Vesturland

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Vesturland

Area of Vesturland	9,525.7 km²
Population	14,330
Male Population	7,384 (51.5%)
Female Population	6,946 (48.5%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+31.2%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+10.3%
Median Age	35 years old
Male Median Age	34.3 years old
Female Median Age	35.7 years old
Timezone	Greenwich Mean Time

Western Region is one of the traditional eight regions of Iceland, located on the western coast of the island. Source: Wikipedia

Vesturland Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	10,925	12,230	12,993	14,330
Population Density	1.15 / km²	1.28 / km²	1.36 / km²	1.5 / km²

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

Vesturland Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 10.3% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Vesturland	+31.2%	+17.2%	+10.3%
Iceland	+53.4%	+30.4%	+17.9%

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

Vesturland Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	535	455	991
5-9	540	481	1,021
10-14	525	521	1,046
15-19	621	567	1,189
20-24	582	483	1,065
25-29	504	462	966
30-34	452	440	892
35-39	454	460	915
40-44	446	435	881
45-49	497	516	1,013
50-54	501	489	990
55-59	456	404	860
60-64	367	316	683
65-69	275	238	514
70-74	216	225	442
75-79	194	197	392
80-84	135	131	267
85 Plus	83	127	211

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

Vesturland Population Density

Population Density: 1.5 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Vesturland	14,330	9,525.7 km²	1.5 / km²

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

Vesturland Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Ancient Population until 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
0	437	n/a	n/a
100	446	0.2%	0
200	455	0.2%	0
300	464	0.2%	0
400	474	0.2%	1
500	483	0.2%	0
600	493	0.2%	1
700	503	0.2%	1
800	513	0.2%	1
900	1,283	9.6%	77
1000	2,565	7.2%	128
1100	3,591	3.4%	102
1200	3,591	0%	0
1300	3,591	0%	0
1400	3,078	-1.5%	-51
1500	3,078	0%	0
1600	2,565	-1.8%	-51
1700	2,542	-0.1%	-2
1800	2,953	1.5%	41
1900	3,461	1.6%	50
1910	3,444	-0.5%	-17
1920	4,237	23%	793
1930	5,077	19.8%	840
1940	6,123	20.6%	1,046
1950	7,333	19.8%	1,210
1960	8,947	22%	1,614
1970	10,372	15.9%	1,425
1990	12,230	8.6%	929
2000	12,993	6.2%	763
2020	14,856	6.9%	931
2030	16,195	9%	1,339
2040	17,452	7.8%	1,257
2050	19,066	9.2%	1,614
2060	20,227	6.1%	1,161
2070	21,145	4.5%	918
2080	21,828	3.2%	683
2090	22,259	2%	431
2100	22,358	0.4%	99

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

Vesturland CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Vesturland	185,373 t	12.9 t	19.5 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

Vesturland Annual Weather Averages

May Historical Weather Data (1949 to 2020)

Average Temp

5.6°C

42.1°F

Average High

8.4°C

47.1°F

Average Low

2.9°C

37.2°F

Record High Temperature

18.4°C

65.1°F

Record Low Temperature

-6.7°C

19.9°F

Average Precipitation

34.8 mm

1.4 in

Average Precipitation Days (≥ 0.254 mm)

11.4 days

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 (8)
Earthquake	Medium (3.2)

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

Top places in Vesturland

Places in Vesturland

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Akraneskaupstaður	8.8 km²	6,718	765.4 / km²
Borgarbyggð	4,912.8 km²	3,237	0.66 / km²
Dalabyggð	2,424.2 km²	602	0.25 / km²
Eyja- og Miklaholtshreppur	389.4 km²	144	0.37 / km²
Grundarfjarðarbær	152.1 km²	871	5.73 / km²
Helgafellssveit	244.8 km²	64	0.26 / km²
Hvalfjarðarsveit	486.6 km²	357	0.73 / km²
Skorradalshreppur	212.4 km²	62	0.29 / km²
Snæfellsbær	684.3 km²	1,319	1.93 / km²
Stykkishólmsbær	10.5 km²	978	93.4 / 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
Southern Peninsula	842.3 km²	22,858	27.1 / km²
Westfjords	8,848 km²	5,869	0.66 / km²

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