Norðurland eystra

Area of Norðurland eystra	22,733.7 km²
Population	25,910
Male Population	12,994 (50.1%)
Female Population	12,916 (49.9%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+1.9%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+0.8%
Median Age	36.2 years old
Male Median Age	35.6 years old
Female Median Age	36.8 years old
Timezone	Greenwich Mean Time

Norðurland eystra Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	25,415	25,628	25,692	25,910
Population Density	1.12 / km²	1.13 / km²	1.13 / km²	1.14 / km²

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

Northeast Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 0.8% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Norðurland eystra	+1.9%	+1.1%	+0.8%
Iceland	+53.4%	+30.4%	+17.9%

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

Norðurland eystra Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	934	863	1,797
5-9	886	911	1,797
10-14	1,031	958	1,990
15-19	1,044	1,024	2,069
20-24	988	855	1,843
25-29	796	793	1,590
30-34	724	762	1,486
35-39	802	801	1,603
40-44	874	915	1,789
45-49	923	900	1,824
50-54	897	841	1,739
55-59	754	734	1,488
60-64	683	629	1,313
65-69	503	516	1,019
70-74	386	410	797
75-79	340	386	727
80-84	258	328	587
85 Plus	171	290	462

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

Norðurland eystra Population Density

Population Density: 1.14 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Norðurland eystra	25,910	22,733.7 km²	1.14 / km²

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

Norðurland eystra Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Ancient Population until 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
0	1,399	n/a	n/a
100	1,428	0.2%	2
200	1,457	0.2%	2
300	1,487	0.2%	3
400	1,517	0.2%	3
500	1,548	0.2%	3
600	1,580	0.2%	3
700	1,612	0.2%	3
800	1,645	0.2%	3
900	4,111	9.6%	246
1000	8,222	7.2%	411
1100	11,510	3.4%	328
1200	11,510	0%	0
1300	11,510	0%	0
1400	9,866	-1.5%	-164
1500	9,866	0%	0
1600	8,222	-1.8%	-164
1700	8,148	-0.1%	-7
1800	9,671	1.7%	152
1900	12,390	2.5%	271
1910	12,540	1.2%	150
1920	15,720	25.4%	3,180
1930	17,223	9.6%	1,503
1940	19,125	11%	1,902
1950	18,424	-3.7%	-701
1960	19,495	5.8%	1,071
1970	23,513	20.6%	4,018
1990	25,628	4.4%	1,057
2000	25,692	0.2%	64
2020	27,650	3.7%	979
2030	31,046	12.3%	3,396
2040	34,030	9.6%	2,984
2050	36,960	8.6%	2,930
2060	39,605	7.2%	2,645
2070	41,892	5.8%	2,287
2080	43,398	3.6%	1,506
2090	44,482	2.5%	1,084
2100	44,733	0.6%	251

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

Norðurland eystra CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Norðurland eystra	340,764 t	13.2 t	15 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

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Landslide	High (10)
Earthquake	Medium (4.5)

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

Top places in Norðurland eystra

Places in Norðurland eystra

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Akureyrarkaupstaður	133.6 km²	16,167	121.0 / km²
Dalvíkurbyggð	596 km²	1,663	2.79 / km²
Eyjafjarðarsveit	1,792.9 km²	1,024	0.57 / km²
Fjallabyggð	364.6 km²	1,753	4.81 / km²
Grýtubakkahreppur	433.5 km²	231	0.53 / km²
Husayik	4,290.4 km²	2,456	0.57 / km²
Hörgársveit	896.4 km²	586	0.65 / km²
Langanesbyggð	1,318.5 km²	389	0.3 / km²
Skútustaðahreppur	6,051.3 km²	341	0.06 / km²
Svalbarðshreppur	1,156.6 km²	99	0.09 / km²
Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur	54 km²	375	6.95 / km²
Tjörneshreppur	200.3 km²	45	0.22 / km²
Þingeyjarsveit	5,445.6 km²	787	0.14 / km²

Other places in Iceland

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Austurland	15,734.4 km²	9,887	0.63 / km²
Capital Region	1,022.5 km²	208,852	204.3 / 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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