Source: Eurostat, NUTS 2024 classification. Extracted on 2026-10-16. Compiled by IPEF. · Regions of Iceland →
How it compares with the regions of Europe
Each grey dot is a NUTS 3 region of Europe, for the period most of them publish. Höfuðborgarsvæði in blue; the dashed line marks the EU-27 average. Better values to the right.
Regional economy
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend |  Iceland | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 3 | |||||
| Nights spent at tourist accommodationnights | 2025 | 3,661,440 | — | — | 2 / 2 | 228 / 1249 | |
| Tourism intensitynights per 1,000 inhabitants | 2025 | 14,701 | — | 25,294 | 2 / 2 | 143 / 1247 | |
Regional demography
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Iceland | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 3 | |||||
| Population on 1 Januarypersons | 2025 | 249,054 | +2.0% | — | 1 / 2 | 692 / 1338 | |
| Median age of populationyears | 2025 | 37.3 | +0.2 | 37.4 | 2 / 2 | 1281 / 1336 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)% | 2025 | 23.0% | +0.2 pp | 23.9% | 1 / 2 | 82 / 1336 | |
| Population densityinhabitants per km² | 2024 | 238.5 | +0.3% | 3.8 | 1 / 2 | 377 / 1279 | |
| Total population changeper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 20.2 | +34.3 | 15.2 | 1 / 2 | 20 / 1336 | |
| Net migration (including statistical adjustment)per 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 15.4 | +34.7 | 10.8 | 1 / 2 | 68 / 1336 | |
| Crude birth rateper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 11.4 | -0.2 | 11.2 | 1 / 2 | 41 / 1336 | |
Unemployment rate (15–74), Long-term unemployment (12 months or more), Youth unemployment rate (15–24), Employment rate (20–64), Male employment rate (20–64), Female employment rate (20–64), Young people neither in employment nor in education (15–29), Population aged 25–64 with tertiary education, Human resources in science and technology, R&D expenditure, Household disposable income per inhabitant, People at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE), Life expectancy at birth, Infant mortality rate. Available only at NUTS 2 level: see Ísland.