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Graph and download economic data for Geographical Outreach: Number of Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) in 3 Largest Cities for Iceland (ISLFCACLNUM) from 2011 to 2015 about Iceland, ATM, banks, and depository institutions.

This statistic shows the degree of urbanization in Iceland from 2013 to 2023. Urbanization means the share of urban population in the total population of a country. In 2023, 94.04 percent of Iceland's total population lived in urban areas and cities. The population of Iceland Iceland is currently 94 percent urban, making it the eighth most urban country in the world. However, even though the majority of the population lives in urban areas, the island itself is not densely populated. The population overwhelmingly lives in the nation’s capital and largest city, Reykjavik, which is located in the southwest corner of the island and is considered the northernmost national capital in the world. Reykjavik is only home to around 120,000 people and has more of a suburban feel to it than that of an urban metropolis. Reykjavik has become the home base for the country’s booming tourist industry for those who want to venture out to explore the island’s vast wilderness. In 2014 alone, there were around 4.4 million tourists who stopped on the island for a short stay (413264). The two second largest cities, Kopavogur and Hafnarfjour, are also located very close to the capital, and are each home to around 30,000 people- significantly less than the population of Reykjavik. In total, the small island nation reports a population of around 330,000 people as of 2015, and these figures are not likely to grow significantly in the future, as the fertility rate is less than the natural replacement rate and annual population growth is also low.

This horizontal bar chart displays cities by city using the aggregation count in Iceland. The data is about cities.

Most of the workforce in Iceland is employed in the area in and around the capital, Reykjavik. Almost two thirds of Iceland's total workforce of 204,900 people work in the capital area, underlining the centralization in Iceland. The southern region has the second largest workforce with 18,000 employees. With only 4,000 workers, the northwestern and Westfjords regions have the smallest number of employees.

Graph and download economic data for Geographical Outreach: Number of Branches in 3 Largest Cities, Excluding Headquarters, for Commercial Banks for Iceland (ISLFCBODCLNUM) from 2011 to 2015 about branches, Iceland, banks, and depository institutions.

This horizontal bar chart displays rural population (people) by capital city using the aggregation sum in Iceland. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.

Iceland ATMs in Largest Cities: 4 years of historical data from 2011 to 2015.

This horizontal bar chart displays agricultural land (km²) by capital city using the aggregation sum in Iceland. The data is about countries per year.

This horizontal bar chart displays expense (% of GDP) by capital city using the aggregation average, weighted by gdp in Iceland. The data is filtered where the date is 2023. The data is about countries per year.

This horizontal bar chart displays alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use) by capital city using the aggregation average in Iceland. The data is about countries per year.

This horizontal bar chart displays central government debt (% of GDP) by capital city using the aggregation average, weighted by gdp in Iceland. The data is filtered where the date is 2023. The data is about countries per year.

The cities in Europe where survey respondents most commonly indicated that they were a good place to live for gay and lesbian people were Rekjavik,Valletta and Groningen in 2023. In general, the cities which ranked as the best place to live for lesbian and gay people in Europe were in Nordic countries (Norway, Iceland, Copenhagen, Sweden, Finland), western European countries (Luxembourg, Germany, the Netherlands), and southern European countries (Italy, Malta, Spain). The five cities with the fewest respondents indicating that they were a good place to live were all in south-eastern Europe, with the bottom two both coming from Turkey (Diyarbakir) and Albania (Tirania). Turkey tends to rank so lowly due to the influence of traditionalist and religious social norms, which do not recognize LGBTQ relationships as being on a par as heterosexual relationships and lead to more commonly held homophobic views.