Census - Statistics Iceland

The 2011 census provides information on the population, education, employment, as well as families and households. Furthermore, reliable and extensive information on housing, the number of apartments, summerhouses, vacant flats as well as other information on the housing situation in Iceland is published by Statistics Iceland for the first time in 50 years. Information is largely available for each municipality, not only for regions or larger areas.

Census and housing census 1st January 2021 14 November 2022
Icelandic Regional Classification for the 2021 Census 15 October 2020
Census 2011: Senior Citizens 1 September 2015
Census 2011: Institutional households and the homeless 24 August 2015
Census 2011: Main results by output areas 18 March 2015

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The labour market according to the 2021 census 13 February 2023

More than a third of the population with tertiary education 13 January 2023

The number of immigrants has doubled since the 2011 census 14 December 2022

The Icelandic population 359,122 in the 2021 census 14 November 2022

Minor Statistical Output Areas added to the Icelandic Regional Classification 15 October 2020

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