Austurland

Region in Iceland

Contents: Subdivision

The population development in Austurland 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
Austurland [Eastern Region]	Region	9,568	10,073	10,373	10,247	10,572	11,211
Fjarðabyggð (incl. Breiðdalshreppur)	Municipality	4,434	4,386	4,851	4,879	4,983	5,228	→
Fljótsdalshreppur	Municipality	90	260	89	75	84	115	→
Múlaþing (incl. Fljótsdalshérað)	Municipality	4,255	4,699	4,750	4,624	4,853	5,235	→
Vopnafjarðarhreppur	Municipality	789	728	683	669	652	633	→
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	5,863
Females	5,342
Non-binary/Other	6

Age Groups (E 2026)
0-17 years	2,427
18-64 years	6,795
65+ years	1,989

Age Distribution (E 2026)
90+ years	56
80-89 years	422
70-79 years	880
60-69 years	1,310
50-59 years	1,245
40-49 years	1,427
30-39 years	1,680
20-29 years	1,475
10-19 years	1,469
0-9 years	1,247

Citizenship (E 2026)
Iceland	9,210
Foreign Citizenship	2,015