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Population in Reykjavíkurborg

Population in Reykjavíkurborg was 139,804 in 2026, according to Statistics Iceland (Hagstofa Íslands). That is up 0.7% from 2025.

2026, persons139,804
Change on 2025+0.7%
Series high139,8042026
Series low107,3411998

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Population in Reykjavíkurborg, 1998 to 2026

100K110K120K130K140K1998200320082013201820261998: 107,341 persons1999: 108,484 persons2000: 109,887 persons2001: 111,544 persons2002: 112,411 persons2003: 112,554 persons2004: 113,288 persons2005: 113,848 persons2006: 114,968 persons2007: 116,642 persons2008: 118,827 persons2009: 119,547 persons2010: 118,326 persons2011: 115,394 persons2012: 115,555 persons2013: 116,622 persons2014: 118,192 persons2015: 118,789 persons2016: 119,266 persons2017: 120,513 persons2018: 123,141 persons2019: 125,360 persons2020: 126,549 persons2021: 128,610 persons2022: 130,638 persons2023: 134,298 persons2024: 136,894 persons2025: 138,772 persons2026: 139,804 persons
persons. Source: Statistics Iceland, Statistics Iceland, table MAN02005: population by municipality on 1 January, division of 1 January 2026, both sexes, all ages. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-03-12.
All 29 values
Periodpersons
2026139,804
2025138,772
2024136,894
2023134,298
2022130,638
2021128,610
2020126,549
2019125,360
2018123,141
2017120,513
2016119,266
2015118,789
2014118,192
2013116,622
2012115,555
2011115,394
2010118,326
2009119,547
2008118,827
2007116,642
2006114,968
2005113,848
2004113,288
2003112,554
2002112,411
2001111,544
2000109,887
1999108,484
1998107,341

Compared with Iceland

Place2026
Reykjavíkurborg139,804
Iceland394,324

Rankings

Definition

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). Norway: Statistics Norway, 1 January. Iceland and its municipalities: Statistics Iceland, 1 January. United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. United Kingdom regions and local authorities: Office for National Statistics estimates for 30 June. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. UN World Population Prospects estimates for 1 July cover the years before 1960 and the areas the World Bank does not publish, such as Taiwan.

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How to cite

Source: Statistics Iceland. Statistics Iceland, table MAN02005: population by municipality on 1 January, division of 1 January 2026, both sexes, all ages. https://px.hagstofa.is/pxen/pxweb/en/Ibuar/Ibuar__mannfjoldi__2_byggdir__sveitarfelog/MAN02005.px/. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. No changes made to source values.

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APA 7

Statistics Iceland (Hagstofa Íslands). (2026). Statistics Iceland, table MAN02005: population by municipality on 1 January, division of 1 January 2026, both sexes, all ages (Population, Reykjavíkurborg, 1998 to 2026) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://px.hagstofa.is/pxen/pxweb/en/Ibuar/Ibuar__mannfjoldi__2_byggdir__sveitarfelog/MAN02005.px/

MLA 9

Statistics Iceland, table MAN02005: population by municipality on 1 January, division of 1 January 2026, both sexes, all ages, Population, Reykjavíkurborg, 1998 to 2026. Statistics Iceland (Hagstofa Íslands), 12 Mar. 2026, https://px.hagstofa.is/pxen/pxweb/en/Ibuar/Ibuar__mannfjoldi__2_byggdir__sveitarfelog/MAN02005.px/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/population/reykjavikurborg-iceland. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Statistics Iceland (Hagstofa Íslands). 2026. Statistics Iceland, table MAN02005: population by municipality on 1 January, division of 1 January 2026, both sexes, all ages. Population, Reykjavíkurborg, 1998 to 2026. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://px.hagstofa.is/pxen/pxweb/en/Ibuar/Ibuar__mannfjoldi__2_byggdir__sveitarfelog/MAN02005.px/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/population/reykjavikurborg-iceland.

Harvard

Statistics Iceland (Hagstofa Íslands) (2026) Statistics Iceland, table MAN02005: population by municipality on 1 January, division of 1 January 2026, both sexes, all ages, Population, Reykjavíkurborg, 1998 to 2026 [Dataset]. Available at: https://px.hagstofa.is/pxen/pxweb/en/Ibuar/Ibuar__mannfjoldi__2_byggdir__sveitarfelog/MAN02005.px/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/population/reykjavikurborg-iceland (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{statistics_population_reykjavikurborg_2026,
  author = {{Statistics Iceland (Hagstofa Íslands)}},
  title = {{Statistics Iceland, table MAN02005: population by municipality on 1 January, division of 1 January 2026, both sexes, all ages: Population, Reykjavíkurborg, 1998 to 2026}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://px.hagstofa.is/pxen/pxweb/en/Ibuar/Ibuar__mannfjoldi__2_byggdir__sveitarfelog/MAN02005.px/},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/population/reykjavikurborg-iceland. Publisher attribution: Source: Statistics Iceland. Statistics Iceland, table MAN02005: population by municipality on 1 January, division of 1 January 2026, both sexes, all ages. https://px.hagstofa.is/pxen/pxweb/en/Ibuar/Ibuar\_\_mannfjoldi\_\_2\_byggdir\_\_sveitarfelog/MAN02005.px/. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. No changes made to source values.},
}
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Population in Reykjavíkurborg was 139,804 in 2026, according to Statistics Iceland (Hagstofa Íslands). That is up 0.7% from 2025.

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Statistics Iceland (Hagstofa Íslands). Statistics Iceland, table MAN02005: population by municipality on 1 January, division of 1 January 2026, both sexes, all ages. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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139,804 in 2026, the highest value since 1998 in this series.

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