Suðurnes

Iceland

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Suðurnes

Area of Suðurnes	842.3 km²
Population	22,858
Male Population	11,688 (51.1%)
Female Population	11,170 (48.9%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+184.4%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+43.6%
Median Age	32.9 years old
Male Median Age	32.6 years old
Female Median Age	33.2 years old
Timezone	Greenwich Mean Time

Southern Peninsula Reykjanesskagi or Reykjanes Peninsula is a region in southwest Iceland. Source: Wikipedia

Suðurnes Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	8,038	12,322	15,923	22,858
Population Density	9.54 / km²	14.6 / km²	18.9 / km²	27.1 / km²

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

Southern Peninsula Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 43.6% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Suðurnes	+184.4%	+85.5%	+43.6%
Iceland	+53.4%	+30.4%	+17.9%

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

Suðurnes Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	909	899	1,808
5-9	904	818	1,722
10-14	886	842	1,729
15-19	946	864	1,810
20-24	883	816	1,699
25-29	883	830	1,713
30-34	837	808	1,645
35-39	810	778	1,589
40-44	765	748	1,514
45-49	828	789	1,618
50-54	780	750	1,530
55-59	636	589	1,225
60-64	509	478	988
65-69	371	364	736
70-74	300	293	593
75-79	225	248	473
80-84	136	147	284
85 Plus	80	108	189

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

Suðurnes Population Density

Population Density: 27.1 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Suðurnes	22,858	842.3 km²	27.1 / km²

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

Suðurnes Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Ancient Population until 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
0	552	n/a	n/a
100	563	0.2%	1
200	574	0.2%	1
300	586	0.2%	1
400	598	0.2%	1
500	610	0.2%	1
600	623	0.2%	1
700	635	0.2%	1
800	648	0.2%	1
900	1,620	9.6%	97
1000	3,239	7.2%	161
1100	4,535	3.4%	129
1200	4,535	0%	0
1300	4,535	0%	0
1400	3,887	-1.5%	-64
1500	3,887	0%	0
1600	3,239	-1.8%	-64
1700	3,210	-0.1%	-2
1800	2,145	-4%	-106
1900	2,217	0.3%	7
1910	2,222	0.2%	5
1920	2,759	24.2%	537
1930	3,434	24.5%	675
1940	4,271	24.4%	837
1950	5,318	24.5%	1,047
1960	6,650	25%	1,332
1970	7,735	16.3%	1,085
1990	12,322	26.2%	2,293
2000	15,923	29.2%	3,601
2020	24,522	24.1%	4,299
2030	27,608	12.6%	3,086
2040	30,405	10.1%	2,797
2050	33,109	8.9%	2,704
2060	35,469	7.1%	2,360
2070	37,316	5.2%	1,847
2080	38,746	3.8%	1,430
2090	39,638	2.3%	892
2100	39,861	0.6%	223

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

Suðurnes CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Suðurnes	286,888 t	12.6 t	340.6 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

Southern Peninsula Annual Weather Averages

May Historical Weather Data (1951 to 2020)

Average Temp

6.3°C

43.3°F

Average High

8.9°C

48.1°F

Average Low

3.9°C

39.0°F

Record High Temperature

18.9°C

66.0°F

Record Low Temperature

-6.1°C

21.0°F

Average Precipitation

80.6 mm

3.2 in

Average Precipitation Days (≥ 0.254 mm)

15.6 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)
Volcano	Medium (4)
Earthquake	High (7.7)

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

Top places in Suðurnes

Places in Suðurnes

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Grindavíkurbær	457.8 km²	2,768	6.05 / km²
Reykjanesbaer	142.8 km²	15,342	107.4 / km²
Sandgerðisbær	63.5 km²	1,811	28.5 / km²
Sveitarfélagið Garður	19.1 km²	1,603	84.0 / km²
Sveitarfélagið Vogar	159.1 km²	1,336	8.4 / 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
Northwest	13,089.7 km²	6,768	0.52 / km²
South	31,036.9 km²	26,680	0.86 / km²
Vesturland	9,525.7 km²	14,330	1.5 / km²
Westfjords	8,848 km²	5,869	0.66 / km²

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