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Statistics Iceland Publishes Latest Census Data
A quarterly census published by Statistics Iceland shows that Iceland’s population increased by 2.230 in the second quarter of 2024. According to the Oct. 4 report, 1.090 children were born in the country and 640 people died. 5.460 individuals moved to Iceland…
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Icelandic Population Has Increased
There are now around 385,230 people living in Iceland, including 198,280 men, 186,840 women and 120 transgender/other. This is stated in a new announcement from Statistics Iceland, reports Fréttablaðið. [su_pullquote]We have opened the Christmas Vault: get your gifts here! Icelandic Yule Lads,…
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Ptarmigan Population At Its Lowest Since 1964
Ptarmigan population in Northeast Iceland is at its lowest ever, reports RÚV. The reason behind this—a cold and wet summer season. [su_pullquote]To celebrate reaching 200 RVK Newscast episodes on Youtube, as well as the new eruption at Meradalir, we’re having a volcano…
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Net Migration To Iceland At All-Time High
In the second quarter of 2022, 3,600 people migrated to Iceland, marking the highest level of net migration recorded since Statistics Iceland began publishing migration data by quarters in 2009. [su_pullquote]We are having a summer sale on all our Icelandic soaps, scrubs,…
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Foreign Nationals Increase By Over 200 From Last December
A new report from the National Registry shows that foreign nationals in Iceland now number over 55,000 individuals. [su_pullquote]You can now take walking tours of Reykjavík with Grapevine crewmembers Valur, Pollý and Bjartmar. Click here for more details.[/su_pullquote] Specifically, there are now…
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Statistics Iceland Predicts Population To Reach 476,000 By 2070
Statistics Iceland (Hagstofa) has published a population forecast for Iceland’s future. [su_pullquote]Need a Christmas present pronto? Get the Iceland lover in your life a Grapevine online shop gift voucher, or a High Five Club membership, both delivered instantly.[/su_pullquote] Their forecast features a…
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Foreign Nationals Now 14.5% Of Iceland’s Population
According to the latest data from the National Registry, immigration to Iceland slowed slightly between 2020 and 2021, but nearly 1 in 7 Icelanders are now foreign nationals. [su_pullquote]You can now take walking tours of Reykjavík with Grapevine crewmembers Valur, Pollý and…
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Nearly 375,000 People Living In Iceland
New figures from the National Registry show that a total of 374,704 people lived in Iceland at the end of last month. That’s an increase of 6,000 since December last year, RÚV reports. The number of Icelandic citizens has increased by 3,489…
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Statistics Iceland: Men Outnumber Women By About 10,000; Immigration Continues Upwards
According to the latest data from Statistics Iceland, there are now over 362,000 people living in the country, the vast majority in and around Reykjavík. Men outnumber women by nearly 10,000 and, despite a cooling economy, immigration continues at a steady clip,…
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Population Figures: Reykvíkingar Vastly Outnumber Other Icelanders
Men far outnumber women, and those living in Reykjavík far outnumber Icelanders in the rest of the country, the latest population figures attest. The data, compiled by Statistics Iceland, puts the population of Iceland in the last quarter of 2018 at 357,050…
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Foreign Residents Increase By 16%, Despite Slowing Economy
The number of foreign residents has increased to 43,726 in early November despite the slowing economy, according to new data from the National Registry. This marks a 15.6% increase from December last year. Poles remain the largest immigrant group, with over 19,000…
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Iceland Surpasses The 350,000 Population Mark
Iceland has at long last surpassed the 350,000 mark, 12 years after passing the 300,000 mark. According to the latest figures from Statistics Iceland, 350,710 people were counted as living in Iceland at the end of the first quarter of 2018, comprised…
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Population of Iceland Increases to 344,000!
The number of people living in Iceland increased by 3,850 during the 2nd quarter of 2017, according to Statistics Iceland, making us a whopping 343,960! The number of males is 174,810 compared to 169,150 females, with a majority of 219,000 living in…
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Seal Population Down 77% Since 1980
Iceland’s seal population has decreased by a third in the last six years and is at dangerously low levels, reports RÚV. According to a new report by Iceland’s Marine Research Institute, the seal stock has depleted by 77% since they first began…
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More Icelanders Moving Away Than Moving Back Home
Not only are more Icelanders leaving the country than moving back to it; Statistics Iceland believes this trend will continue for at least the next 50 years. Kjarninn reports that, according to data from Statistics Iceland, about 250 more Icelanders moved away…
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Iceland Growing By 1% Each Year
Iceland is very close to reaching the third-of-a-million mark, although population distribution is decidedly lopsided. According to the latest findings from Statistics Iceland, there were 332,529 people in Iceland on New Year’s Day of this year; 3,429 more than the year previous.…
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More Icelanders Leaving Than Coming Home
New data from Statistics Iceland shows that Icelanders leaving Iceland outnumber those returning home. At the same time, the population increased by just over 1,400 during the last quarter of 2015. RÚV reports that the current population of Iceland is 332,750, with…
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New Population Data On Iceland
Iceland’s population increased by 1% since last year, and about 12% of those living here come from abroad, Statistics Iceland reveals in a new report. According to the report, released yesterday, the current population of Iceland is 329,100, up by 1% (3,429…
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Population Of Iceland On The Rise
Iceland’s population increased by 700 people in the first three months of 2015, reports Statistics Iceland. At the end of March the population of Iceland was 329,740, which is nearly a 0.25% rise from the beginning of January. The growth was due…
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Statistics Iceland: 447.000 Icelanders By 2065
By 2065 there will be more Icelanders to love, 447.000 in total according to a new report from Statistics Iceland. The report includes national projections for the size and structure of the future total population of Iceland. The forecast is based on…
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Iceland Gets Closer To 330,000 Mark
Iceland’s population reached 328,170 at the end of the third quarter of the year, increasing by over a thousand in just three months. Statistics Iceland reports that there are more men than women in Iceland, at 164,710 and 163,460 respectively, and over…
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Puffin Hunting “Unsustainable And Unethical”
Iceland’s puffin population has hit such low numbers that hunting the birds has sparked strong criticism. The Nature Office of South Iceland has released their findings of a detailed puffin census conducted around the country. Of the dozen nestings areas that were…