Iceland
Population 2026
402,332
Overview
- Yearly change
- +1.02%
- Density
- 4 per km²
- Land area
- 100,830 km²
- Capital
- Reykjavik
- Currency
- Krona (ISK)
- Official languages
- IS, EN, DE, DA
- Urban population
- 94.2%
- Continent
- EU
Official figures (Statistics Iceland)
- Population on 1 January
- 394,324
- Births
- 4,387
- Net migration
- 3,166
Demographics
- Births
- 4,3462026
- Deaths
- 2,6812026
- Birth rate
- 11.2per 1,000
- Death rate
- 6.8per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 1.56
- Life expectancy
- 82.8At birth, years
- Median age
- 36.6
- Net migration
- 3,166
Age distribution
- 0–1417.5%
- 15–6466.5%
- 65+16.0%
Age distribution — Hagstofa
- 00–0422,535
- 05–0922,633
- 10–1423,967
- 15–1925,804
- 20–2425,543
- 25–2929,240
- 30–3431,871
- 35–3929,799
- 40–4426,999
- 45–4925,485
- 50–5423,835
- 55–5921,417
- 60–6421,467
- 65–6919,839
- 70–7416,342
- 75–7912,734
- 80–848,112
- 85+6,702
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $38.6B
- GDP per capita
- $98.3K
- GDP growth
- +1.3%
- Inflation
- 4.1%
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
- Exports
- $15.5B
- Imports
- $16.3B
- Tourism receipts
- 11.9%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture3.7%
- Industry20.1%
- Manufacturing8.5%
- Services66.2%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture3.6%
- Industry18.2%
- Services78.1%
Municipalities
| # | City | Population | Yearly change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reykjavík | 139,8042026 | +0.74% |
| 2 | Kópavogur | 40,2862026 | +0.61% |
| 3 | Hafnarfjörður | 32,3982026 | +2.77% |
| 4 | Reykjanesbær | 22,6972026 | +0.88% |
| 5 | Garðabær | 20,7242026 | +3.02% |
| 6 | Akureyri | 20,2842026 | +1.17% |
| 7 | Mosfellsbær | 13,7722026 | +0.42% |
| 8 | Árborg | 12,6712026 | +5.03% |
| 9 | Akranes | 8,4402026 | +1.87% |
| 10 | Múlaþing | 5,2352026 | +0.06% |
| 11 | Fjarðabyggð | 5,2282026 | -0.36% |
| 12 | Seltjarnarnes | 4,6092026 | +0.52% |
| 13 | Vestmannaeyjar | 4,5182026 | +1.07% |
| 14 | Skagafjörður | 4,3612026 | +1.04% |
| 15 | Suðurnesjabær | 4,2322026 | +3.45% |
| 16 | Borgarbyggð | 4,0822026 | -0.49% |
| 17 | Ísafjarðarbær | 3,9872026 | +4.04% |
| 18 | Hveragerði | 3,3442026 | +1.33% |
| 19 | Norðurþing | 3,0172026 | -3.11% |
| 20 | Ölfus | 2,9072026 | +5.44% |
| 21 | Hornafjörður | 2,6312026 | +1.62% |
| 22 | Rangárþing eystra | 2,1422026 | +3.33% |
| 23 | Fjallabyggð | 1,9692026 | +0.15% |
| 24 | Rangárþing ytra | 1,9662026 | +1.34% |
| 25 | Dalvík | 1,9252026 | +1.00% |
| 26 | Vogar | 1,8962026 | +8.90% |
| 27 | Snæfellsbær | 1,6692026 | 0.00% |
| 28 | Þingeyjarsveit | 1,4712026 | +1.24% |
| 29 | Bláskógabyggð | 1,4532026 | +6.68% |
| 30 | Húnabyggð | 1,3522026 | -1.60% |
| 31 | Stykkishólmur | 1,3002026 | +1.17% |
| 32 | Vesturbyggð | 1,2902026 | -1.83% |
| 33 | Eyjafjarðarsveit | 1,2062026 | +1.86% |
| 34 | Húnaþing vestra | 1,1902026 | -1.08% |
| 35 | Mýrdalshreppur | 1,0042026 | +4.04% |
| 36 | Bolungarvík | 1,0032026 | +0.80% |
| 37 | Hörgársveit | 9372026 | +10.63% |
| 38 | Hrunamannahreppur | 9122026 | -0.22% |
| 39 | Grundarfjörður | 8572026 | +3.75% |
| 40 | Grindavík | 8192026 | -34.27% |
| 41 | Hvalfjarðarsveit | 8052026 | +5.92% |
| 42 | Flóahreppur | 7412026 | +2.07% |
| 43 | Skeiða- og Gnúpverjahreppur | 6672026 | +8.10% |
| 44 | Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur | 6582026 | +14.43% |
| 45 | Dalabyggð | 6532026 | +1.24% |
| 46 | Skaftárhreppur | 6512026 | +3.83% |
| 47 | Vopnafjarðarhreppur | 6332026 | -2.31% |
| 48 | Langanesbyggð | 5432026 | -3.04% |
| 49 | Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur | 5172026 | +2.58% |
| 50 | Skagaströnd | 4502026 | -2.60% |
| 51 | Strandabyggð | 4222026 | +4.20% |
| 52 | Grýtubakkahreppur | 3732026 | -4.11% |
| 53 | Kjósarhreppur | 3192026 | +5.98% |
| 54 | Ásahreppur | 3052026 | +2.01% |
| 55 | Reykhólahreppur | 2432026 | -1.22% |
| 56 | Súðavíkurhreppur | 2192026 | +4.78% |
| 57 | Eyja- og Miklaholtshreppur | 1192026 | -4.03% |
| 58 | Kaldrananeshreppur | 1172026 | +1.74% |
| 59 | Fljótsdalshreppur | 1152026 | +27.78% |
| 60 | Skorradalshreppur | 722026 | +10.77% |
| 61 | Árneshreppur | 602026 | 0.00% |
| 62 | Tjörneshreppur | 542026 | +1.89% |
Municipality (sveitarfélag) as defined by Statistics Iceland. Not a city proper or urban-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 402,332 | 4.3K | 2.7K |
| 2020 | 366,626 | 4.5K | 2.3K |
| 2010 | 318,163 | 4.9K | 2.0K |
| 2000 | 281,293 | 4.3K | 1.8K |
| 1990 | 254,842 | 4.8K | 1.7K |
| 1980 | 228,147 | 4.5K | 1.5K |
| 1970 | 204,489 | 4.1K | 1.5K |
| 1960 | 175,572 | 4.9K | 1.2K |
| 1950 | 142,684 | 4.1K | 1.1K |