This is a list of cities and towns in Iceland. Some cities, such as Hafnarfjörður and Akranes, are also municipalities. These municipalities would share the same name and attributes. However, most recognized municipalities consist of several cities or towns. Therefore, municipalities for which there is no city or town of the same name are not included here. In the case of Árborg, for example, there are three entries: the cities or towns of Selfoss, Eyrarbakki, and Stokkseyri. There are also a few municipalities in which no cities or towns exist, and are thus not included in the list below. All localities in Iceland can only be located within a single municipality.[1]
List of localities in Iceland
The government of Iceland does not officially distinguish between cities and towns. However, settlements with populations in excess of 1,000 are generally considered to be cities. Cities shaded in pale green in the table are their respective regional capitals. On the contrary hand, all the functions of local governmental in Iceland are carried out at the municipal level, but for statistical information and census collection purposes only, these are further broken down into the "locality" level, including the settlements listed below, and then the "urban nuclei" level, which comprises cities and towns, which are described as follows:
Rank | City | Population (2013) | Population (2018)[2] | Change (since 2013) | Municipality[3] | Region[4] |
1 |
Reykjavík | 118,918 | 124,847 | 5% | Reykjavík | Höfuðborgarsvæðið |
2 |
Kópavogur | 31,719 | 35,966 | 13.4% | Kópavogur | Höfuðborgarsvæðið |
3 |
Hafnarfjörður | 26,800 | 29,409 | 9.7% | Hafnarfjörður | Höfuðborgarsvæðið |
4 |
Akureyri | 17,693 | 18,542 | 4.8% | Akureyri | Norðurland eystra |
5 |
Keflavík | 14,153 | 17,555 | 24% | Reykjanesbær | Suðurnes |
6 |
Garðabær | 11,421 | 12,912 | 13.1% | Garðabær | Höfuðborgarsvæðið |
7 |
Mosfellsbær | 8,651 | 10,225 | 18.2% | Mosfellsbær | Höfuðborgarsvæðið |
8 |
Selfoss | 6,510 | 7,564 | 16.2% | Árborg | Suðurland |
9 |
Akranes | 6,612 | 7,249 | 9.6% | Akranes | Vesturland |
10 |
Seltjarnarnes | 4,322 | 4,575 | 5.9% | Seltjarnarnes | Höfuðborgarsvæðið |
11 |
Vestmannaeyjar | 4,219 | 4,284 | 1.5% | Vestmannaeyjar | Suðurland |
12 |
Grindavík | 2,856 | 3,319 | 16.2% | Grindavíkurbær | Suðurnes |
13 |
Ísafjörður | 2,624 | 2,625 | 0% | Ísafjarðarbær | Vestfirðir |
14 |
Álftanes | 2,392 | 2,586 | 8.1% | Garðabær | Höfuðborgarsvæðið |
15 |
Sauðárkrókur | 2,575 | 2,574 | 0% | Skagafjörður | Norðurland vestra |
16 |
Hveragerði | 2,288 | 2,564 | 12.1% | Hveragerði | Suðurland |
17 |
Egilsstaðir | 2,303 | 2,464 | 7% | Fljótsdalshérað | Austurland |
18 |
Húsavík | 2,228 | 2,323 | 4.3% | Norðurþing | Norðurland eystra |
19 |
Borgarnes | 1,759 | 1,962 | 11.5% | Borgarbyggð | Vesturland |
20 |
Sandgerði | 1,546 | 1,753 | 13.4% | Sandgerði | Suðurnes |
21 |
Höfn | 1,690 | 1,677 | 0.8% | Hornafjörður | Austurland |
22 |
Þorlákshöfn | 1,489 | 1,651 | 10.9% | Ölfus | Suðurland |
23 |
Garður | 1,429 | 1,595 | 11.6% | Garður | Suðurnes |
24 |
Neskaupstaður | 1,466 | 1,469 | 0.2% | Fjarðabyggð | Austurland |
25 |
Dalvík | 1,359 | 1,367 | 0.6% | Dalvíkurbyggð | Norðurland eystra |
26 |
Reyðarfjörður | 1,152 | 1,270 | 10.2% | Fjarðabyggð | Austurland |
27 |
Siglufjörður | 1,190 | 1,183 | 0.6% | Fjallabyggð | Norðurland eystra |
28 |
Vogar | 1,029 | 1,183 | 15% | Vogar | Suðurnes |
29 |
Stykkishólmur | 1,108 | 1,173 | 5.9% | Stykkishólmur | Vesturland |
30 |
Eskifjörður | 1,014 | 1,006 | 0.8% | Fjarðabyggð | Austurland |
31 |
Ólafsvík | 1,010 | 970 | 4% | Snæfellsbær | Vesturland |
32 |
Hvolsvöllur | 902 | 931 | 3.2% | Rangárþing eystra | Suðurland |
33 |
Bolungarvík | 894 | 924 | 3.4% | Bolungarvík | Vestfirðir |
34 |
Hella | 784 | 861 | 9.8% | Rangárþing ytra | Suðurland |
35 |
Grundarfjörður | 852 | 834 | 2.1% | Grundarfjarðarbær | Vesturland |
36 |
Blönduós | 813 | 821 | 1% | Blönduóssbær | Norðurland vestra |
37 |
Ólafsfjörður | 790 | 791 | 0.1% | Fjallabyggð | Norðurland eystra |
38 |
Fáskrúðsfjörður | 654 | 712 | 8.9% | Fjarðabyggð | Austurland |
39 |
Patreksfjörður | 651 | 677 | 4% | Vesturbyggð | Vestfirðir |
40 |
Seyðisfjörður | 658 | 663 | 0.8% | Seyðisfjörður | Austurland |
41 |
Grundarhverfi | 528 | 587 | 11.2% | Reykjavík | Höfuðborgarsvæðið |
42 |
Hvammstangi | 546 | 578 | 5.9% | Húnaþing vestra | Norðurland vestra |
43 |
Stokkseyri | 465 | 528 | 13.5% | Árborg | Suðurland |
44 |
Eyrarbakki | 531 | 526 | 0.9% | Árborg | Suðurland |
45 |
Vopnafjörður | 543 | 526 | 3.1% | Vopnafjarðarhreppur | Austurland |
46 |
Skagaströnd | 501 | 477 | 4.8% | Skagaströnd | Norðurland vestra |
47 |
Flúðir | 420 | 432 | 2.9% | Hrunamannahreppur | Suðurland |
48 |
Vík | 276 | 402 | 45.7% | Mýrdalshreppur | Suðurland |
49 |
Fellabær | 403 | 395 | 2% | Fljótsdalshérað | Austurland |
50 |
Hellissandur | 389 | 365 | 6.2% | Snæfellsbær | Vesturland |
51 |
Djúpivogur | 348 | 357 | 2.6% | Djúpavogshreppur | Austurland |
52 |
Þórshöfn | 379 | 352 | 7.1% | Langanesbyggð | Norðurland eystra |
53 |
Svalbarðseyri | 271 | 337 | 24.4% | Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur | Norðurland eystra |
54 |
Hólmavík | 391 | 320 | 18.2% | Strandabyggð | Vestfirðir |
55 |
Grenivík | 278 | 297 | 6.8% | Grýtubakkahreppur | Norðurland eystra |
56 |
Hvanneyri | 251 | 285 | 13.5% | Borgarbyggð | Vesturland |
57 |
Þingeyri | 262 | 276 | 5.3% | Ísafjarðarbær | Vestfirðir |
58 |
Búðardalur | 252 | 272 | 7.9% | Dalabyggð | Vesturland |
59 |
Reykholt | 206 | 270 | 31.1% | Bláskógabyggð | Suðurland |
60 |
Hrafnagil | 263 | 257 | 2.3% | Eyjafjarðarsveit | Norðurland eystra |
61 |
Suðureyri | 264 | 257 | 2.7% | Ísafjarðarbær | Vestfirðir |
62 |
Tálknafjörður | 275 | 231 | 16% | Tálknafjarðarhreppur | Vestfirðir |
63 |
Bíldudalur | 170 | 225 | 32.4% | Vesturbyggð | Vestfirðir |
64 |
Byggðakjarni | 203 | 224 | 10.3% | Mosfellsbær | Höfuðborgarsvæðið |
65 |
Hnífsdalur | 216 | 208 | 3.7% | Ísafjarðarbær | Vestfirðir |
66 |
Reykjahlíð | 153 | 208 | 35.9% | Skútustaðahreppur | Norðurland eystra |
67 |
Laugarvatn | 147 | 191 | 29.9% | Bláskógabyggð | Suðurland |
68 |
Raufarhöfn | 169 | 186 | 10.1% | Norðurþing | Norðurland eystra |
69 |
Stöðvarfjörður | 189 | 184 | 2.6% | Fjarðabyggð | Austurland |
70 |
Bifröst | 246 | 179 | 27.2% | Borgarbyggð | Vesturland |
71 |
Flateyri | 199 | 177 | 11.1% | Ísafjarðarbær | Vestfirðir |
72 |
Kirkjubæjarklaustur | 119 | 176 | 47.9% | Skaftárhreppur | Suðurland |
73 |
Súðavík | 145 | 157 | 8.3% | Súðavíkurhreppur | Vestfirðir |
74 |
Hrísey | 171 | 151 | 11.7% | Akureyri | Norðurland eystra |
75 |
Hofsós | 181 | 147 | 18.8% | Skagafjörður | Norðurland vestra |
76 |
Breiðdalsvík | 130 | 137 | 5.4% | Breiðdalshreppur | Austurland |
77 |
Rif | 163 | 135 | 17.2% | Snæfellsbær | Vesturland |
78 |
Reykhólar | 133 | 130 | 2.3% | Reykhólahreppur | Vestfirðir |
79 |
Varmahlíð | 128 | 127 | 0.8% | Skagafjörður | Norðurland vestra |
80 |
Kópasker | 122 | 122 | 0% | Norðurþing | Norðurland eystra |
81 |
Laugarás | 106 | 116 | 9.4% | Bláskógabyggð | Suðurland |
82 |
Borg | 75 | 112 | 49.3% | Grafningshreppur | Suðurland |
83 |
Hauganes | 105 | 111 | 5.7% | Dalvíkurbyggð | Norðurland eystra |
84 |
Hafnir | 76 | 110 | 44.7% | Reykjanesbær | Suðurnes |
85 |
Laugar | 111 | 109 | 1.8% | Þingeyjarsveit | Norðurland eystra |
86 |
Melahverfi | 115 | 107 | 7% | Hvalfjarðarsveit | Vesturland |
87 |
Tjarnabyggð | 81 | 106 | 30.9% | Árborg | Suðurland |
88 |
Árskógssandur | 112 | 102 | 8.9% | Dalvíkurbyggð | Norðurland eystra |
89 |
Lónsbakki | 104 | 102 | 1.9% | Hörgársveit | Norðurland eystra |
90 |
Hólar | 78 | 94 | 20.5% | Skagafjörður | Norðurland vestra |
91 |
Nesjahverfi | 71 | 92 | 29.6% | Hornafjörður | Austurland |
92 |
Sólheimar | 95 | 91 | 4.2% | Grafningshreppur | Suðurland |
93 |
Brúnahlíð | 62 | 85 | 37.1% | Eyjafjarðarsveit | Norðurland eystra |
94 |
Drangsnes | 69 | 77 | 11.6% | Kaldrananeshreppur | Vestfirðir |
95 |
Borgarfjörður eystri | 86 | 76 | 11.6% | Borgarfjarðarhreppur | Austurland |
96 |
Árbæjarhverfi | 54 | 74 | 37% | Ölfus | Suðurland |
97 |
Brautarholt | 54 | 70 | 29.6% | Gnúpverjahreppur | Suðurland |
98 |
Rauðalækur | 36 | 68 | 88.9% | Rangárþing ytra | Suðurland |
99 |
Bakkafjörður | 78 | 65 | 16.7% | Langanesbyggð | Norðurland eystra |
100 |
Innnes | 56 | 65 | 16.1% | Hvalfjarðarsveit | Vesturland |
101 |
Grímsey | 76 | 61 | 19.7% | Akureyri | Norðurland eystra |
102 |
Þykkvabær | 53 | 59 | 11.3% | Rangárþing ytra | Suðurland |
103 |
Laugarbakki | 48 | 57 | 18.8% | Húnaþing vestra | Norðurland vestra |
104 |
Reykholt | 36 | 56 | 55.6% | Borgarbyggð | Vesturland |
105 |
Árnes | 37 | 53 | 43.2% | Gnúpverjahreppur | Suðurland |
106 |
Kristnes | 56 | 52 | 7.1% | Eyjafjarðarsveit | Norðurland eystra |
107 |
Kleppjárnsreykir | 51 | 43 | 15.7% | Borgarbyggð | Vesturland |
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