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Country

354,042 Population [2020] – estimate

383,726 Population [2024] – estimate

102,800km² Area

3.733/km² Density [2024]

2.0% Annual Population Change [2020 → 2024]

Contents: Regions and Municipalities

The population of the regions and municipalities of Iceland according to official estimates.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, citizenship).

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
Austurland [Eastern Region]	Region	9,568	10,073	10,373	10,247	10,572	11,085	→
Fjarðabyggð (incl. Breiðdalshreppur)	Municipality	4,434	4,386	4,851	4,879	4,983	5,163	→
Fljótsdalshreppur	Municipality	90	260	89	75	84	95	→
Múlaþing (incl. Fljótsdalshérað)	Municipality	4,255	4,699	4,750	4,624	4,853	5,177	→
Vopnafjarðarhreppur	Municipality	789	728	683	669	652	650	→
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	→
Norðurland eystra [Northeastern Region]	Region	28,082	28,422	28,900	28,981	30,020	31,574	→
Akureyri	Municipality	15,456	16,568	17,573	18,030	18,761	19,812	→
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	→
Fjallabyggð	Municipality	2,633	2,371	2,066	2,021	1,986	1,973	→
Grýtubakkahreppur	Municipality	374	387	337	362	366	396	→
Hörgársveit (Hörgárbyggð & Arnarneshreppur)	Municipality	580	572	607	564	611	791	→
Langanesbyggð	Municipality	722	664	632	604	555	540	→
Norðurþing	Municipality	3,390	3,094	2,926	2,768	2,997	3,081	→
Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur	Municipality	341	366	413	407	440	491	→
Þingeyjarsveit	Municipality	1,499	1,399	1,316	1,301	1,321	1,410	→
Tjörneshreppur	Municipality	73	64	56	59	53	52	→
Norðurland vestra [Northwestern Region]	Region	7,970	7,699	7,490	7,070	7,210	7,294	→
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	→
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	→
Suðurland [Southern Region]	Region	23,250	24,010	25,965	26,158	30,042	34,076	→
Árborg (Sveitarfélagið Árborg)	Municipality	5,691	6,530	7,811	7,960	9,902	11,565	→
Ásahreppur	Municipality	129	149	190	211	232	293	→
Bláskógabyggð	Municipality	816	893	935	940	1,117	1,322	→
Flóahreppur	Municipality	469	517	602	606	670	699	→
Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur	Municipality	350	346	415	412	481	539	→
Hornafjörður (Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður)	Municipality	2,395	2,220	2,086	2,123	2,359	2,487	→
Hrunamannahreppur	Municipality	718	754	788	787	800	865	→
Hveragerði	Municipality	1,760	2,021	2,291	2,345	2,654	3,265	→
Mýrdalshreppur	Municipality	520	508	510	478	683	881	→
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	→
Skaftárhreppur	Municipality	585	507	445	457	580	620	→
Skeiða- og Gnúpverjahreppur	Municipality	532	529	517	498	554	591	→
Vestmannaeyjar	Municipality	4,581	4,215	4,135	4,239	4,264	4,444	→
Suðurnes [Southern Peninsula]	Region	16,106	17,110	21,359	21,662	26,835	30,933	→
Grindavíkurbær [→ due to volcanic eruptions, no one dwelled in Grindavík on 1 January 2024]	Municipality	2,242	2,494	2,837	2,955	3,419	3,579	→
Reykjanesbær	Municipality	10,624	10,952	14,091	14,658	18,622	21,957	→
Suðurnesjabær (incl. Garður, Sandgerði)	Municipality	2,508	2,727	3,225	2,960	3,526	3,897	→
Vogar (Sveitarfélagið Vogar)	Municipality	732	937	1,206	1,089	1,268	1,500	→
Vestfirðir [Westfjords]	Region	8,219	7,597	7,266	6,832	6,913	7,168	→
Árneshreppur	Municipality	67	57	50	54	43	53	→
Bolungarvík	Municipality	1,001	930	970	903	928	989	→
Ísafjarðarbær	Municipality	4,280	4,134	3,899	3,550	3,712	3,797	→
Kaldrananeshreppur	Municipality	144	117	112	111	103	104	→
Reykhólahreppur	Municipality	299	262	291	258	258	236	→
Strandabyggð	Municipality	577	518	508	468	436	414	→
Súðavíkurhreppur	Municipality	255	235	202	202	199	219	→
Tálknafjarðarhreppur	Municipality	367	325	299	303	233	250	→
Vesturbyggð	Municipality	1,229	1,019	935	983	1,001	1,106	→
Vesturland [Western Region]	Region	14,062	14,422	15,370	15,384	16,281	17,419	→
Akranes (Akraneskaupstaður)	Municipality	5,340	5,657	6,549	6,703	7,408	8,071	→
Borgarbyggð	Municipality	3,296	3,446	3,542	3,496	3,730	4,100	→
Dalabyggð	Municipality	775	711	694	677	624	642	→
Eyja- og Miklaholtshreppur	Municipality	115	139	139	140	123	123	→
Grundarfjarðarbær	Municipality	952	938	904	876	841	821	→
Hvalfjarðarsveit	Municipality	547	560	624	631	622	727	→
Skorradalshreppur	Municipality	45	64	61	56	63	52	→
Snæfellsbær	Municipality	1,719	1,719	1,702	1,654	1,628	1,617	→
Stykkishólmur (Sveitarfélagið Stykkishólmur; incl. Helgafellssveit)	Municipality	1,273	1,188	1,155	1,151	1,242	1,266	→
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	Persons
Males	196,552
Females	187,015
Non-binary/Other	159

Gender (E 2024)
Males	196,552
Females	187,015
Non-binary/Other	159

Age Groups	Persons
0-17 years	84,787
18-64 years	239,175
65+ years	59,764

Age Groups (E 2024)
0-17 years	84,787
18-64 years	239,175
65+ years	59,764

Age Distribution	Males	Females
90+ years	923	1599
80-89 years	5065	6133
70-79 years	13465	13709
60-69 years	19970	20121
50-59 years	22398	22262
40-49 years	26328	24143
30-39 years	31325	27410
20-29 years	28428	25979
10-19 years	25353	23908
0-9 years	23456	21751

Age Distribution (E 2024)
90+ years	2,522
80-89 years	11,198
70-79 years	27,174
60-69 years	40,091
50-59 years	44,660
40-49 years	50,471
30-39 years	58,735
20-29 years	54,407
10-19 years	49,261
0-9 years	45,207

Citizenship	Persons
Iceland	322,710
Foreign Citizenship	65,090

Citizenship (E 2023)
Iceland	322,710
Foreign Citizenship	65,090