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Population
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Population Development
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On Index
This graph shows that the population in Húsavík decreased from 2011-2016 but started increasing again in 2016. The population is based on data from the 1st of January each year.
Source: Statistics Iceland
Population in the central area decreased in 2011-2015 after which it started increasing again. Þingeyjarsveit stands out since population increased in 2014 and 2015 but decreased after that until 2017. Population in the central area has increased again in 2021-2022.
Soursce: Statistics Iceland
This graph shows the proportionate change in population. It is interesting to see that the proportionate increase in the central area is 5,05% between 2016 and 2017 and that the proportionate decrease in the eastern area is 5,31%. The western area mostly follows the same line as the whole country even though the increase there is less.
Source: Statistics Iceland
This graph shows the population index in Iceland, the western area, the central area, and the eastern area. The year 2011 is used as zero and the index in that year 100. In 2011-2015, the central area index declined while increasing throughout the country as a whole and in the western area. From the year 2015, the population index has risen from 98.68 to 106.24 in the central area. It peaked at 114.07 in 2018.
Source: Statistics Iceland
This graph shows the increase in residents of foreign nationalities in Norðurþing, Tjörneshreppur, and Þingeyjarsveit. The numbers for Norðurþing apply to the whole municipality. The population of foreign residents increased evenly from 2011 to 2016. Between 2016 and 2017, the number of foreign residents increased by 188 and 221 between 2017 and 2018. After the construction of Theistareykir Power Plant and the PCC Bakki Silicon plant, the number of residents of foreign nationalities has decreased; in 2021 there were a total of 455 foreign residents. In 2023 there were 810 foreign residents in the area or a total of 17,83% of the residents.
Source: Statistics Iceland
This graph shows that of residents with foreign nationalities most come from Poland. Thereafter comes The Czech Republic, Spain and finally residents from Slovakia. In 2023 people from Lithuania came in 5th when it came to the most populous foreign residents in the three municipalities in the central area.
Source: Statistics Iceland
This graph shows the origin of foreign residents by area. Most come from countries in Eastern Europe.
Source: Statistics Iceland
1.1 h. b. Immigrants in Excess of Emigrants
The figure shows the percentage of immigrants over emigrants. Since 2017, Hagstofa Íslands (Statistics Iceland) has not published data on migration by regional centres or zip codes. Information about the Central Region, therefore, covers the entire Norðurþing and, similarly, the part of Norðurþing that is east of Tjörness is not included in the data for the Eastern Region.
Information about the Western region is based on the municipality of Akureyrarbær, but not the regional centre of Akureyri south of Hörgársveitar.
In the data on immigrants and emigrants, there are specific migrations between national regions, municipalities, and countries.
Source: Statistics Iceland
This graph shows the age and gender division in the Central Area in 2024.
Source: Statistics Iceland
This graph shows the age and gender division in the Central Area in 2019.
Original data and processing can be found below the first population pyramid along with a source reference.
This graph shows the age and gender division in Iceland in 2024.
Original data and processing can be found below the first population pyramid. along with a source reference.
This graph shows the age and gender division in Iceland 2019.
Original data and processing can be found below the first population pyramid along with a source reference.
This graph shows the age and gender division in Western Area 2024.
Original data and processing can be found below the first population pyramid along with a source reference.
The youngest cohorts are quite small in the western area in 2019.
Original data and processing can be found below the first population pyramid along with a source reference.
This graph shows the age and gender division in the Eastern Area in 2024.
Original data and processing can be found below the first population pyramid along with a source reference.
This graph shows the age and gender division in the Eastern Area in 2019.
Original data and processing can be found below the first population pyramid along with a source reference.
A new power station in Þeistareykir, industrial activity in Bakki and an increase in tourism can lead to changes in population in the North East and in individual municipalities, both during construction and the operating period of power station and companies in industry and tourism. It is therefore important to keep an eye on the population development.
This index will report information on population as it is 1st of January each year, the total number of inhabitants along with age and gender division, origin and number of immigrants and emigrants.
Data showing development in population will be imported yearly and should come no later than 15th of March. The numbers are based on population 1st of January each year.
Data from the central, eastern and western areas, along with the whole of Iceland, will be compared.
The project manager is responsible for acquiring the data and publishing it according to the publishing schedule.
Source Material
Data will be collected from Statistics Iceland.