Census - Statistics Iceland

The 2011 census provides information on the population, education, employment, as well as families and households. Furthermore, reliable and extensive information on housing, the number of apartments, summerhouses, vacant flats as well as other information on the housing situation in Iceland is published by Statistics Iceland for the first time in 50 years. Information is largely available for each municipality, not only for regions or larger areas.

Population development 2018 17 December 2019
Population projections 2019–2068 22 November 2019
Population projections 2018–2067 19 October 2018
Mannanöfn og nafngiftir á Íslandi (in Icelandic) 26 February 2018
Icelandic names and naming practice 26 February 2018

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Fewer than 6% of the population live in rural areas 22 July 2020

The population increased by 560 in the second quarter of 2020 17 July 2020

Experimental statistics: Deaths 15 May 2020

More children born in 2019 than the year before 28 April 2020

The population increased by 1,870 in the first quarter of 2020 27 April 2020

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Census 2011