Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs in Reykjavík
Reykjavík: Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs was 248,753 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs in Reykjavík, 2000–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Reykjavík recorded 248,753 Persons for population by age and sex - cities and fuas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Reykjavík peaked at 248,753 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 171,650 Persons, in 2000.
Reykjavík ranks 506th of 1249 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs in Reykjavík, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 171,650 Persons | — |
| 2001 | 175,276 Persons | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 178,161 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 179,846 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 181,777 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 184,101 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 187,263 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 191,737 Persons | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 197,754 Persons | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 201,055 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 200,710 Persons | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 197,117 Persons | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 198,564 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 200,879 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 204,002 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 206,483 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 208,598 Persons | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 212,410 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 217,810 Persons | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 222,748 Persons | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 225,936 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 229,412 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 233,129 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 239,014 Persons | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 243,908 Persons | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 248,753 Persons | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 184,862 Persons | 171,650 Persons | 201,055 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 206,932 Persons | 197,117 Persons | 222,748 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 236,692 Persons | 225,936 Persons | 248,753 Persons | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Reykjavík?
- Population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Reykjavík was 248,753 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest population by age and sex - cities and fuas recorded in Reykjavík?
- The highest recorded value was 248,753 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest population by age and sex - cities and fuas recorded in Reykjavík?
- The lowest recorded value was 171,650 Persons in 2000.
- How does Reykjavík rank for population by age and sex - cities and fuas?
- Reykjavík ranks 506th out of 1249 regions with data for 2025.
- Is population by age and sex - cities and fuas rising or falling in Reykjavík?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Reykjavík data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides population counts by 5-year age groups and sex for OECD Functional Urban Areas (FUAs) and cities. Data sources and methodology Population by age and sex data is collected at the level of small administrative units (e.g. municipalities) and aggregated at the FUA and city level. The correspondence table between SAUs and FUAs/cities is available in parquet and csv format. Defining FUAs and cities The OECD, in cooperation with the EU, has developed a harmonised definition of functional urban areas (FUAs) to capture the economic and functional reach of cities based on daily commuting patterns (OECD, 2012). FUAs consist of: A city – defined by urban centres in the degree of urbanisation, adapted to the closest local administrative units to define a city. A commuting zone – including all local areas where at least 15% of employed residents work in the city. The delineation process includes: Assigning municipalities surrounded by a single FUA to that FUA. Excluding non-contiguous municipalities. The definition identifies 1 272 FUAs and 1 269 cities in all OECD member countries except Costa Rica and four accession countries. Cite this dataset OECD Regions, cities and local areas database (Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs), http://oe.cd/geostats Further information OECD Local Data Portal OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email CitiesStat@oecd.org