Population development 2015
On the 1st of January 2016 the population of Iceland was 332,529, the population growth with respect to 1st of January 2015 being 1% or 3,429 individuals. The population declined in three regions, primarily in the Westfjords which lost 1.2% of its population in 2015. Five regions experienced a population increase. The region of Southwest gained proportionally the most (2.2%), a population increase by 483 persons.