Norðurland vestra

Area of Norðurland vestra	13,089.7 km²
Population	6,768
Male Population	3,441 (50.8%)
Female Population	3,327 (49.2%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	-23.3%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	-12.4%
Median Age	37.4 years old
Male Median Age	37.7 years old
Female Median Age	37.1 years old
Timezone	Greenwich Mean Time

Norðurland vestra Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	8,820	8,274	7,724	6,768
Population Density	0.67 / km²	0.63 / km²	0.59 / km²	0.52 / km²

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

Northwest Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 12.4% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Norðurland vestra	-23.3%	-18.2%	-12.4%
Iceland	+53.4%	+30.4%	+17.9%

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

Norðurland vestra Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	212	205	417
5-9	234	231	465
10-14	242	274	517
15-19	264	257	522
20-24	237	220	457
25-29	215	195	411
30-34	206	196	403
35-39	205	206	412
40-44	222	196	418
45-49	221	219	440
50-54	232	225	458
55-59	232	200	433
60-64	190	169	359
65-69	151	148	299
70-74	115	121	236
75-79	117	91	208
80-84	69	89	159
85 Plus	76	85	161

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

Norðurland vestra Population Density

Population Density: 0.52 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Norðurland vestra	6,768	13,089.7 km²	0.52 / km²

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

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 vestra CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Norðurland vestra	88,561 t	13.1 t	6.77 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 (2.6)

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

Top places in Norðurland vestra

Places in Norðurland vestra

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Akrahreppur	1,326.8 km²	183	0.14 / km²
Blonduos	184.8 km²	806	4.36 / km²
Húnavatnshreppur	3,821.6 km²	369	0.1 / km²
Húnaþing Vestra	3,005.3 km²	996	0.33 / km²
Skagabyggð	483.8 km²	97	0.2 / km²
Sveitarfélagið Skagafjörður	4,216.7 km²	3,857	0.91 / km²
Sveitarfélagið Skagaströnd	50.7 km²	463	9.14 / 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
Northeast	22,733.7 km²	25,910	1.14 / 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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