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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 population (people) by city using the aggregation sum in Iceland. The data is about cities.

This dataset is about cities in Iceland. It has 43 rows. It features 5 columns: country, population, latitude, and longitude.

Nearly two thirds of the population in Iceland lived in cities in 2022. However, the share has decreased somewhat over the past 10 years. Furthermore, the share of people living in rural areas increased from 15.5 percent in 2020 to over 21 percent in 2021. In 2022, 241,000 of Iceland's 376,248 inhabitants lived in the capital region.

This horizontal bar chart displays individuals using the Internet (% of population) by capital city using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Iceland. The data is about countries per year.

This horizontal bar chart displays median age (year) by capital city using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Iceland. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.

This bar chart displays birth rate (per 1,000 people) by capital city using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Iceland. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.

In 2024, Iceland was the Nordic country with the highest degree of urbanization, with over ** percent of the population living in cities, towns, or suburbs. It is also the only Nordic country with a higher degree of urbanization than the EU average. Norway is the country with the lowest degree of urbanization, but the share was unusually high between 2021 and 2023, which is probably down to a change in the classification of towns and suburbs, as a municipal reform altered the number and size of municipalities. The reform was revoked at the beginning of 2024.

This horizontal bar chart displays life expectancy at birth (year) by capital city using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Iceland. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.

This horizontal bar chart displays incidence of HIV (per 1,000 uninfected population) by capital city using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Iceland. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.

This bar chart displays access to electricity (% of population) by capital city using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Iceland. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.

This horizontal bar chart displays health expenditure per capita (current US$) by capital city using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Iceland. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.