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Living in Reykjanesbaer

In Reykjanesbaer, average gross earnings are €5,594 a month (2026), tenants pay an average rent of €1,435 a month (2023) and unemployment is 19.2% (2021).

Reykjanesbaer had 22,697 residents at the start of 2026 and is a city in Iceland. For Reykjanesbaer, the foreign population count was 6,931 at the start of 2026. The city covered 144 km² in 2010.

Last checked 2026-10-0718 sources

Population22,697people1 Jan 2026Official source · Iceland official denominator source
Average gross salary5,594EUR/month31 Jul 2026Official source · Statistics Iceland TEK02003 — Taxable wages by economic activity and residence
Median rent1,408EUR/month31 Dec 2023Official source · Leiguskrá þinglýstra leigusamninga 2011–2023
Unemployment rate19.25%country median 4.8% — 302% aboveOfficial source · px.hagstofa.is
Recorded crime3,060incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Bráðabirgðatölur lögreglu 2025 — Flest hegningarlagabrot á íbúa á höfuðborgarsvæðinu
PM2.5, annual mean4µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · European Environment Agency

Which Iceland-wide rules apply when you move to Reykjanesbaer?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Reykjanesbaer recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€57
Mobile plan, 10 GB€36
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited57.23 EUR/month30 Sept 2026SÍMINN fixed internet10Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB35.74 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Síminn mobile plan11Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,435 EUR/month31 Dec 2023Leiguskrá þinglýstra leigusamninga 2011–20234Official
Median monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,408 EUR/month31 Dec 2023Leiguskrá þinglýstra leigusamninga 2011–20234Official

Is Reykjanesbaer a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker32%strong on work, weak on legal route · range 23–41%
Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on education · range 45–63%
Student35%strong on cost, weak on education · range 24–46%
Family40%strong on safety, weak on education · range 29–51%
Retirement41%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 30–52%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Reykjanesbaer?

The unemployment rate is about 19.2 % (2021 Census).

  • Unemployment rate: 19.25 % · px.hagstofa.is9
Unemployment across cities in IcelandUnemployment in Reykjanesbaer is 19.3%. Of 14 cities with data, 7 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings5,594 EUR/month31 Jul 2026Statistics Iceland TEK02003 — Taxable wages by economic activity and residence14Official
Unemployment rate19.25 %country median 4.8%31 Dec 2021px.hagstofa.is9Official

What does a salary buy in Reykjanesbaer?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Iceland median gross pay: €4,965 (2022-12-31).
Left over each month€2,309of €3,838 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€3,838
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · Leiguskrá þinglýstra leigusamninga 2011–2023 · 2023-12-31− €1,435
Internet€57 · official · SÍMINN fixed internet · 2026-09-30− €57
Mobile plan€36 · official · Síminn mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €36
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€2,309
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Reykjanesbaer Salary needed to live in Reykjanesbaer

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Reykjanesbaer. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Reykjanesbaer. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Reykjanesbaer?

Police recorded 3,060 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Bráðabirgðatölur lögreglu 2025 — Flest hegningarlagabrot á íbúa á höfuðborgarsvæðinu1

MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,060 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Bráðabirgðatölur lögreglu 2025 — Flest hegningarlagabrot á íbúa á höfuðborgarsvæðinu1Official · county

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport32 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights7Official
Nearest airportKEF3 Aug 2026OurAirports8Official
Distance to nearest airport3 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports8Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Reykjanesbaer. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Directorate of Labour Icelandic courses for registered foreign jobseekers — State Language Course

Directorate of Labour

For foreign jobseekers registered for unemployment benefits.

IcelandicIn PersonFree

Recognised Icelandic teaching provider grant route — Other

Rannís and the Icelandic authorities

For recognised providers teaching Icelandic to foreigners.

Icelandic
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Reykjanesbaer.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Reykjanesbaer?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency2

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean4 µg/m³31 Dec 2024European Environment Agency2Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 3.4 · Feb 3.4 · Mar 4.2 · Apr 6.7 · May 9.5 · Jun 12.6 · Jul 14.2 · Aug 13.6 · Sep 11.1 · Oct 7.6 · Nov 5 · Dec 3.7 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -1.4 · Feb -1.6 · Mar -1 · Apr 1.2 · May 4.1 · Jun 7.2 · Jul 9 · Aug 8.8 · Sep 6.5 · Oct 3.1 · Nov 0.4 · Dec -1.1 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official
Average temperature by monthJan 1 · Feb 0.8 · Mar 1.3 · Apr 3.6 · May 6.5 · Jun 9.5 · Jul 11.2 · Aug 10.8 · Sep 8.4 · Oct 5 · Nov 2.5 · Dec 1.1 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 106.1 · Feb 105.3 · Mar 96.2 · Apr 73.6 · May 67.4 · Jun 53 · Jul 65.5 · Aug 87.7 · Sep 120.7 · Oct 111.2 · Nov 104.6 · Dec 113 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official
Annual PM2.5 over time9 published observations, 2016–2024

Annual PM2.5 fell 20.0% between 2016 and 2024, from 5.0 to 4.0.

Similar climate. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±2.6 °C, Eutin (Germany) ±3.8 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±3.9 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±3.9 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±3.9 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Reykjanesbaer?

The published population was 22,697 people in January 2026. Source: Iceland official denominator source3

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area144 km²1 Jan 2010Official statistics: city area5Official
Foreign residents6,931 people1 Jan 2026Official statistics: foreign residents6Official
Female residents10,485 people7 Aug 2026Statistics Iceland3Official
Male residents12,206 people7 Aug 2026Statistics Iceland3Official
Population22,697 people1 Jan 2026Iceland official denominator source3Official

International community in Reykjanesbaer

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Population resident at 1 January 2026; total sex; Statistics Iceland population table · 2026-01-01

Published groupPeopleShare
Total22,697100.0%
Iceland15,05466.3%
Poland3,46815.3%
Lithuania4482.0%
Ukraine3621.6%
Romania3071.4%
Latvia2481.1%
Philippines2191.0%
Venezuela1910.8%
Denmark1280.6%
Croatia1270.6%
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Published groupPeopleShare
United States1140.5%
Portugal1090.5%
Thailand960.4%
Foreign country not specified890.4%
Spain770.3%
Syria770.3%
Palestine670.3%
United Kingdom590.3%
Greece580.3%
Serbia570.3%
Iraq550.2%
Sweden520.2%
Ghana490.2%
Albania470.2%
Italy470.2%
Viet Nam460.2%
Germany440.2%
Bulgaria410.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina390.2%
Norway390.2%
Brazil370.2%
China370.2%
Nigeria340.1%
Russia340.1%
Hungary300.1%
North Macedonia290.1%
Afghanistan270.1%
Estonia260.1%
Moldova250.1%
Czechia240.1%
France240.1%
Morocco240.1%
Pakistan240.1%
Slovakia230.1%
Kosovo210.1%
Countries in former Yugoslavia, unspecified190.1%
Colombia180.1%
Faroe Islands180.1%
India160.1%
Cuba150.1%
Equatorial Guinea140.1%
Netherlands130.1%
Peru130.1%
Argentina110.0%
Belarus110.0%
Algeria110.0%
Iran110.0%
South Africa110.0%
Egypt100.0%
Yemen100.0%
Canada90.0%
Turkey90.0%
Honduras80.0%
Luxembourg80.0%
Senegal80.0%
Tunisia80.0%
Cabo Verde70.0%
Indonesia70.0%
Kenya70.0%
Chile60.0%
Cameroon60.0%
Mexico60.0%
Somalia60.0%
Former Soviet Union60.0%
Uganda60.0%
United Arab Emirates50.0%
Austria50.0%
Belgium50.0%
Switzerland50.0%
Dominican Republic50.0%
Finland50.0%
Guinea-Bissau50.0%
Ireland50.0%
Kazakhstan50.0%
Sri Lanka50.0%
Slovenia50.0%
Angola40.0%
Ethiopia40.0%
Japan40.0%
Montenegro40.0%
Malaysia40.0%
Nepal40.0%
Ecuador30.0%
Greenland30.0%
Gambia30.0%
Guinea30.0%
Haiti30.0%
Mauritius30.0%
Nicaragua30.0%
Paraguay30.0%
Trinidad and Tobago30.0%
Armenia20.0%
Australia20.0%
Azerbaijan20.0%
Benin20.0%
Eritrea20.0%
Guyana20.0%
Israel20.0%
Jamaica20.0%
Lebanon20.0%
Mongolia20.0%
Mozambique20.0%
Namibia20.0%
New Zealand20.0%
Taiwan20.0%
Uruguay20.0%
Bangladesh10.0%
Bermuda10.0%
Bahamas10.0%
Côte d'Ivoire10.0%
Costa Rica10.0%
Cyprus10.0%
Georgia10.0%
Guatemala10.0%
Jordan10.0%
Kyrgyzstan10.0%
Libya10.0%
Mauritania10.0%
Puerto Rico10.0%
Qatar10.0%
Czech Republic and Slovakia, unspecified10.0%
Saudi Arabia10.0%
El Salvador10.0%
Turkmenistan10.0%
Uzbekistan10.0%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12

Citizenship

Population resident at 1 January 2026; total sex; Statistics Iceland population table · 2026-01-01

Published groupPeopleShare
Total22,697100.0%
Iceland15,76669.5%
Poland3,60815.9%
Lithuania5492.4%
Ukraine3351.5%
Romania3311.5%
Latvia2531.1%
Venezuela1930.9%
Portugal1500.7%
Croatia1390.6%
Spain1150.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Philippines890.4%
Greece760.3%
Palestine760.3%
Syria640.3%
Iraq570.3%
Italy500.2%
Bulgaria460.2%
Germany410.2%
United States400.2%
Ghana390.2%
Denmark360.2%
United Kingdom350.2%
Hungary350.2%
Thailand340.1%
Viet Nam330.1%
Nigeria310.1%
Afghanistan260.1%
Czechia250.1%
Albania240.1%
Estonia240.1%
China230.1%
France200.1%
Slovakia200.1%
Brazil180.1%
Serbia180.1%
Pakistan170.1%
North Macedonia160.1%
Morocco150.1%
Sweden110.0%
Egypt100.0%
Yemen100.0%
Honduras80.0%
Somalia80.0%
Belarus70.0%
Russia70.0%
South Africa70.0%
Colombia60.0%
Ireland60.0%
Netherlands60.0%
Peru60.0%
Austria50.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina50.0%
Cuba50.0%
Kenya50.0%
Turkey50.0%
Kosovo50.0%
Stateless50.0%
Switzerland40.0%
Chile40.0%
Cameroon40.0%
Japan40.0%
Moldova40.0%
Mongolia40.0%
Mexico40.0%
Slovenia40.0%
Algeria30.0%
Gambia30.0%
Equatorial Guinea30.0%
Haiti30.0%
Luxembourg30.0%
Norway30.0%
New Zealand30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Trinidad and Tobago30.0%
Argentina20.0%
Cabo Verde20.0%
Ethiopia20.0%
Finland20.0%
Georgia20.0%
Indonesia20.0%
Israel20.0%
India20.0%
Montenegro20.0%
Nicaragua20.0%
Uganda20.0%
Australia10.0%
Azerbaijan10.0%
Bangladesh10.0%
Belgium10.0%
Bahamas10.0%
Canada10.0%
Côte d'Ivoire10.0%
Ecuador10.0%
Guyana10.0%
Iran10.0%
Jamaica10.0%
Jordan10.0%
Kyrgyzstan10.0%
Kazakhstan10.0%
Lebanon10.0%
Sri Lanka10.0%
Libya10.0%
Malaysia10.0%
Mozambique10.0%
Nepal10.0%
Paraguay10.0%
Senegal10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13

Alternatives for people set on Reykjanesbaer

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Reykjanesbaer when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 16. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: íslenska sem annað tungumál (Icelandic as a second language instruction). How to enrol a child (menntamalaraduneyti.is).

A country-wide rule for Iceland; Reykjanesbaer's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2026.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Reykjanesbaer?

The published population was 22,697 people in January 2026. Source: Iceland official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Reykjanesbaer?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Reykjanesbaer?

Police recorded 3,060 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Bráðabirgðatölur lögreglu 2025 — Flest hegningarlagabrot á íbúa á höfuðborgarsvæðinu.

What is the unemployment rate in Reykjanesbaer?

The unemployment rate is about 19.2 % (2021 Census). Source: px.hagstofa.is.

How many foreign residents live in Reykjanesbaer?

6,931 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official statistics: foreign residents.

Is Reykjanesbaer a good place to live?

Reykjanesbaer may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Iceland live in Reykjanesbaer?

The official country of birth distribution records 15,054 people (66.3%) in the source-defined population for 2026-01-01. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Reykjanesbaer, Iceland: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 058672539fb6e51a8c5316ea8881eafe]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/is/reykjanesbaer/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Reykjanesbaer, Iceland: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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