland [Southern Region] | SUL | 30,835 | 23,250 | 24,010 | 25,965 | 26,158 | 30,042 | 35,278 | 36,570 | 3083500 | → |
| Suðurnes [Southern Peninsula] | SDN | 829 | 16,106 | 17,110 | 21,359 | 21,662 | 26,835 | 29,577 | 29,644 | 82900 | → |
| Vestfirðir [Westfjords] | VFJ | 9,409 | 8,219 | 7,597 | 7,266 | 6,832 | 6,913 | 7,176 | 7,341 | 940900 | → |
| Vesturland [Western Region] | VUL | 9,554 | 14,062 | 14,422 | 15,370 | 15,384 | 16,281 | 17,761 | 17,997 | 955400 | → |
| Iceland | ISL | 102,800 | 279,049 | 293,577 | 317,630 | 323,024 | 354,042 | 389,444 | 394,324 | → |
- Statistics Iceland.
Major Localities
| Name | Adm. | Population Estimate (E) 2026-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reykjavík | HOF | 247,162 |
| 2 | Keflavík og Njarðvík | SDN | 22,572 |
| 3 | Akureyri | NUE | 20,467 |
| 4 | Selfoss | SUL | 11,066 |
| 5 | Akranes | VUL | 8,607 |
| 6 | Vestmannaeyjar | SUL | 4,518 |
| 7 | Hveragerði | SUL | 3,353 |
| 8 | Álftanes | HOF | 2,916 |
| 9 | Ísafjörður | VFJ | 2,807 |
| 10 | Egilsstaðir | AUU | 2,719 |
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) 2025-01-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2026-01-01 | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akranes | VUL | 5,390 | 5,705 | 6,587 | 6,744 | 7,465 | 8,416 | 8,607 | 335 | → |
| Akureyri | NUE | 15,080 | 16,354 | 17,370 | 17,860 | 18,634 | 20,159 | 20,467 | 1054 | → |
| Álftanes | HOF | 1,388 | 1,891 | 2,498 | 2,480 | 2,546 | 2,690 | 2,916 | 146 | → |
| Blönduós | NUV | 921 | 850 | 818 | 783 | 852 | 886 | 853 | 73 | → |
| Bolungarvík | VFJ | 974 | 908 | 948 | 887 | 903 | 978 | 985 | 69 | → |
| Borgarnes | VUL | 1,725 | 1,751 | 1,819 | 1,848 | 2,038 | 2,214 | 2,250 | 148 | → |
| Dalvík | NUE | 1,453 | 1,375 | 1,400 | 1,361 | 1,360 | 1,385 | 1,385 | 81 | → |
| Egilsstaðir | AUU | 1,567 | 1,725 | 2,237 | 2,301 | 2,502 | 2,711 | 2,719 | 186 | → |
| Eskifjörður | AUU | 986 | 986 | 1,050 | 1,067 | 1,018 | 1,105 | 1,063 | 86 | → |
| Eyrarbakki | SUL | 538 | 568 | 553 | 485 | 541 | 623 | 615 | 51 | → |
| Fáskrúðsfjörður | AUU | 583 | 612 | 665 | 661 | 679 | 723 | 707 | 62 | → |
| Flúðir | SUL | 313 | 360 | 412 | 417 | 441 | 541 | 539 | 82 | → |
| Garður | SDN | 1,179 | 1,331 | 1,516 | 1,411 | 1,666 | 1,961 | 2,006 | 214 | → |
| Grindavík [→ due to volcanic eruptions, the town was evacuated several times] | SDN | 2,236 | 2,483 | 2,830 | 2,951 | 3,415 | 1,243 | 817 | 238 | → |
| Grundarfjörður | VUL | 873 | 864 | 842 | 829 | 806 | 780 | 810 | 71 | → |
| Grundarhverfi (Kjalarnesi) | HOF | 324 | 538 | 507 | 519 | 526 | 710 | 655 | 25 | → |
| Hella | SUL | 604 | 696 | 799 | 823 | 871 | 1,059 | 1,083 | 83 | → |
| Höfn í Hornafirði | AUU | 1,767 | 1,690 | 1,611 | 1,652 | 1,712 | 1,802 | 1,813 | 122 | → |
| Húsavík | NUE | 2,427 | 2,320 | 2,226 | 2,160 | 2,355 | 2,479 | 2,403 | 147 | → |
| Hvammstangi | NUV | 587 | 575 | 569 | 540 | 600 | 595 | 597 | 108 | → |
| Hveragerði | SUL | 1,762 | 2,025 | 2,304 | 2,355 | 2,664 | 3,309 | 3,353 | 198 | → |
| Hvolsvöllur | SUL | 668 | 757 | 872 | 924 | 1,018 | 1,122 | 1,181 | 99 | → |
| Ísafjörður | VFJ | 2,799 | 2,762 | 2,659 | 2,476 | 2,623 | 2,705 | 2,807 | 150 | → |
| Keflavík og Njarðvík | SDN | 10,483 | 10,806 | 13,972 | 14,556 | 18,514 | 22,377 | 22,572 | 1158 | → |
| Neskaupstaður | AUU | 1,458 | 1,410 | 1,450 | 1,444 | 1,449 | 1,473 | 1,478 | 94 | → |
| Ólafsfjörður | NUE | 1,030 | 938 | 823 | 779 | 792 | 762 | 771 | 55 | → |
| Ólafsvík | VUL | 973 | 1,008 | 1,005 | 967 | 970 | 989 | 978 | 71 | → |
| Patreksfjörður | VUL | 779 | 663 | 640 | 674 | 684 | 715 | 714 | 58 | → |
| Reyðarfjörður | AUU | 616 | 671 | 1,081 | 1,168 | 1,346 | 1,429 | 1,470 | 106 | → |
| Reykjavík (Stór-Reykjavík) | HOF | 168,848 | 180,878 | 196,916 | 202,677 | 221,815 | 244,536 | 247,162 | 7582 | → |
| Sandgerði | SDN | 1,288 | 1,359 | 1,658 | 1,511 | 1,826 | 2,092 | 2,188 | 135 | → |
| Sauðárkrókur | NUV | 2,599 | 2,632 | 2,640 | 2,528 | 2,604 | 2,668 | 2,672 | 205 | → |
| Selfoss | SUL | 4,541 | 5,334 | 6,555 | 6,767 | 8,564 | 10,478 | 11,066 | 650 | → |
| Seyðisfjörður | AUU | 790 | 670 | 676 | 617 | 633 | 655 | 648 | 73 | → |
| Siglufjörður | NUE | 1,538 | 1,373 | 1,199 | 1,207 | 1,160 | 1,163 | 1,159 | 83 | → |
| Skagaströnd | NUV | 603 | 549 | 510 | 478 | 455 | 452 | 440 | 44 | → |
| Stokkseyri | SDN | 484 | 492 | 482 | 432 | 501 | 517 | 523 | 97 | → |
| Stykkishólmur | VUL | 1,213 | 1,137 | 1,087 | 1,094 | 1,177 | 1,204 | 1,218 | 95 | → |
| Þorlákshöfn | SUL | 1,319 | 1,356 | 1,565 | 1,443 | 1,692 | 2,182 | 2,316 | 169 | → |
| Vestmannaeyjar | SUL | 4,578 | 4,213 | 4,133 | 4,239 | 4,264 | 4,470 | 4,518 | 210 | → |
| Vík í Mýrdal | SUL | 297 | 291 | 311 | 298 | 462 | 720 | 740 | 92 | → |
| Vogar | SDN | 633 | 841 | 1,114 | 1,018 | 1,190 | 1,666 | 1,818 | 95 | → |
| Vopnafjörður | AUU | 602 | 561 | 532 | 519 | 517 | 519 | 503 | 54 | → |
- Statistics Iceland.
Population Structure
Further information about the population structure.
| Gender (E 2026) | |
|---|---|
| Males | 202,181 |
| Females | 191,927 |
| Non-binary/Other | 216 |
| Age Groups (E 2026) | |
|---|---|
| 0-17 years | 84,881 |
| 18-64 years | 245,714 |
| 65+ years | 63,729 |
| Age Distribution (E 2026) | |
|---|---|
| 90+ years | 2,463 |
| 80-89 years | 12,351 |
| 70-79 years | 29,076 |
| 60-69 years | 41,306 |
| 50-59 years | 45,252 |
| 40-49 years | 52,484 |
| 30-39 years | 61,670 |
| 20-29 years | 54,783 |
| 10-19 years | 49,771 |
| 0-9 years | 45,168 |
| Citizenship (E 2026) | |
|---|---|
| Iceland | 324,110 |
| Foreign Citizenship | 70,420 |