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Iceland

Official name:

Republic of Iceland

Name in native language:

Lýðveldið Ísland

Capital:

Reykjavik

ISO country code

IS

Nat. statistical agency:

Statistics Iceland

Region:

Northern Europe

Census Results

1703-xx-xx : 50,358
1762-xx-xx : 44,845
1769-08-15 : 46,201
1785-xx-xx : 40,623
1801-02-02 : 47,240
1835-02-01 : 56,035
1840-11-02 : 57,094
1845-11-02 : 58,558
1850-02-01 : 59,157
1855-10-01 : 64,603
1860-10-01 : 66,987
1870-10-01 : 69,763
1880-10-01 : 72,445
1890-11-01 : 70,927
1901-11-01 : 78,470
1910-12-01 : 85,183
1920-12-01 : 94,690
1930-12-02 : 108,861
1940-12-02 : 121,474
1950-12-01 : 143,973
1960-12-01 : 175,680
1970-12-01 : 204,578
1980-12-01 : 229,187
1990-12-01 : 255,708
2000-12-01 : 282,849

the Republic of Iceland

Administrative units

code	region	native name	capital	area (sq.km.)	population 2000-01-01 admin.	population 2005-01-01 admin.	population 2011-01-01 admin.
source: Statistics Iceland.
	East	Austurland	Egilsstadir	22,109.23	11,963	12,293	12,306
	Capital region	Höfuðborgarsvæðið	Reykjavik	1,062.24	171,792	184,244	202,341
	Northeast	Norðurland eystra	Akureyri	22,734.74	28,082	28,422	29,006
	Northwest	Norðurland vestra	Saudarkrokur	12,579.94	7,879	7,596	7,393
	South	Suðurland	Selfoss	24,648.88	20,855	21,790	23,802
	Sudurnes	Suðurnes	Keflavik	828.63	16,106	17,110	21,088
	Westfjords	Vestfirðir	Isafjordur	9,408.69	8,310	7,700	7,137
	West	Vesturland	Akranes	9,554.51	14,062	14,422	15,379
	total			102,926.86	279,049	293,577	318,452

Expanded administrative units

code	region sveitarfélög	native name	capital	area (sq.km.)	population 2000-01-01 admin.	population 2005-01-01 admin.	population 2011-01-01 admin.
source: Statistics Iceland.
	East	Austurland	Egilsstadir	22,109.23	11,963	12,293	12,306
7509	Borgarfjardarhreppur	Borgarfjarðarhreppur		444.36	142	137	141
7613	Breiddalshreppur	Breiðdalshreppur		451.89	278	249	199
7617	Djupavogshreppur	Djúpavogshreppur		1,153.18	504	480	447
7300	Fjardabyggd	Fjarðabyggð		1,170.40	4,156	4,137	4,583
7620	Fljotsdalsherad	Fljótsdalshérað		8,916.58	2,781	3,368	3,401
7505	Fljotsdalshreppur	Fljótsdalshreppur		1,528.53	90	260	80
7000	Seydisfjardarkaupstadur	Seyðisfjarðarkaupstaður		213.78	828	714	668
7708	Sveitarfelagid Hornafjordur	Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður		6,317.03	2,395	2,220	2,119
7502	Vopnafjardarhreppur	Vopnafjarðarhreppur		1,913.48	789	728	668
	Capital region	Höfuðborgarsvæðið	Reykjavik	1,062.24	171,792	184,244	202,341
1300	Gardabaer	Garðabær		68.52	7,939	9,053	10,909
1400	Hafnarfjardarkaupstadur	Hafnarfjarðarkaupstaður		143.33	19,158	22,000	26,099
1606	Kjosarhreppur	Kjósarhreppur		287.73	142	143	210
1000	Kopavogsbaer	Kópavogsbær		83.74	22,693	25,803	30,779
1604	Mosfellsbaer	Mosfellsbær		193.66	5,869	6,817	8,642
0000	Reykjavikurborg	Reykjavíkurborg		277.10	109,887	113,848	118,898
1100	Seltjarnarneskaupstadur	Seltjarnarneskaupstaður		2.31	4,665	4,548	4,320
1603	Sveitarfelagid Alftanes	Sveitarfélagið Álftanes		5.85	1,439	2,032	2,484
	Northeast	Norðurland eystra	Akureyri	22,734.74	28,082	28,422	29,006
6000	Akureyrarkaupstadur	Akureyrarkaupstaður		137.84	15,456	16,568	17,754
6400	Dalvikurbyggd	Dalvíkurbyggð		595.11	2,050	1,944	1,960
6513	Eyjafjardarsveit	Eyjafjarðarsveit		1,795.02	964	993	1,025
6250	Fjallabyggd	Fjallabyggð		364.65	2,633	2,371	2,030
6602	Grytubakkahreppur	Grýtubakkahreppur		438.13	374	387	334
6515	Horgarbyggd (Horgarsveit)	Hörgárbyggð (Hörgársveit)		892.98	580	572	600
6709	Langanesbyggd	Langanesbyggð		1,340.06	601	548	505
6100	Nordurthing	Norðurþing		3,754.94	3,390	3,094	2,905
6607	Skutustadahreppur	Skútustaðahreppur		6,034.27	451	437	386
6706	Svalbardshreppur	Svalbarðshreppur		1,130.95	121	116	106
6601	Svalbardsstrandarhreppur	Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur		49.99	341	366	400
6612	Thingeyjarsveit	Þingeyjarsveit		6,004.69	1,048	962	944
6611	Tjorneshreppur	Tjörneshreppur		196.11	73	64	57
	Northwest	Norðurland vestra	Saudarkrokur	12,579.94	7,879	7,596	7,393
5706	Akrahreppur	Akrahreppur		1,360.57	224	214	205
5604	Blonduosbaer	Blönduósbær		180.91	996	917	904
5508	Hunathing vestra	Húnaþing vestra		2,505.63	1,243	1,175	1,122
5612	Hunavatnshreppur	Húnavatnshreppur		3,822.20	512	486	417
5611	Skagabyggd	Skagabyggð		493.70	102	101	105
5200	Sveitarfelagid Skagafjordur	Sveitarfélagið Skagafjörður		4,167.55	4,187	4,145	4,110
5609	Sveitarfelagid Skagastrond (Hofdahreppur)	Sveitarfélagið Skagaströnd (Höfðahreppur)		49.38	615	558	530
	South	Suðurland	Selfoss	24,648.88	20,855	21,790	23,802
8610	Asahreppur	Ásahreppur		2,965.87	129	149	194
8721	Blaskogabyggd	Bláskógabyggð		3,278.45	816	893	935
8722	Floahreppur	Flóahreppur		290.97	469	517	594
8719	Grimsnes- og Grafningshreppur	Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur		890.91	350	346	400
8710	Hrunamannahreppur	Hrunamannahreppur		1,391.32	718	754	795
8716	Hveragerdisbaer	Hveragerðisbær		11.37	1,760	2,021	2,316
8508	Myrdalshreppur	Mýrdalshreppur		760.82	520	508	469
8613	Rangarthing eystra	Rangárþing eystra		1,849.98	1,667	1,651	1,741
8614	Rangarthing ytra	Rangárþing ytra		3,177.03	1,378	1,446	1,523
8509	Skaftarhreppur	Skaftárhreppur		6,905.44	585	507	446
8720	Skeida- og Gnupverjahreppur	Skeiða- og Gnúpverjahreppur		2,227.06	532	529	505
8200	Sveitarfelagid Arborg	Sveitarfélagið Árborg		157.25	5,691	6,530	7,827
8717	Sveitarfelagid Olfus	Sveitarfélagið Ölfus		725.15	1,659	1,724	1,915
8000	Vestmannaeyjabaer	Vestmannaeyjabær		17.26	4,581	4,215	4,142
	Sudurnes	Suðurnes	Keflavik	828.63	16,106	17,110	21,088
2300	Grindavikurbaer	Grindavíkurbær		433.64	2,242	2,494	2,821
2000	Reykjanesbaer	Reykjanesbær		144.64	10,624	10,952	13,971
2503	Sandgerdisbaer	Sandgerðisbær		64.63	1,325	1,398	1,683
2504	Sveitarfelagid Gardur	Sveitarfélagið Garður		20.81	1,183	1,329	1,452
2506	Sveitarfelagid Vogar	Sveitarfélagið Vogar		164.91	732	937	1,161
	Westfjords	Vestfirðir	Isafjordur	9,408.69	8,310	7,700	7,137
4901	Arneshreppur	Árneshreppur		718.00	67	57	52
4908	Baejarhreppur	Bæjarhreppur		510.97	91	103	100
4100	Bolungarvikurkaupstadur	Bolungarvíkurkaupstaður		110.97	1,001	930	888
4200	Isafjardarbaer	Ísafjarðarbær		2,397.30	4,280	4,134	3,824
4902	Kaldrananeshreppur	Kaldrananeshreppur		458.93	144	117	106
4502	Reykholahreppur	Reykhólahreppur		1,103.34	299	262	278
4911	Strandabyggd	Strandabyggð		1,834.27	577	518	501
4803	Sudavikurhreppur	Súðavíkurhreppur		760.82	255	235	192
4604	Talknafjardarhreppur	Tálknafjarðarhreppur		180.13	367	325	306
4607	Vesturbyggd	Vesturbyggð		1,333.96	1,229	1,019	890
	West	Vesturland	Akranes	9,554.51	14,062	14,422	15,379
3000	Akraneskaupstadur	Akraneskaupstaður		9.02	5,340	5,657	6,623
3609	Borgarbyggd	Borgarbyggð		4,924.93	3,296	3,446	3,476
3811	Dalabyggd	Dalabyggð		2,439.45	775	711	684
3713	Eyja- og Miklaholtshreppur	Eyja- og Miklaholtshreppur		377.92	115	139	135
3709	Grundarfjardarbaer	Grundarfjarðarbær		152.19	952	938	903
3710	Helgafellssveit	Helgafellssveit		249.98	56	47	61
3511	Hvalfjardarsveit	Hvalfjarðarsveit		493.77	547	560	617
3506	Skorradalshreppur	Skorradalshreppur		208.46	45	64	57
3714	Snaefellsbaer	Snæfellsbær		688.82	1,719	1,719	1,723
3711	Stykkisholmsbaer	Stykkishólmsbær		9.97	1,217	1,141	1,100
	total			102,926.86	279,049	293,577	318,452

Main cities

name	native name	population 2000-01-01 admin.	population 2005-01-01 admin.	population 2011-01-01 admin.
Reykjavik	Reykjavík	109,268	113,022	118,061
Kopavogur	Kópavogur	22,693	25,803	30,779
Hafnarfjordur	Hafnarfjörður	19,158	22,000	26,099
Akureyri	Akureyri	15,143	16,308	17,490
Keflavik	Keflavík og Njarðvíkurþéttbýli	10,512	10,832	13,862
Gardabaer	Garðabær	7,939	9,053	10,909
source: Statistics Iceland.