General info

Entity:
Iceland
Capital:
Reykjavik
Population (2010-07-01):
308,910 (CIA)
Area:
103,000 sq.km.
Country code:
is
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

Iceland

Administrative units

region
sveitarfélög
capitalarea (sq.km.)population
2008-01-01
admin.
population
2009-07-01
admin.
source: Statistics Iceland.
Austurland 21,987.2614,00212,649
Höfuðborgarsvæðið 1,042.70197,945201,598
Norðurland eystra 22,693.7828,90228,966
Norðurland vestra 12,591.687,3847,421
Suðurland  24,688.9623,66224,193
Suðurnes 818.2920,65921,462
Vestfirðir 9,353.907,3367,445
Vesturland 9,520.2015,56915,512
total 102,696.77315,459319,246

Main cities

namepopulation
2008-01-01
admin.
population
2009-07-01
admin.
Reykjavik118,827119,021
Kópavogur28,88530,395
Akureyri17,42317,527
source: Statistics Iceland.