Norðurland eystra

Region in Iceland

Contents: Subdivision

The population development in Norðurland eystra 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
Norðurland eystra [Northeastern Region]	Region	28,082	28,422	28,900	28,981	30,020	32,296
Akureyri	Municipality	15,456	16,568	17,573	18,030	18,761	20,284	→
Dalvíkurbyggð	Municipality	2,050	1,944	1,949	1,849	1,870	1,925	→
Eyjafjarðarsveit	Municipality	964	993	1,025	1,016	1,060	1,206	→
Fjallabyggð	Municipality	2,633	2,371	2,066	2,021	1,986	1,969	→
Grýtubakkahreppur	Municipality	374	387	337	362	366	373	→
Hörgársveit (Hörgárbyggð & Arnarneshreppur)	Municipality	580	572	607	564	611	937	→
Langanesbyggð	Municipality	722	664	632	604	555	543	→
Norðurþing	Municipality	3,390	3,094	2,926	2,768	2,997	3,017	→
Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur	Municipality	341	366	413	407	440	517	→
Þingeyjarsveit	Municipality	1,499	1,399	1,316	1,301	1,321	1,471	→
Tjörneshreppur	Municipality	73	64	56	59	53	54	→
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	16,463
Females	15,817
Non-binary/Other	16

Age Groups (E 2026)
0-17 years	6,923
18-64 years	19,413
65+ years	5,960

Age Distribution (E 2026)
90+ years	246
80-89 years	1,221
70-79 years	2,691
60-69 years	3,776
50-59 years	3,844
40-49 years	3,769
30-39 years	4,538
20-29 years	4,442
10-19 years	4,183
0-9 years	3,586

Citizenship (E 2026)
Iceland	28,695
Foreign Citizenship	3,610