Population

Population 1 January 2010
The population of Iceland has decreased for the first time since 1889. On 1 January 2010 the population was 317,630, compared with 319,368 1 January 2009. The population decrease is due to a record negative net migration in 2009, while the natural increase (births less deaths) was 1%. The population has nevertheless grown in the past five years by an annual average rate of 1.6%.*

Around 201.000 people live in Reykjavik Capital Area

*source from Iceland Statistics

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