Demographics
Reykjavík is the largest and most populous settlement in Iceland. Present-day Reykjavík is a city with people from at least 100 countries. The most common ethnic minorities are Poles, Filipinos, and Danes. In 2009, foreign-born individuals made up 8% of the total population. Children of foreign origin form a more considerable minority in the city's schools (as much as a third in places); many of whom are adopted. Although in addition to immigrant inhabitants, the city is visited by thousands of tourists, students and other temporary residents weekly, at times outnumbering natives in the city-centre, tending to be educated upper middle-class Scandinavians, other Europeans, North Americans, or Japanese.
| Year | City | Metro |
|---|---|---|
| 1801 | 600 | - |
| 1860 | 1,450 | - |
| 1901 | 6,321 | 8,221 |
| 1910 | 11,449 | 14,534 |
| 1920 | 17,450 | 21,347 |
| 1930 | 28,052 | 33,867 |
| 1940 | 38,308 | 43,483 |
| 1950 | 55,980 | 64,813 |
| 1960 | 72,407 | 88,315 |
| 1970 | 81,693 | 106,152 |
| 1980 | 83,766 | 121,698 |
| 1985 | 89,868 | -- |
| 1990 | 97,569 | 145,980 |
| 1995 | 104,258 | -- |
| 2000 | 110,852 | 175,000 |
| 2005 | 114,800 | 187,105 |
| 2006 | 115,420 | 191,612 |
| 2007 | 117,721 | 196,161 |
| 2008 | 119,848 | 201,585 |
| 2011 | 119,108 | 202,341 |
The population of Reykjavík in 2011 was 119,848, the combined population of the Greater Reykjavík Area being about 202,341. Six of the municipalities of Iceland are in the capital city area, those are as listed below:
- Álftanes: 2,484
- Garðabær: 10,272
- Hafnarfjörður: 26,099
- Kópavogur: 30,779
- Mosfellsbær: 8,642
- Seltjarnarnes: 4,445
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