Höfuðborgarsvæð

Region in Iceland

Contents: Subdivision

The population development in Höfuðborgarsvæð as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).

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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 2026-01-01
Höfuðborgarsvæð [Capital Region]	Region	171,792	184,244	200,907	206,690	226,169	251,912
Garðabær (incl. Álftanes)	Municipality	9,378	11,085	13,166	14,213	16,624	20,724	→
Hafnarfjörður	Municipality	19,158	22,000	25,913	27,393	29,266	32,398	→
Kjósarhreppur	Municipality	142	143	197	207	233	319	→
Kópavogur	Municipality	22,693	25,803	30,357	32,621	37,036	40,286	→
Mosfellsbær	Municipality	5,869	6,817	8,553	9,159	11,868	13,772	→
Reykjavík (Reykjavíkurborg)	Municipality	109,887	113,848	118,326	118,789	126,549	139,804	→
Seltjarnarnes	Municipality	4,665	4,548	4,395	4,308	4,593	4,609	→
Ísland [Iceland]	Country	279,049	293,577	317,630	323,024	354,042	394,324

Source: Statistics Iceland.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2026)
Males	127,958
Females	123,794
Non-binary/Other	160

Age Groups (E 2026)
0-17 years	54,152
18-64 years	158,256
65+ years	39,504

Age Distribution (E 2026)
90+ years	1,632
80-89 years	7,725
70-79 years	17,990
60-69 years	25,381
50-59 years	29,278
40-49 years	34,541
30-39 years	40,052
20-29 years	34,720
10-19 years	31,708
0-9 years	28,885

Citizenship (E 2026)
Iceland	207,690
Foreign Citizenship	44,390