Höfuðborgarsvæði

Iceland

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Höfuðborgarsvæði

Area of Höfuðborgarsvæði	1,022.5 km²
Population	208,852
Male Population	103,873 (49.7%)
Female Population	104,979 (50.3%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+73.2%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+21.7%
Median Age	34.7 years old
Male Median Age	34 years old
Female Median Age	35.3 years old
Timezone	Greenwich Mean Time

Greater Reykjavík is a region in southwestern Iceland that comprises the national capital Reykjavík and six municipalities around it. Source: Wikipedia

Höfuðborgarsvæði Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	120,576	150,469	171,626	208,852
Population Density	117.9 / km²	147.2 / km²	167.9 / km²	204.3 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Capital Region Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 21.7% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Höfuðborgarsvæði	+73.2%	+38.8%	+21.7%
Iceland	+53.4%	+30.4%	+17.9%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Höfuðborgarsvæði Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	8,078	7,742	15,821
5-9	6,943	6,684	13,628
10-14	6,799	6,621	13,421
15-19	7,470	7,183	14,654
20-24	7,597	7,811	15,408
25-29	8,392	8,201	16,594
30-34	8,256	7,775	16,032
35-39	7,689	7,206	14,895
40-44	6,955	6,888	13,843
45-49	7,086	7,141	14,228
50-54	6,887	6,883	13,770
55-59	5,894	6,030	11,925
60-64	5,028	5,017	10,045
65-69	3,484	3,815	7,299
70-74	2,496	2,803	5,299
75-79	2,167	2,688	4,856
80-84	1,572	2,331	3,903
85 Plus	1,079	2,160	3,239

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Höfuðborgarsvæði Population Density

Population Density: 204.3 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Höfuðborgarsvæði	208,852	1,022.5 km²	204.3 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Höfuðborgarsvæði Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 900 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
900	6,131	n/a	n/a
1000	12,261	7.2%	613
1100	17,166	3.4%	490
1200	17,166	0%	0
1300	17,166	0%	0
1400	14,713	-1.5%	-245
1500	14,713	0%	0
1600	12,261	-1.8%	-245
1700	12,151	-0.1%	-11
1800	17,946	4%	579
1900	24,916	3.3%	697
1910	25,271	1.4%	355
1920	31,715	25.5%	6,444
1930	42,975	35.5%	11,260
1940	54,346	26.5%	11,371
1950	70,256	29.3%	15,910
1960	96,829	37.8%	26,573
1970	113,150	16.9%	16,321
1990	150,469	15.3%	18,659
2000	171,626	14.1%	21,157
2020	224,542	14.4%	26,458
2030	252,012	12.2%	27,470
2040	276,705	9.8%	24,693
2050	300,351	8.5%	23,646
2060	320,910	6.8%	20,559
2070	336,998	5%	16,088
2080	349,339	3.7%	12,341
2090	357,065	2.2%	7,726
2100	359,092	0.6%	2,027

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Höfuðborgarsvæði CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Höfuðborgarsvæði	2,635,942 t	12.6 t	2,578 t/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Capital Region Annual Weather Averages

May Historical Weather Data (1949 to 2020)

Average Temp

6.6°C

43.9°F

Average High

9.4°C

49.0°F

Average Low

3.8°C

38.9°F

Record High Temperature

20.6°C

69.1°F

Record Low Temperature

-7.7°C

18.1°F

Average Precipitation

59.3 mm

2.3 in

Average Precipitation Days (≥ 0.254 mm)

14.4 days

Average Snowfall

14.7 mm

0.6 in

Average Snowfall Days (≥ 25 mm)

0.2 days

Average Wind Speed

5.7 m/s

Sources:
1. NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
2. Lawrimore, Jay H.; Ray, Ron; Applequist, Scott; Korzeniewski, Bryant; Menne, Matthew J. (2016): Global Summary of the Month (GSOM), Version 1. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5QV3JJ5. Accessed Fri, 17 Apr 2020 13:07:33 GMT.

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Landslide	High (10)
Earthquake	High (6.2)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Top places in Höfuðborgarsvæði

Places in Höfuðborgarsvæði

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Garðabær	40.7 km²	14,526	356.7 / km²
Hafnarfjordur	145.9 km²	27,819	190.7 / km²
Kjósarhreppur	287.3 km²	232	0.81 / km²
Kópavogsbær	70 km²	35,441	506.1 / km²
Mosfellsbær	196 km²	9,432	48.1 / km²
Reykjavíkurborg	272.3 km²	114,818	421.7 / km²
Seltjarnarnes	2.1 km²	3,681	1,752 / km²
Sveitarfélagið Álftanes	5.2 km²	2,027	387.1 / km²

Other places in Iceland

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Austurland	15,734.4 km²	9,887	0.63 / km²
Northeast	22,733.7 km²	25,910	1.14 / km²
Northwest	13,089.7 km²	6,768	0.52 / km²
South	31,036.9 km²	26,680	0.86 / km²
Southern Peninsula	842.3 km²	22,858	27.1 / km²
Vesturland	9,525.7 km²	14,330	1.5 / km²
Westfjords	8,848 km²	5,869	0.66 / km²

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