Iceland — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Iceland had an estimated population of 294,947 in 2005, with 104 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.
For current figures: Iceland today — population now 402,329, against 294,947 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 294,947 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 296,834 | 402,329 | +36% |
The two 2005 figures agree closely. Use the UN pair for a like-for-like change.
Agglomerations, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reykjavík | 191,222 |
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reykjavík | Höfuðborgarsvæði | 113,906 | 118,918 now |
| 2 | Kópavogur | Höfuðborgarsvæði | 26,157 | 40,040 now |
| 3 | Hafnarfjörður | Höfuðborgarsvæði | 22,289 | 31,525 now |
| 4 | Akureyri | Norðurland eystra | 16,563 | 19,219 now |
| 5 | Garðabær | Höfuðborgarsvæði | 9,265 | 11,421 now |
| 6 | Keflavík | Suðurnes | 7,930 | 15,930 now |
| 7 | Mosfellsbær | Höfuðborgarsvæði | 6,917 | 13,715 now |
| 8 | Akranes | Vesturland | 5,606 | 7,411 now |
| 9 | Selfoss | Suðurland | 5,396 | 9,000 now |
| 10 | Seltjarnarnes | Höfuðborgarsvæði | 4,493 | 4,726 now |
| 11 | Vestmannæyjar | Suðurland | 4,203 | — |
| 12 | Njarðvík | Suðurnes | 2,844 | — |
| 13 | Sauðárkrókur | Norðurland vestra | 2,682 | 2,614 now |
| 14 | Grindavík | Suðurnes | 2,539 | 2,856 now |
| 15 | Ísafjörður | Vestfirðir | 2,534 | 2,736 now |
| 16 | Húsavík | Norðurland eystra | 2,338 | — |
| 17 | Álftanes | Höfuðborgarsvæði | 2,104 | 2,484 now |
| 18 | Hveragerði | Suðurland | 1,934 | 2,657 now |
| 19 | Egilsstaðir | Austurland | 1,884 | 2,572 now |
| 20 | Borgarnes | Vesturland | 1,783 | 1,875 now |
| 21 | Höfn | Austurland | 1,695 | 1,690 now |
| 22 | Neskaupstaður | Austurland | 1,410 | 1,481 now |
| 23 | Dalvík | Norðurland eystra | 1,403 | 1,359 now |
| 24 | Garður | Suðurnes | 1,401 | 1,409 now |
| 25 | Siglufjörður | Norðurland vestra | 1,391 | 1,164 now |
| 26 | Sandgerði | Suðurnes | 1,371 | 1,609 now |
| 27 | Þorlákshöfn | Suðurland | 1,262 | 2,037 now |
| 28 | Stykkishólmur | Vesturland | 1,059 | 1,200 now |
| 29 | Ólafsvík | Vesturland | 992 | 1,010 now |
| 30 | Eskifjörður | Austurland | 984 | 1,043 now |
| 31 | Vogar | Suðurnes | 982 | 1,029 now |
| 32 | Blönduós | Norðurland vestra | 936 | 895 now |
| 33 | Bolungarvík | Vestfirðir | 918 | 955 now |
| 34 | Ólafsfjörður | Norðurland eystra | 914 | 785 now |
| 35 | Grundarfjörður | Vesturland | 796 | 872 now |
| 36 | Reyðarfjörður | Austurland | 766 | 1,368 now |
| 37 | Hvolsvöllur | Suðurland | 753 | 1,108 now |
| 38 | Seyðisfjörður | Austurland | 699 | 676 now |
| 39 | Hella | Suðurland | 694 | 865 now |
| 40 | Patreksfjörður | Vestfirðir | 674 | 720 now |
| 41 | Grundarhverfi | Höfuðborgarsvæði | 637 | 528 now |
| 42 | Fáskrúðsfjörður | Austurland | 630 | 654 now |
| 43 | Eyrarbakki | Suðurland | 594 | 531 now |
| 44 | Hvammstangi | Norðurland vestra | 573 | 546 now |
| 45 | Skagaströnd | Norðurland vestra | 550 | — |
| 46 | Vopnafjörður | Austurland | 537 | 695 now |
| 47 | Stokkseyri | Suðurland | 459 | — |
| 48 | Hólmavík | Vestfirðir | 424 | — |
| 49 | Hnífsdalur | Vestfirðir | 409 | — |
| 50 | Hellissandur | Vesturland | 408 | 544 now |
| 51 | Fellabær | Austurland | 396 | — |
| 52 | Djúpivogur | Austurland | 389 | — |
| 53 | Suðureyri | Vestfirðir | 353 | — |
| 54 | Þórshöfn | Norðurland eystra | 351 | — |
| 55 | Tálknafjörður | Vestfirðir | 331 | — |
| 56 | Grenivík | Norðurland eystra | 300 | — |
| 57 | Þingeyri | Vestfirðir | 299 | — |
| 58 | Flateyri | Vestfirðir | 299 | — |
| 59 | Vík í Mýrdal | Suðurland | 298 | 750 now |
| 60 | Flúðir | Suðurland | 292 | 818 now |
| 61 | Stöðvarfjörður | Austurland | 243 | — |
| 62 | Buðardalur | Vesturland | 233 | — |
| 63 | Hvanneyri | Vesturland | 231 | — |
| 64 | Raufarhöfn | Norðurland eystra | 226 | — |
| 65 | Laugarvatn | Suðurland | 212 | — |
| 66 | Bifröst | Vesturland | 208 | — |
| 67 | Bíldudalur | Vestfirðir | 204 | — |
| 68 | Reykjahlíð | Norðurland eystra | 204 | — |
| 69 | Svalbarðseyri | Norðurland eystra | 197 | — |
| 70 | Suðavík | Vestfirðir | 195 | — |
| 71 | Reykholt | Suðurland | 186 | — |
| 72 | Hofsós | Norðurland vestra | 172 | — |
| 73 | Hrísey | Norðurland eystra | 170 | — |
| 74 | Breiðdalsvík | Austurland | 169 | — |
| 75 | Hauganes | Norðurland eystra | 166 | — |
| 76 | Hrafnagil | Norðurland eystra | 163 | — |
| 77 | Kópasker | Norðurland eystra | 144 | — |
| 78 | Kirkjubæjarklaustur | Suðurland | 139 | — |
| 79 | Rif | Vesturland | 134 | — |
| 80 | Litli-Árskógssandur | Norðurland eystra | 130 | — |
| 81 | Varmahlíð | Norðurland vestra | 127 | — |
| 82 | Hafnir | Suðurnes | 118 | — |
| 83 | Reykhólar | Vestfirðir | 117 | — |
| 84 | Hólar | Norðurland vestra | 108 | — |
| 85 | Laugarás | Suðurland | 107 | — |
| 86 | Grímsey | Norðurland eystra | 101 | — |
| 87 | Nesjakauptún | Austurland | 100 | — |
| 88 | Borgarfjörður | Austurland | 99 | — |
| 89 | Bakkafjörður | Austurland | 97 | — |
| 90 | Laugar | Norðurland eystra | 87 | — |
| 91 | Drangsnes | Vestfirðir | 77 | — |
| 92 | Laugarbakki | Norðurland vestra | 71 | — |
| 93 | Árbæjarhverfi | Suðurland | 62 | — |
| 94 | Sólheimar | Suðurland | 60 | — |
| 95 | Hallormsstaður | Austurland | 57 | — |
| 96 | Eiðar | Austurland | 48 | — |
| 97 | Kristnes | Norðurland eystra | 47 | — |
| 98 | Kleppjárnsreykir | Vesturland | 42 | — |
| 99 | Hjalteyri | Norðurland eystra | 41 | — |
| 100 | Rauðalækur | Suðurland | 33 | — |
| 101 | Reykholt | Vesturland | 31 | — |
| 102 | Borðeyri | Vestfirðir | 27 | — |
| 103 | Skógar | Suðurland | 24 | — |
| 104 | Krossholt | Vestfirðir | 12 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Höfuðborgarsvæði | 186,009 |
| 2 | Norðurland eystra | 26,900 |
| 3 | Suðurland | 21,704 |
| 4 | Suðurnes | 17,203 |
| 5 | Vesturland | 14,303 |
| 6 | Austurland | 12,153 |
| 7 | Norðurland vestra | 9,027 |
| 8 | Vestfirðir | 7,648 |
| 9 | Almenningur | 0 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.