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1703-2024
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Hagstofa Íslands, Hagskinna
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Population 1 January
Population increase, %
Population increase
Net immigration
Natural increase
Statistical adjustment
1703
50,358
..
..
..
..
..
1734
..
-0.46
..
..
..
..
1735
43,678
0.44
194
..
194
..
1736
43,872
1.11
488
..
488
..
1737
44,360
0.77
343
..
343
..
1738
44,703
1.13
505
..
505
..
1739
45,208
-0.41
-186
..
-186
..
1740
45,022
-0.32
-144
..
-144
..
1741
44,878
1.12
504
..
504
..
1742
45,382
-0.72
-328
..
-328
..
1743
45,054
0.97
436
..
436
..
1744
45,490
0.96
436
..
436
..
1745
45,926
1.11
509
..
509
..
1746
46,435
0.93
431
..
431
..
1747
46,866
0.41
192
..
192
..
1748
47,058
1.31
618
..
618
..
1749
47,676
1.19
565
..
565
..
1750
48,241
1.06
513
..
513
..
1751
48,754
0.75
367
..
367
..
1752
49,121
-0.59
-291
..
-291
..
1753
48,830
-0.16
-78
..
-78
..
1754
48,752
0.09
46
..
46
..
1755
48,798
-0.36
-178
..
-178
..
1756
48,620
-2.09
-1,018
..
-1,018
..
1757
47,602
-7.13
-3,392
..
-3,392
..
1758
44,210
-1.99
-881
..
-881
..
1759
43,329
0.89
387
..
387
..
1760
43,716
1.15
503
..
503
..
1761
44,219
1.40
620
..
620
..
1762
44,839
0.10
47
..
47
..
1763
44,886
-0.04
-20
..
-20
..
1764
44,866
1.81
810
..
810
..
1765
45,676
1.63
744
..
744
..
1766
46,420
0.61
282
..
282
..
1767
46,702
-0.47
-221
..
-221
..
1768
46,481
0.66
307
..
307
..
1769
46,788
1.22
573
..
573
..
1770
47,361
1.05
496
..
496
..
1771
47,857
0.73
350
..
350
..
1772
48,207
0.86
416
..
416
..
1773
48,623
0.71
345
..
345
..
1774
48,968
0.54
266
..
266
..
1775
49,234
0.70
343
..
343
..
1776
49,577
0.71
354
..
354
..
1777
49,931
0.98
490
..
490
..
1778
50,421
0.68
343
..
343
..
1779
50,764
-0.26
-134
..
-134
..
1780
50,630
-0.62
-312
..
-312
..
1781
50,318
-1.41
-707
..
-707
..
1782
49,611
0.00
-2
..
-2
..
1783
49,609
0.29
144
..
144
..
1784
49,753
-8.69
-4,325
..
-4,325
..
1785
45,428
-11.11
-5,047
..
-5,047
..
1786
40,381
-2.95
-1,191
..
-1,191
..
1787
39,190
0.77
300
..
300
..
1788
39,490
0.50
199
..
199
..
1789
39,689
0.91
362
..
362
..
1790
40,051
1.54
616
..
616
..
1791
40,667
0.64
259
..
259
..
1792
40,926
0.47
191
..
191
..
1793
41,117
1.34
549
..
549
..
1794
41,666
1.87
780
..
780
..
1795
42,446
2.32
984
..
984
..
1796
43,430
2.02
878
..
878
..
1797
44,308
1.60
708
..
708
..
1798
45,016
0.95
429
..
429
..
1799
45,445
1.61
731
..
731
..
1800
46,176
2.19
1,010
..
1,010
..
1801
47,186
1.33
626
-19
645
..
1802
47,812
-0.21
-99
-19
-80
..
1803
47,713
-1.67
-797
-19
-778
..
1804
46,916
-1.42
-665
-20
-645
..
1805
46,251
-0.37
-172
-20
-152
..
1806
46,079
1.47
677
-20
697
..
1807
46,756
1.53
716
-20
736
..
1808
47,472
1.07
510
-20
530
..
1809
47,982
0.60
289
-20
309
..
1810
48,271
0.65
316
-20
336
..
1811
48,587
-0.03
-17
-20
3
..
1812
48,570
-0.52
-253
-20
-233
..
1813
48,317
-1.06
-512
-20
-492
..
1814
47,805
-0.64
-304
-20
-284
..
1815
47,501
0.30
143
-20
163
..
1816
47,644
-0.65
-311
-20
-291
..
1817
47,333
0.80
379
-20
399
..
1818
47,712
0.50
240
-20
260
..
1819
47,952
0.09
42
-20
62
..
1820
47,994
0.15
71
-20
91
..
1821
48,065
-0.38
-185
-20
-165
..
1822
47,880
1.80
863
-20
883
..
1823
48,743
1.65
803
-20
823
..
1824
49,546
1.55
766
-20
786
..
1825
50,312
0.70
351
-20
371
..
1826
50,663
-0.17
-87
-20
-67
..
1827
50,576
-0.47
-236
-20
-216
..
1828
50,340
0.52
260
-20
280
..
1829
50,600
1.59
803
-20
823
..
1830
51,403
2.39
1,227
-20
1,247
..
1831
52,630
2.40
1,262
-23
1,285
..
1832
53,892
2.05
1,103
-23
1,126
..
1833
54,995
1.65
908
-23
931
..
1834
55,903
0.15
84
-23
107
..
1835
55,987
1.06
596
5
591
..
1836
56,583
0.68
385
8
377
..
1837
56,968
0.20
112
-25
137
..
1838
57,080
0.01
8
6
2
..
1839
57,088
-0.34
-195
5
-200
..
1840
56,893
0.42
240
6
234
..
1841
57,133
1.13
645
5
640
..
1842
57,778
1.05
607
5
602
..
1843
58,385
-1.98
-1,156
5
-1,161
..
1844
57,229
1.27
728
5
723
..
1845
57,957
1.24
720
4
716
..
1846
58,677
-2.01
-1,178
-12
-1,166
..
1847
57,499
0.76
437
-12
449
..
1848
57,936
1.56
905
-12
917
..
1849
58,841
1.27
745
-12
757
..
1850
59,586
1.39
830
-12
842
..
1851
60,416
0.76
458
-12
470
..
1852
60,874
1.64
1,001
-11
1,012
..
1853
61,875
2.16
1,334
-11
1,345
..
1854
63,209
1.64
1,037
-11
1,048
..
1855
64,246
0.93
598
-11
609
..
1856
64,844
1.45
942
-50
992
..
1857
65,786
1.59
1,043
-50
1,093
..
1858
66,829
1.30
868
-50
918
..
1859
67,697
0.08
57
-50
107
..
1860
67,754
-1.35
-915
-49
-866
..
1861
66,839
0.19
124
-10
134
..
1862
66,963
-0.26
-171
10
-181
..
1863
66,792
0.78
523
-10
533
..
1864
67,315
1.11
749
-10
759
..
1865
68,064
0.95
647
-10
657
..
1866
68,711
-0.64
-443
-10
-433
..
1867
68,268
1.41
963
-10
973
..
1868
69,231
0.68
469
-10
479
..
1869
69,700
-0.34
-237
-10
-227
..
1870
69,463
0.82
568
-10
578
..
1871
70,031
0.51
358
-28
386
..
1872
70,389
-0.46
-324
-119
-205
..
1873
70,065
0.30
211
-319
530
..
1874
70,276
0.45
319
-417
736
..
1875
70,595
0.76
534
-63
597
..
1876
71,129
-0.47
-331
-1,143
812
..
1877
70,798
1.07
757
-72
829
..
1878
71,555
0.48
346
-460
806
..
1879
71,901
0.11
80
-369
449
..
1880
71,981
0.92
665
-94
759
..
1881
72,646
0.61
445
-47
492
..
1882
73,091
-1.57
-1,149
-189
-960
..
1883
71,942
-1.81
-1,300
-1,279
-21
..
1884
70,642
1.19
839
-29
868
..
1885
71,481
1.07
762
-149
911
..
1886
72,243
0.29
206
-529
735
..
1887
72,449
-2.38
-1,724
-2,029
305
..
1888
70,725
-0.82
-579
-1,189
610
..
1889
70,146
0.62
435
-654
1,089
..
1890
70,581
0.04
26
-209
235
..
1891
70,607
1.38
972
-120
1,092
..
1892
71,579
1.26
902
-250
1,152
..
1893
72,481
0.62
447
-730
1,177
..
1894
72,928
0.41
302
-115
417
..
1895
73,230
1.75
1,278
-95
1,373
..
1896
74,508
1.57
1,172
-95
1,267
..
1897
75,680
1.24
938
-95
1,033
..
1898
76,618
0.73
559
-95
654
..
1899
77,177
1.02
790
-95
885
..
1900
77,967
0.30
236
-456
692
..
1901
78,203
0.56
438
-586
1,024
..
1902
78,641
0.69
540
-418
958
..
1903
79,181
0.57
451
-469
920
..
1904
79,632
0.96
764
-287
1,051
..
1905
80,396
0.78
630
-206
836
..
1906
81,026
1.31
1,060
-93
1,153
..
1907
82,086
1.02
839
-69
908
..
1908
82,925
0.79
651
-25
676
..
1909
83,576
1.14
952
-68
1,020
..
1910
84,528
0.82
693
-174
867
..
1911
85,221
0.52
440
-613
1,053
..
1912
85,661
0.53
455
-608
1,063
..
1913
86,116
1.19
1,021
-135
1,156
..
1914
87,137
1.08
939
29
910
..
1915
88,076
1.12
983
-87
1,070
..
1916
89,059
0.85
760
-295
1,055
..
1917
89,819
1.72
1,549
233
1,316
..
1918
91,368
0.58
529
-394
923
..
1919
91,897
1.04
958
-215
1,173
..
1920
92,855
1.70
1,581
314
1,267
..
1921
94,436
0.79
744
-379
1,123
..
1922
95,180
1.27
1,206
-60
1,266
..
1923
96,386
1.37
1,318
-7
1,325
..
1924
97,704
0.80
779
-284
1,063
..
1925
98,483
1.66
1,634
309
1,325
..
1926
100,117
1.61
1,613
58
1,555
..
1927
101,730
1.57
1,597
237
1,360
..
1928
103,327
1.44
1,485
67
1,418
..
1929
104,812
1.48
1,548
141
1,407
..
1930
106,360
2.13
2,269
709
1,560
..
1931
108,629
1.12
1,215
-312
1,527
..
1932
109,844
1.56
1,711
206
1,505
..
1933
111,555
1.62
1,811
439
1,372
..
1934
113,366
1.21
1,377
-39
1,416
..
1935
114,743
0.98
1,127
-22
1,149
..
1936
115,870
0.87
1,010
-294
1,304
..
1937
116,880
0.69
812
-268
1,080
..
1938
117,692
1.02
1,196
29
1,167
..
1939
118,888
1.16
1,376
173
1,203
..
1940
120,264
1.09
1,315
35
1,280
..
1941
121,579
0.66
806
-476
1,282
..
1942
122,385
1.32
1,611
-101
1,712
..
1943
123,996
1.59
1,971
66
1,905
..
1944
125,967
1.45
1,824
-171
1,995
..
1945
127,791
2.01
2,565
310
2,255
..
1946
130,356
1.84
2,394
81
2,313
..
1947
132,750
2.40
3,185
641
2,544
..
1948
135,935
1.89
2,567
-140
2,707
..
1949
138,502
1.83
2,540
-238
2,778
..
1950
141,042
2.30
3,251
280
2,971
..
1951
144,293
1.56
2,247
-607
2,854
..
1952
146,540
1.66
2,438
-555
2,993
..
1953
148,978
2.37
3,528
392
3,136
..
1954
152,506
2.31
3,527
310
3,217
..
1955
156,033
2.21
3,447
41
3,406
..
1956
159,480
2.02
3,220
-230
3,450
..
1957
162,700
2.54
4,131
563
3,568
..
1958
166,831
1.99
3,325
-151
3,476
..
1959
170,156
2.17
3,699
104
3,595
..
1960
173,855
1.98
3,437
-312
3,749
..
1961
177,292
1.96
3,473
-593
3,315
751
1962
180,765
1.78
3,226
-193
3,474
-55
1963
183,991
1.81
3,323
-78
3,493
-92
1964
187,314
1.78
3,338
-98
3,472
-36
1965
190,652
1.71
3,267
-99
3,430
-64
1966
193,919
1.70
3,302
32
3,301
-31
1967
197,221
1.55
3,060
-6
3,019
47
1968
200,281
1.21
2,414
-399
2,837
-24
1969
202,695
0.66
1,347
-1,315
2,767
-105
1970
204,042
0.39
792
-1,564
2,566
-210
1971
204,834
1.23
2,527
-172
2,776
-77
1972
207,361
1.71
3,551
431
3,229
-109
1973
210,912
1.33
2,810
-305
3,123
-8
1974
213,722
1.39
2,973
351
2,781
-159
1975
216,695
1.18
2,567
-326
2,972
-79
1976
219,262
0.81
1,784
-1,051
2,948
-113
1977
221,046
0.68
1,506
-1,009
2,561
-46
1978
222,552
0.89
1,970
-700
2,741
-71
1979
224,522
1.08
2,426
-525
2,993
-42
1980
226,948
1.05
2,379
-540
2,990
-71
1981
229,327
1.24
2,855
183
2,689
-17
1982
232,182
1.44
3,355
645
2,754
-44
1983
235,537
1.22
2,879
230
2,718
-69
1984
238,416
0.92
2,190
-271
2,529
-68
1985
240,606
0.66
1,597
-508
2,204
-99
1986
242,203
0.81
1,954
-261
2,283
-68
1987
244,157
1.39
3,404
1,208
2,469
-273
1988
247,561
1.76
4,358
1,466
2,855
37
1989
251,919
0.74
1,866
-1,086
2,844
108
1990
253,785
0.82
2,081
-681
3,064
-302
1991
255,866
1.51
3,861
1,007
2,737
117
1992
259,727
1.02
2,659
-254
2,890
23
1993
262,386
1.02
2,678
-203
2,870
11
1994
265,064
0.72
1,914
-760
2,725
-51
1995
266,978
0.37
980
-1,418
2,357
41
1996
267,958
0.72
1,916
-444
2,450
-90
1997
269,874
0.93
2,507
69
2,308
130
1998
272,381
1.22
3,331
880
2,357
94
1999
275,712
1.21
3,337
1,122
2,199
16
2000
279,049
1.55
4,312
1,714
2,487
111
2001
283,361
1.13
3,214
968
2,366
-120
2002
286,575
0.66
1,896
-275
2,227
-56
2003
288,471
0.73
2,099
-133
2,317
-85
2004
290,570
1.03
3,007
530
2,410
67
2005
293,577
2.15
6,314
3,860
2,443
11
2006
299,891
2.59
7,781
5,255
2,512
14
2007
307,672
2.53
7,787
5,132
2,617
38
2008
315,459
1.24
3,909
1,144
2,848
-83
2009
319,368
-0.54
-1,738
-4,835
3,024
73
2010
317,630
-1.82
-5,789
-2,134
2,888
-6,543
2011
311,841
0.43
1,341
-1,114
2,489
-34
2012
313,182
0.84
2,628
88
2,563
-23
2013
315,810
1.24
3,908
1,764
2,159
-15
2014
319,718
1.03
3,306
1,047
2,311
-52
2015
323,024
0.93
3,012
1,103
1,928
-19
2016
326,036
1.98
6,471
4,794
1,721
-44
2017
332,507
2.91
9,676
7,905
1,822
-51
2018
342,183
2.13
7,285
5,331
1,963
-9
2019
349,468
1.31
4,574
2,464
2,165
-55
2020
354,042
1.20
4,256
2,079
2,203
-26
2021
358,298
1.85
6,619
4,128
2,537
-46
2022
364,917
2.82
10,301
8,660
1,693
-52
2023
375,218
2.27
8,508
6,790
1,744
-26
2024
383,726
1.49
5,718
..
..
..
2025
389,444
..
..
..
..
..
Population - key figures 1703-2025
Footnotes
Year: 2010 , Unit: Population increase
A break in timeseries. See footnotes.
Year: 2010 , Unit: Statistical adjustment
Changed method,
see details in the working paper.
Year: 2011
A break in timeseries. See footnotes.
Obs:
Year: 2010 , Unit: Population increase
A break in timeseries. See footnotes.
Year: 2010 , Unit: Statistical adjustment
Changed method,
see details in the working paper.
Year: 2011
A break in timeseries. See footnotes.
Footnotes
The method for estimating the population was revised in March 2024 and the time series updated from 2011 onwards,
see details in the working paper.
Unit
Statistical adjustment
The statistical adjustment is the difference between two types of population changes:
1. Annual growth calculated as the difference between population at the beginning and end of the year.
2. Changes in population over the year, consisting of the number of births, deaths, immigrants, and emigrants.
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