Iceland: All Urban Settlements
Contents: Ísland
Country
354,042 Population [2020] – estimate
383,726 Population [2024] – estimate
102,800km² Area
3.733/km² Density [2024]
Municipalities
The population of the municipalities of Iceland according to official estimates.
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akranes (Akraneskaupstaður) | Municipality | 5,340 | 5,657 | 6,549 | 6,703 | 7,408 | 8,071 | → |
| Akureyri | Municipality | 15,456 | 16,568 | 17,573 | 18,030 | 18,761 | 19,812 | → |
| Árborg (Sveitarfélagið Árborg) | Municipality | 5,691 | 6,530 | 7,811 | 7,960 | 9,902 | 11,565 | → |
| Árneshreppur | Municipality | 67 | 57 | 50 | 54 | 43 | 53 | → |
| Ásahreppur | Municipality | 129 | 149 | 190 | 211 | 232 | 293 | → |
| Bláskógabyggð | Municipality | 816 | 893 | 935 | 940 | 1,117 | 1,322 | → |
| Bolungarvík | Municipality | 1,001 | 930 | 970 | 903 | 928 | 989 | → |
| Borgarbyggð | Municipality | 3,296 | 3,446 | 3,542 | 3,496 | 3,730 | 4,100 | → |
| Dalabyggð | Municipality | 775 | 711 | 694 | 677 | 624 | 642 | → |
| Dalvíkurbyggð | Municipality | 2,050 | 1,944 | 1,949 | 1,849 | 1,870 | 1,866 | → |
| Eyjafjarðarsveit | Municipality | 964 | 993 | 1,025 | 1,016 | 1,060 | 1,162 | → |
| Eyja- og Miklaholtshreppur | Municipality | 115 | 139 | 139 | 140 | 123 | 123 | → |
| Fjallabyggð | Municipality | 2,633 | 2,371 | 2,066 | 2,021 | 1,986 | 1,973 | → |
| Fjarðabyggð (incl. Breiðdalshreppur) | Municipality | 4,434 | 4,386 | 4,851 | 4,879 | 4,983 | 5,163 | → |
| Fljótsdalshreppur | Municipality | 90 | 260 | 89 | 75 | 84 | 95 | → |
| Flóahreppur | Municipality | 469 | 517 | 602 | 606 | 670 | 699 | → |
| Garðabær (incl. Álftanes) | Municipality | 9,378 | 11,085 | 13,166 | 14,213 | 16,624 | 19,088 | → |
| Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur | Municipality | 350 | 346 | 415 | 412 | 481 | 539 | → |
| Grindavíkurbær | Municipality | 2,242 | 2,494 | 2,837 | 2,955 | 3,419 | 3,579 | → |
| Grundarfjarðarbær | Municipality | 952 | 938 | 904 | 876 | 841 | 821 | → |
| Grýtubakkahreppur | Municipality | 374 | 387 | 337 | 362 | 366 | 396 | → |
| Hafnarfjörður | Municipality | 19,158 | 22,000 | 25,913 | 27,393 | 29,266 | 30,616 | → |
| Hörgársveit (Hörgárbyggð & Arnarneshreppur) | Municipality | 580 | 572 | 607 | 564 | 611 | 791 | → |
| Hornafjörður (Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður) | Municipality | 2,395 | 2,220 | 2,086 | 2,123 | 2,359 | 2,487 | → |
| Hrunamannahreppur | Municipality | 718 | 754 | 788 | 787 | 800 | 865 | → |
| Húnabyggð (incl. Blönduóssbær, Húnavatnshreppur) | Municipality | 1,508 | 1,403 | 1,313 | 1,263 | 1,289 | 1,263 | → |
| Húnaþing vestra (incl. Bæjarhreppur) | Municipality | 1,334 | 1,278 | 1,212 | 1,157 | 1,191 | 1,212 | → |
| Hvalfjarðarsveit | Municipality | 547 | 560 | 624 | 631 | 622 | 727 | → |
| Hveragerði | Municipality | 1,760 | 2,021 | 2,291 | 2,345 | 2,654 | 3,265 | → |
| Ísafjarðarbær | Municipality | 4,280 | 4,134 | 3,899 | 3,550 | 3,712 | 3,797 | → |
| Kaldrananeshreppur | Municipality | 144 | 117 | 112 | 111 | 103 | 104 | → |
| Kjósarhreppur | Municipality | 142 | 143 | 197 | 207 | 233 | 269 | → |
| Kópavogur | Municipality | 22,693 | 25,803 | 30,357 | 32,621 | 37,036 | 39,335 | → |
| Langanesbyggð | Municipality | 722 | 664 | 632 | 604 | 555 | 540 | → |
| Mosfellsbær | Municipality | 5,869 | 6,817 | 8,553 | 9,159 | 11,868 | 13,403 | → |
| Múlaþing (incl. Fljótsdalshérað) | Municipality | 4,255 | 4,699 | 4,750 | 4,624 | 4,853 | 5,177 | → |
| Mýrdalshreppur | Municipality | 520 | 508 | 510 | 478 | 683 | 881 | → |
| Norðurþing | Municipality | 3,390 | 3,094 | 2,926 | 2,768 | 2,997 | 3,081 | → |
| Ölfus (Sveitarfélagið Ölfus) | Municipality | 1,659 | 1,724 | 1,952 | 1,858 | 2,197 | 2,631 | → |
| Rangárþing eystra | Municipality | 1,667 | 1,651 | 1,745 | 1,725 | 1,905 | 2,007 | → |
| Rangárþing ytra | Municipality | 1,378 | 1,446 | 1,543 | 1,519 | 1,644 | 1,867 | → |
| Reykhólahreppur | Municipality | 299 | 262 | 291 | 258 | 258 | 236 | → |
| Reykjanesbær | Municipality | 10,624 | 10,952 | 14,091 | 14,658 | 18,622 | 21,957 | → |
| 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 | → |
| Skaftárhreppur | Municipality | 585 | 507 | 445 | 457 | 580 | 620 | → |
| Skagabyggð | Municipality | 102 | 101 | 106 | 99 | 90 | 86 | → |
| Skagafjörður (Sveitarfélagið Skagafjörður; incl. Akrahreppur) | Municipality | 4,411 | 4,359 | 4,340 | 4,066 | 4,175 | 4,276 | → |
| Skagaströnd (Sveitarfélagið Skagaströnd) | Municipality | 615 | 558 | 519 | 485 | 465 | 457 | → |
| Skeiða- og Gnúpverjahreppur | Municipality | 532 | 529 | 517 | 498 | 554 | 591 | → |
| Skorradalshreppur | Municipality | 45 | 64 | 61 | 56 | 63 | 52 | → |
| Snæfellsbær | Municipality | 1,719 | 1,719 | 1,702 | 1,654 | 1,628 | 1,617 | → |
| Strandabyggð | Municipality | 577 | 518 | 508 | 468 | 436 | 414 | → |
| Stykkishólmur (Sveitarfélagið Stykkishólmur; incl. Helgafellssveit) | Municipality | 1,273 | 1,188 | 1,155 | 1,151 | 1,242 | 1,266 | → |
| Súðavíkurhreppur | Municipality | 255 | 235 | 202 | 202 | 199 | 219 | → |
| Suðurnesjabær (incl. Garður, Sandgerði) | Municipality | 2,508 | 2,727 | 3,225 | 2,960 | 3,526 | 3,897 | → |
| Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur | Municipality | 341 | 366 | 413 | 407 | 440 | 491 | → |
| Tálknafjarðarhreppur | Municipality | 367 | 325 | 299 | 303 | 233 | 250 | → |
| Þingeyjarsveit | Municipality | 1,499 | 1,399 | 1,316 | 1,301 | 1,321 | 1,410 | → |
| Tjörneshreppur | Municipality | 73 | 64 | 56 | 59 | 53 | 52 | → |
| Vestmannaeyjar | Municipality | 4,581 | 4,215 | 4,135 | 4,239 | 4,264 | 4,444 | → |
| Vesturbyggð | Municipality | 1,229 | 1,019 | 935 | 983 | 1,001 | 1,106 | → |
| Vogar (Sveitarfélagið Vogar) | Municipality | 732 | 937 | 1,206 | 1,089 | 1,268 | 1,500 | → |
| Vopnafjarðarhreppur | Municipality | 789 | 728 | 683 | 669 | 652 | 650 | → |
| Ísland [Iceland] | Country | 279,049 | 293,577 | 317,630 | 323,024 | 354,042 | 383,726 |
Contents: Urban Localities
The population of all urban settlements (so-called "nuclei") in Iceland according to official estimates.
icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution).| Name | Status | Municipality | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akranes | Urban Settlement | Akranes | 5,337 | 5,653 | 6,534 | 6,690 | 7,400 | 8,062 | → |
| Akureyri | Urban Settlement | Akureyri | 15,080 | 16,264 | 17,253 | 17,760 | 18,518 | 19,542 | → |
| Álftanes | Urban Settlement | Garðabær | 1,388 | 1,891 | 2,498 | 2,480 | 2,546 | 2,487 | → |
| Árbæjarhverfi í Ölfusi | Urban Settlement | Ölfus | 62 | 67 | 61 | 69 | 61 | 59 | → |
| Árnes | Urban Settlement | Skeiða- og Gnúpverjahreppur | ... | ... | ... | ... | 56 | 60 | → |
| Bakkafjörður | Urban Settlement | Langanesbyggð | 121 | 108 | 75 | 83 | 52 | 55 | → |
| Bifröst | Urban Settlement | Borgarbyggð | ... | 234 | 207 | 208 | 165 | 309 | → |
| Bíldudalur | Urban Settlement | Vesturbyggð | 281 | 222 | 182 | 196 | 214 | 256 | → |
| Blönduós | Urban Settlement | Húnabyggð | 921 | 850 | 818 | 783 | 852 | 834 | → |
| Bolungarvík | Urban Settlement | Bolungarvík | 974 | 908 | 948 | 887 | 903 | 971 | → |
| Borgarfjörður eystri | Urban Settlement | Múlaþing | 94 | 92 | 91 | 89 | 91 | 91 | → |
| Borgarnes | Urban Settlement | Borgarbyggð | 1,725 | 1,751 | 1,819 | 1,848 | 2,038 | 2,147 | → |
| Borg í Grímsnesi | Urban Settlement | Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur | ... | ... | 68 | 87 | 121 | 184 | → |
| Brautarholt (Skeiðum) | Urban Settlement | Skeiða- og Gnúpverjahreppur | ... | ... | 40 | 57 | 60 | 77 | → |
| Breiðdalsvík | Urban Settlement | Fjarðabyggð | 185 | 160 | 141 | 124 | 125 | 147 | → |
| Brúnahlíð í Eyjafirði | Urban Settlement | Eyjafjarðarsveit | ... | 71 | 76 | 60 | 77 | 66 | → |
| Búðardalur | Urban Settlement | Dalabyggð | 247 | 241 | 255 | 276 | 243 | 247 | → |
| Dalvík | Urban Settlement | Dalvíkurbyggð | 1,453 | 1,375 | 1,400 | 1,361 | 1,360 | 1,360 | → |
| Djúpivogur | Urban Settlement | Múlaþing | 367 | 365 | 331 | 328 | 383 | 412 | → |
| Drangsnes | Urban Settlement | Kaldrananeshreppur | 105 | 83 | 72 | 82 | 64 | 64 | → |
| Egilsstaðir | Urban Settlement | Múlaþing | 1,567 | 1,725 | 2,237 | 2,301 | 2,502 | 2,632 | → |
| Eskifjörður | Urban Settlement | Fjarðabyggð | 986 | 986 | 1,050 | 1,067 | 1,018 | 1,089 | → |
| Eyrarbakki | Urban Settlement | Árborg | 538 | 568 | 553 | 485 | 541 | 604 | → |
| Fáskrúðsfjörður | Urban Settlement | Fjarðabyggð | 583 | 612 | 665 | 661 | 679 | 735 | → |
| Fellabær | Urban Settlement | Múlaþing | 359 | 416 | 425 | 401 | 407 | 415 | → |
| Flateyri | Urban Settlement | Ísafjarðarbær | 289 | 270 | 236 | 189 | 198 | 189 | → |
| Flúðir | Urban Settlement | Hrunamannahreppur | 313 | 360 | 412 | 417 | 441 | 499 | → |
| Garðabær | Urban Settlement | Garðabær | 7,890 | 9,022 | 10,618 | 11,658 | 14,016 | 16,544 | → |
| Garður | Urban Settlement | Suðurnesjabær | 1,179 | 1,331 | 1,516 | 1,411 | 1,666 | 1,860 | → |
| Grenivík | Urban Settlement | Grýtubakkahreppur | 264 | 290 | 249 | 274 | 297 | 318 | → |
| Grímsey | Urban Settlement | Akureyri | 95 | 87 | 83 | 77 | 61 | 57 | → |
| Grindavík [→ due to volcanic eruptions, no one dwelled in Grindavík on 1 January 2024] | Urban Settlement | Grindavíkurbær | 2,236 | 2,483 | 2,830 | 2,951 | 3,415 | 3,575 | → |
| Grundarfjörður | Urban Settlement | Grundarfjarðarbær | 873 | 864 | 842 | 829 | 806 | 777 | → |
| Grundarhverfi (Kjalarnesi) | Urban Settlement | Reykjavík | 324 | 538 | 507 | 519 | 526 | 530 | → |
| Hafnarfjörður | Urban Settlement | Hafnarfjörður | 19,147 | 21,999 | 25,909 | 27,391 | 29,266 | 30,616 | → |
| Hafnir | Urban Settlement | Reykjanesbær | 106 | 109 | 115 | 99 | 106 | 107 | → |
| Hauganes | Urban Settlement | Dalvíkurbyggð | 164 | 143 | 128 | 110 | 109 | 102 | → |
| Hella | Urban Settlement | Rangárþing ytra | 604 | 696 | 799 | 823 | 871 | 1,015 | → |
| Hellissandur | Urban Settlement | Snæfellsbær | 402 | 384 | 388 | 372 | 367 | 346 | → |
| Hnífsdalur | Urban Settlement | Ísafjarðarbær | 310 | 257 | 242 | 192 | 208 | 210 | → |
| Höfn í Hornafirði | Urban Settlement | Hornafjörður | 1,767 | 1,690 | 1,611 | 1,652 | 1,712 | 1,764 | → |
| Hofsós (Hafsós) | Urban Settlement | Skagafjörður | 182 | 167 | 180 | 161 | 158 | 156 | → |
| Hólar í Hjaltadal | Urban Settlement | Skagafjörður | 74 | 91 | 107 | 60 | 96 | 85 | → |
| Hólmavík | Urban Settlement | Strandabyggð | 388 | 384 | 377 | 333 | 311 | 292 | → |
| Hrafnagil | Urban Settlement | Eyjafjarðarsveit | 139 | 147 | 260 | 269 | 293 | 379 | → |
| Hrísey | Urban Settlement | Akureyri | 215 | 166 | 188 | 170 | 161 | 164 | → |
| Húsavík | Urban Settlement | Norðurþing | 2,427 | 2,320 | 2,226 | 2,160 | 2,355 | 2,449 | → |
| Hvammstangi | Urban Settlement | Húnaþing vestra | 587 | 575 | 569 | 540 | 600 | 607 | → |
| Hvanneyri | Urban Settlement | Borgarbyggð | 145 | 184 | 269 | 253 | 302 | 293 | → |
| Hveragerði | Urban Settlement | Hveragerði | 1,757 | 2,017 | 2,289 | 2,343 | 2,652 | 3,264 | → |
| Hvolsvöllur | Urban Settlement | Rangárþing eystra | 668 | 757 | 872 | 924 | 1,018 | 1,078 | → |
| Innnes | Urban Settlement | Hvalfjarðarsveit | 53 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 65 | 97 | → |
| Ísafjörður | Urban Settlement | Ísafjarðarbær | 2,799 | 2,762 | 2,659 | 2,476 | 2,623 | 2,679 | → |
| Keflavík og Njarðvík | Urban Settlement | Reykjanesbær | 10,483 | 10,806 | 13,972 | 14,556 | 18,514 | 21,847 | → |
| Kirkjubæjarklaustur | Urban Settlement | Skaftárhreppur | 142 | 131 | 109 | 139 | 183 | 183 | → |
| Kleppjárnsreykir | Urban Settlement | Borgarbyggð | 44 | 52 | 55 | 50 | 40 | 41 | → |
| Kópasker | Urban Settlement | Norðurþing | 165 | 139 | 126 | 110 | 113 | 117 | → |
| Kópavogur | Urban Settlement | Kópavogur | 22,405 | 25,785 | 30,327 | 32,595 | 37,017 | 39,261 | → |
| Kristnes | Urban Settlement | Eyjafjarðarsveit | 65 | 73 | 49 | 55 | 43 | 32 | → |
| Laugar | Urban Settlement | Þingeyjarsveit | 97 | 110 | 111 | 127 | 109 | 114 | → |
| Laugarás | Urban Settlement | Bláskógabyggð | 121 | 112 | 116 | 101 | 112 | 112 | → |
| Laugarvatn | Urban Settlement | Bláskógabyggð | 150 | 179 | 186 | 159 | 193 | 260 | → |
| Litli-Árskógssandur | Urban Settlement | Dalvíkurbyggð | 128 | 120 | 137 | 108 | 104 | 114 | → |
| Lónsbakki | Urban Settlement | Hörgársveit | ... | 90 | 117 | 100 | 116 | 305 | → |
| Melahverfi í Hvalfirði | Urban Settlement | Hvalfjarðarsveit | 41 | 81 | 111 | 121 | 109 | 150 | → |
| Mosfellsbær | Urban Settlement | Mosfellsbær | 5,526 | 6,545 | 8,202 | 8,823 | 11,544 | 13,024 | → |
| Mosfellsdalur (Byggðakjarni í Mosfellsdal) | Urban Settlement | Mosfellsbær | 170 | 154 | 200 | 217 | 222 | 267 | → |
| Nesjahverfi í Hornafirði | Urban Settlement | Hornafjörður | 103 | 82 | 75 | 83 | 109 | 102 | → |
| Neskaupstaður | Urban Settlement | Fjarðabyggð | 1,458 | 1,410 | 1,450 | 1,444 | 1,449 | 1,460 | → |
| Ólafsfjörður | Urban Settlement | Fjallabyggð | 1,030 | 938 | 823 | 779 | 792 | 762 | → |
| Ólafsvík | Urban Settlement | Snæfellsbær | 973 | 1,008 | 1,005 | 967 | 970 | 960 | → |
| Patreksfjörður | Urban Settlement | Vesturbyggð | 779 | 663 | 640 | 674 | 684 | 756 | → |
| Raufarhöfn | Urban Settlement | Norðurþing | 365 | 242 | 217 | 180 | 156 | 183 | → |
| Reyðarfjörður | Urban Settlement | Fjarðabyggð | 616 | 671 | 1,081 | 1,168 | 1,346 | 1,368 | → |
| Reykhólar | Urban Settlement | Reykhólahreppur | 116 | 112 | 129 | 126 | 128 | 108 | → |
| Reykholt í Biskupstungum | Urban Settlement | Bláskógabyggð | 133 | 197 | 201 | 225 | 263 | 368 | → |
| Reykholt í Borgarfirði | Urban Settlement | Borgarbyggð | 27 | 28 | 41 | ... | 58 | 84 | → |
| Reykjahlíð | Urban Settlement | Þingeyjarsveit | 209 | 198 | 161 | 171 | 239 | 251 | → |
| Reykjavík | Urban Settlement | Reykjavík | 109,215 | 112,979 | 117,465 | 117,902 | 125,376 | 135,714 | → |
| Rif | Urban Settlement | Snæfellsbær | 142 | 144 | 143 | 159 | 133 | 128 | → |
| Sandgerði | Urban Settlement | Suðurnesjabær | 1,288 | 1,359 | 1,658 | 1,511 | 1,826 | 1,990 | → |
| Sauðárkrókur | Urban Settlement | Skagafjörður | 2,599 | 2,632 | 2,640 | 2,528 | 2,604 | 2,609 | → |
| Selfoss | Urban Settlement | Árborg | 4,479 | 5,267 | 6,494 | 6,698 | 8,503 | 9,812 | → |
| Seltjarnarnes | Urban Settlement | Seltjarnarnes | 4,665 | 4,548 | 4,395 | 4,308 | 4,593 | 4,572 | → |
| Seyðisfjörður | Urban Settlement | Múlaþing | 790 | 670 | 676 | 617 | 633 | 648 | → |
| Siglufjörður | Urban Settlement | Fjallabyggð | 1,538 | 1,373 | 1,199 | 1,207 | 1,160 | 1,165 | → |
| Skagaströnd | Urban Settlement | Skagaströnd | 603 | 549 | 510 | 478 | 455 | 447 | → |
| Sólheimar í Grímsnesi | Urban Settlement | Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur | 81 | 80 | 91 | 100 | 85 | 96 | → |
| Stöðvarfjörður | Urban Settlement | Fjarðabyggð | 268 | 250 | 220 | 196 | 173 | 182 | → |
| Stokkseyri | Urban Settlement | Árborg | 484 | 492 | 482 | 432 | 501 | 535 | → |
| Stykkishólmur | Urban Settlement | Stykkishólmur | 1,213 | 1,137 | 1,087 | 1,094 | 1,177 | 1,170 | → |
| Súðavík | Urban Settlement | Súðavíkurhreppur | 193 | 180 | 163 | 170 | 166 | 168 | → |
| Suðureyri | Urban Settlement | Ísafjarðarbær | 296 | 299 | 299 | 271 | 270 | 296 | → |
| Svalbarðseyri | Urban Settlement | Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur | 201 | 210 | 221 | 208 | 253 | 265 | → |
| Tálknafjörður | Urban Settlement | Tálknafjarðarhreppur | 321 | 295 | 279 | 284 | 218 | 234 | → |
| Þingeyri | Urban Settlement | Ísafjarðarbær | 344 | 335 | 267 | 250 | 252 | 261 | → |
| Þorlákshöfn | Urban Settlement | Ölfus | 1,319 | 1,356 | 1,565 | 1,443 | 1,692 | 2,037 | → |
| Þórshöfn | Urban Settlement | Langanesbyggð | 412 | 380 | 388 | 356 | 349 | 345 | → |
| Þykkvibær (Byggðakjarni í Þykkvabæ) | Urban Settlement | Rangárþing ytra | 129 | 106 | 89 | 64 | 75 | 77 | → |
| Tjarnabyggð | Urban Settlement | Árborg | ... | ... | ... | 106 | 113 | 191 | → |
| Varmahlíð | Urban Settlement | Skagafjörður | 142 | 136 | 140 | 119 | 123 | 147 | → |
| Vestmannaeyjar | Urban Settlement | Vestmannaeyjar | 4,578 | 4,213 | 4,133 | 4,239 | 4,264 | 4,444 | → |
| Vík í Mýrdal | Urban Settlement | Mýrdalshreppur | 297 | 291 | 311 | 298 | 462 | 639 | → |
| Vogar | Urban Settlement | Vogar | 633 | 841 | 1,114 | 1,018 | 1,190 | 1,388 | → |
| Vopnafjörður | Urban Settlement | Vopnafjarðarhreppur | 602 | 561 | 532 | 519 | 517 | 510 | → |
Source: Statistics Iceland.