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 2024-01-01
Höfuðborgarsvæð [Capital Region]	Region	171,792	184,244	200,907	206,690	226,169	244,177
Garðabær (incl. Álftanes)	Municipality	9,378	11,085	13,166	14,213	16,624	19,088	→
Hafnarfjörður	Municipality	19,158	22,000	25,913	27,393	29,266	30,616	→
Kjósarhreppur	Municipality	142	143	197	207	233	269	→
Kópavogur	Municipality	22,693	25,803	30,357	32,621	37,036	39,335	→
Mosfellsbær	Municipality	5,869	6,817	8,553	9,159	11,868	13,403	→
Reykjavík (Reykjavíkurborg)	Municipality	109,887	113,848	118,326	118,789	126,549	136,894	→
Seltjarnarnes	Municipality	4,665	4,548	4,395	4,308	4,593	4,572	→
Ísland [Iceland]	Country	279,049	293,577	317,630	323,024	354,042	383,726

Source: Statistics Iceland.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2024)
Males	123,951
Females	120,115
Non-binary/Other	111

Age Groups (E 2024)
0-17 years	53,774
18-64 years	153,390
65+ years	37,013

Age Distribution (E 2024)
90+ years	1,658
80-89 years	7,013
70-79 years	16,773
60-69 years	24,581
50-59 years	28,515
40-49 years	33,255
30-39 years	38,134
20-29 years	34,300
10-19 years	31,255
0-9 years	28,693

Citizenship (E 2023)
Iceland	206,680
Foreign Citizenship	40,910