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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, nationality).

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2005-01-01		Population
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2010-01-01		Population
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2020-01-01		Population
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2021-01-01
Austurland [Eastern Region]Region11,96312,29312,45912,49613,17313,237
Fjarðabyggð (incl. Breiðdalshreppur)Municipality4,4344,3864,8514,9335,0725,079
FljótsdalshreppurMunicipality9026089758698
Hornafjörður (Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður)Municipality2,3952,2202,0862,1502,4342,387
Múlaþing (incl. Fljótsdalshérað)Municipality4,2554,6994,7504,6644,9225,020
VopnafjarðarhreppurMunicipality789728683674659653
Höfuðborgarsvæð [Capital Region]Region171,792184,244200,907211,282233,034236,528
Garðabær (incl. Álftanes)Municipality9,37811,08513,16614,45316,92417,693
HafnarfjörðurMunicipality19,15822,00025,91327,87529,97129,687
KjósarhreppurMunicipality142143197216245250
KópavogurMunicipality22,69325,80330,35733,20537,95938,332
MosfellsbærMunicipality5,8696,8178,5539,30012,07312,589
Reykjavík (Reykjavíkurborg)Municipality109,887113,848118,326121,822131,136133,262
SeltjarnarnesMunicipality4,6654,5484,3954,4114,7264,715
Norðurland eystra [Northeastern Region]Region28,08228,42228,90029,25730,60030,613
AkureyriMunicipality15,45616,56817,57318,19119,02519,219
DalvíkurbyggðMunicipality2,0501,9441,9491,8611,9031,855
EyjafjarðarsveitMunicipality9649931,0251,0321,0771,097
FjallabyggðMunicipality2,6332,3712,0662,0372,0061,970
GrýtubakkahreppurMunicipality374387337364370371
Hörgársveit (Hörgárbyggð & Arnarneshreppur)Municipality580572607567623653
LanganesbyggðMunicipality601548521513482504
NorðurþingMunicipality3,3903,0942,9262,8063,1153,030
SkútustaðahreppurMunicipality451437374395507471
SvalbarðshreppurMunicipality121116111989394
SvalbarðsstrandarhreppurMunicipality341366413414483441
ÞingeyjarsveitMunicipality1,048962942920862852
TjörneshreppurMunicipality736456595456
Norðurland vestra [Northwestern Region]Region7,9707,6997,4907,1377,3227,400
AkrahreppurMunicipality224214209194205210
BlönduóssbærMunicipality996917882861938950
Húnaþing vestra (incl. Bæjarhreppur)Municipality1,3341,2781,2121,1711,2111,222
HúnavatnshreppurMunicipality512486431414371372
SkagabyggðMunicipality102101106999092
Skagafjörður (Sveitarfélagið Skagafjörður)Municipality4,1874,1454,1313,9104,0344,084
Skagaströnd (Sveitarfélagið Skagaströnd)Municipality615558519488473470
Suðurland [Southern Region]Region20,85521,79023,87924,36628,39929,001
Árborg (Sveitarfélagið Árborg)Municipality5,6916,5307,8118,05210,05510,452
ÁsahreppurMunicipality129149190216251271
BláskógabyggðMunicipality8168939359611,1631,144
FlóahreppurMunicipality469517602616687690
Grímsnes- og GrafningshreppurMunicipality350346415431497492
HrunamannahreppurMunicipality718754788794818822
HveragerðiMunicipality1,7602,0212,2912,3842,6992,778
MýrdalshreppurMunicipality520508510480719758
Ölfus (Sveitarfélagið Ölfus)Municipality1,6591,7241,9521,8852,2762,369
Rangárþing eystraMunicipality1,6671,6511,7451,7491,9611,924
Rangárþing ytraMunicipality1,3781,4461,5431,5481,6821,740
SkaftárhreppurMunicipality585507445460627624
Skeiða- og GnúpverjahreppurMunicipality532529517518609590
VestmannaeyjarMunicipality4,5814,2154,1354,2724,3554,347
Suðurnes [Southern Peninsula]Region16,10617,11021,35922,02627,82928,195
GrindavíkurbærMunicipality2,2422,4942,8372,9953,5123,539
ReykjanesbærMunicipality10,62410,95214,09114,92419,42119,676
Suðurnesjabær (incl. Garður, Sandgerði)Municipality2,5082,7273,2253,0053,5883,649
Vogar (Sveitarfélagið Vogar)Municipality7329371,2061,1021,3081,331
Vestfirðir [Westfjords]Region8,2197,5977,2666,9707,1157,108
ÁrneshreppurMunicipality675750544342
BolungarvíkMunicipality1,001930970923955958
ÍsafjarðarbærMunicipality4,2804,1343,8993,6293,8093,794
KaldrananeshreppurMunicipality144117112112109110
ReykhólahreppurMunicipality299262291268262236
StrandabyggðMunicipality577518508473457435
SúðavíkurhreppurMunicipality255235202204208201
TálknafjarðarhreppurMunicipality367325299305251268
VesturbyggðMunicipality1,2291,0199351,0021,0211,064
Vesturland [Western Region]Region14,06214,42215,37015,56616,66216,710
Akranes (Akraneskaupstaður)Municipality5,3405,6576,5496,7677,5347,697
BorgarbyggðMunicipality3,2963,4463,5423,5393,8523,758
DalabyggðMunicipality775711694680639620
Eyja- og MiklaholtshreppurMunicipality115139139144124119
GrundarfjarðarbærMunicipality952938904900876862
HelgafellssveitMunicipality564763536466
HvalfjarðarsveitMunicipality547560624635625647
SkorradalshreppurMunicipality456461626566
SnæfellsbærMunicipality1,7191,7191,7021,6791,6741,679
StykkishólmurMunicipality1,2171,1411,0921,1071,2091,196
Ísland [Iceland]Country279,049293,577317,630329,100364,134368,792

Source: Statistics Iceland (web).

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2021)
Males189,043
Females179,749
Age Groups (E 2021)
0-17 years82,436
18-64 years231,997
65+ years54,359
Age Distribution (E 2021)
0-9 years44,650
10-19 years46,642
20-29 years55,687
30-39 years54,790
40-49 years48,129
50-59 years43,671
60-69 years38,279
70-79 years24,149
80-89 years10,317
90+ years2,478
Nationality (E 2021)
Iceland317,410
Other country51,180