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# Reykjavikurborg

Reykjavikurborg is the national capital of Iceland.

## Answers

Deterministic answers rendered from this page's published values. The JSON twin carries the machine-readable answer objects.

### How many people live in Reykjavikurborg?

The published population was 139,804 people in January 2026.

- City-scope resident count. Density, foreign-resident counts and the country-wide figure are separate rows in the table below.
- Value: 139,804 people · Period: January 2026
- Claims: claim-5375fc9e780d
### Is the air quality good in Reykjavikurborg?

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

- Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
- Value: 4 µg/m³ · Period: 2024
- Claims: claim-820e193603b8
### What is the unemployment rate in Reykjavikurborg?

The unemployment rate is about 8.4 % (2021 Census).

- Value: 8.4 % · Period: 2021 Census
- Claims: claim-04c4c4e9d342
## Population

Reykjavikurborg had a population of 139,804 at the start of 2026. The city area was 274 km² at the start of 2010.

## Climate

Monthly mean temperatures were 0.7°C in January and 11.6°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 87.1 mm in January and 49.9 mm in July. Annual PM2.5 was 4 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Average July highs reached 14.9°C.

## Cost Of Living

Practical estimates in July 2026 placed basic utilities for an 85 m² home at €74.31 per month, fixed internet at €71.49 per month, and an inexpensive restaurant meal at €24.32. A monthly estimate placed a mobile plan with at least 10 GB of data at €28 in July 2026. A monthly estimate placed a fitness-club membership at €81.61 in July 2026.

## Education

A monthly estimate placed private kindergarten fees at €948 in July 2026.

## Immigration

The foreign population count was 30,065 at the start of 2026.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 30,065 people | city | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-18 | fresh | verified | [1] |
| Population | `population_total` | 139,804 people | municipality | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-12 | fresh | verified | [2] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 8.38 % | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-26 | stale | verified | [3] |
| NO₂ — annual mean | `air_quality_no2_annual_ug_m3` | 8.7 µg/m³ | city | 2013-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [4] |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 4 µg/m³ | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-26 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan 3.2 · Feb 3.3 · Mar 4.2 · Apr 6.9 · May 10.1 · Jun 13 · Jul 14.9 · Aug 14.1 · Sep 11.4 · Oct 7.6 · Nov 4.7 · Dec 3.3 °C | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-26 | stale | verified | [6] |
| Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan -1.7 · Feb -1.9 · Mar -1.3 · Apr 1 · May 4 · Jun 7.2 · Jul 9.1 · Aug 8.6 · Sep 6.2 · Oct 2.7 · Nov -0.1 · Dec -1.6 °C | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-26 | stale | verified | [6] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan 0.7 · Feb 0.5 · Mar 1.2 · Apr 3.7 · May 6.7 · Jun 9.8 · Jul 11.6 · Aug 11 · Sep 8.5 · Oct 4.9 · Nov 2.2 · Dec 0.8 °C | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-26 | stale | verified | [6] |
| Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 87.1 · Feb 90.6 · Mar 80.7 · Apr 59 · May 52.6 · Jun 43.3 · Jul 49.9 · Aug 64.5 · Sep 87 · Oct 79.8 · Nov 86.5 · Dec 94.9 mm | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-26 | stale | verified | [6] |
| Average sunshine by month | `climate_monthly_sunshine_h` | Jan 22.6 · Feb 61.6 · Mar 110.3 · Apr 165.1 · May 209 · Jun 189.5 · Jul 183.1 · Aug 164.8 · Sep 118.3 · Oct 91.6 · Nov 39.7 · Dec 12.6 hours | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-26 | stale | verified | [6] |
| City area | `city_area_km2` | 274 km² | city | 2010-01-01 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [7] |
| Fitness club membership, monthly | `col_fitness_club_eur_month` | 81.61 EUR/month | city | 2026-07-31 | 2026-07-26 | fresh | supplemental | [8] |
| Col Groceries Index Basket Eur Month | `col_groceries_index_basket_eur_month` | 147.2 EUR/month | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | supplemental | [9] |
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | `col_internet_60mbps_eur_month` | 71.49 EUR/month | city | 2026-07-31 | 2026-07-26 | fresh | supplemental | [8] |
| Private kindergarten, monthly | `col_kindergarten_private_eur_month` | 947.5 EUR/month | city | 2026-07-31 | 2026-07-26 | fresh | supplemental | [8] |
| Meal at an inexpensive restaurant | `col_meal_inexpensive_restaurant_eur` | 24.32 EUR | city | 2026-07-31 | 2026-07-26 | fresh | supplemental | [8] |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | `col_mobile_plan_10gb_eur_month` | 28.08 EUR/month | city | 2026-07-31 | 2026-07-26 | fresh | supplemental | [8] |
| Monthly transport pass | `col_transport_monthly_pass_eur` | 78.87 EUR/month | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | supplemental | [9] |
| Basic utilities, 85 m² home | `col_utilities_basic_85m2_eur_month` | 74.31 EUR/month | city | 2026-07-31 | 2026-07-26 | fresh | supplemental | [8] |
| Population Female | `population_female` | 68,587 people | city | 2026-08-07 | 2026-08-07 | fresh | verified | [2] |
| Population Male | `population_male` | 71,096 people | city | 2026-08-07 | 2026-08-07 | fresh | verified | [2] |
| Destinations from nearest airport | `nearest_airport_destinations_count` | 5 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [10] |
| Nearest airport | `nearest_airport_iata` | RKV | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [11] |
| Distance to nearest airport | `nearest_airport_km` | 2 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [11] |
| Public transport monthly pass | `public_transport_monthly_pass_eur` | 78.87 EUR/month | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | supplemental | [9] |

Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed.

## Language courses and integration

- [Directorate of Labour Icelandic course service](https://island.is/en/o/directorate-of-labour/courses-directorate-of-labour) — Grensásvegur 9, Reykjavík · checked 2026-08-10
- [Reykjavik](https://reykjavik.is/en/refugees/culture-and-society) · checked 2026-08-10

Only exact city-linked records are listed; this is not a complete directory of every language school in the city. Provider-supplied records stay separate from government-verified services.

## Public employment service

- [Directorate of Labour](https://vinnumalastofnun.is/en) — Job Search

This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city.

## Healthcare access

Migrants can receive medical care in Reykjavikurborg when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility.

- Public healthcare access for foreign residents: Conditional — [official source](https://island.is/umsokn-um-sjukratryggingu)

## Country-wide rules

Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [Iceland country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/iceland/).

## Nearby linked places

- [Kópavogur](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/is/kopavogur/) — Satellite Of, 16.1 km straight-line distance
- [Hafnarfjörður](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/is/hafnarfjordur/) — Satellite Of, 25.5 km straight-line distance
- [Akranes](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/is/akranes/) — Nearby Independent Place, 21.8 km straight-line distance
- [Selfoss](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/is/selfoss/) — Nearby Independent Place, 46.1 km straight-line distance
- [Keflavík](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/is/keflavik/) — Nearby Independent Place, 51.4 km straight-line distance

## International community

Citizenship, country of birth, language and ancestry are kept as separate source-native dimensions.

### Country of birth

- Total: 139,804 (100.0%)
- Andorra: 2 (0.0%)
- United Arab Emirates: 15 (0.0%)
- Afghanistan: 321 (0.2%)
- Antigua and Barbuda: 0 (0.0%)
- Albania: 236 (0.2%)
- Armenia: 10 (0.0%)
- Angola: 20 (0.0%)
- Argentina: 81 (0.1%)
- Austria: 54 (0.0%)
- Australia: 87 (0.1%)
- Aruba: 0 (0.0%)
- Azerbaijan: 8 (0.0%)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: 89 (0.1%)
- Barbados: 1 (0.0%)
- Bangladesh: 22 (0.0%)
- Belgium: 104 (0.1%)
- Burkina Faso: 4 (0.0%)
- Bulgaria: 203 (0.1%)
- Bahrain: 2 (0.0%)
- Burundi: 1 (0.0%)
- Benin: 0 (0.0%)
- Bermuda: 0 (0.0%)
- Brunei Darussalam: 0 (0.0%)
- Bolivia: 11 (0.0%)
- Brazil: 148 (0.1%)
- Bahamas: 3 (0.0%)
- Botswana: 0 (0.0%)
- Belarus: 49 (0.0%)
- Belize: 0 (0.0%)
- Canada: 208 (0.1%)
- Congo, Democratic Republic of: 5 (0.0%)
- Central African Republic: 0 (0.0%)
- Congo, Republic of: 3 (0.0%)
- Switzerland: 101 (0.1%)
- Côte d'Ivoire: 13 (0.0%)
- Chile: 71 (0.1%)
- Cameroon: 28 (0.0%)
- China: 438 (0.3%)
- Colombia: 210 (0.2%)
- Costa Rica: 16 (0.0%)
- Serbia and Montenegro: 0 (0.0%)
- Cuba: 46 (0.0%)
- Cabo Verde: 19 (0.0%)
- Curacao: 0 (0.0%)
- Cyprus: 14 (0.0%)
- Czechia: 338 (0.2%)
- Germany: 808 (0.6%)
- Djibouti: 1 (0.0%)
- Denmark: 1,589 (1.1%)
- Dominica: 2 (0.0%)
- Dominican Republic: 30 (0.0%)
- Algeria: 34 (0.0%)
- Ecuador: 60 (0.0%)
- Estonia: 83 (0.1%)
- Egypt: 57 (0.0%)
- Western Sahara: 1 (0.0%)
- Eritrea: 6 (0.0%)
- Spain: 718 (0.5%)
- Ethiopia: 77 (0.1%)
- Finland: 124 (0.1%)
- Fiji: 1 (0.0%)
- Faroe Islands: 92 (0.1%)
- France: 522 (0.4%)
- Gabon: 0 (0.0%)
- United Kingdom: 841 (0.6%)
- Grenada: 0 (0.0%)
- Georgia: 97 (0.1%)
- Guernsey: 1 (0.0%)
- Ghana: 283 (0.2%)
- Gibraltar: 0 (0.0%)
- Greenland: 19 (0.0%)
- Gambia: 20 (0.0%)
- Guinea: 21 (0.0%)
- Equatorial Guinea: 47 (0.0%)
- Greece: 500 (0.4%)
- Guatemala: 20 (0.0%)
- Guam: 0 (0.0%)
- Guinea-Bissau: 1 (0.0%)
- Guyana: 10 (0.0%)
- Hong Kong: 8 (0.0%)
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands: 0 (0.0%)
- Honduras: 31 (0.0%)
- Croatia: 346 (0.2%)
- Haiti: 5 (0.0%)
- Hungary: 308 (0.2%)
- Indonesia: 73 (0.1%)
- Ireland: 97 (0.1%)
- Israel: 33 (0.0%)
- India: 559 (0.4%)
- Iraq: 243 (0.2%)
- Iran: 281 (0.2%)
- Iceland: 100,587 (71.9%)
- Italy: 457 (0.3%)
- Jersey: 0 (0.0%)
- Jamaica: 13 (0.0%)
- Jordan: 27 (0.0%)
- Japan: 94 (0.1%)
- Kenya: 61 (0.0%)
- Kyrgyzstan: 6 (0.0%)
- Cambodia: 1 (0.0%)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis: 0 (0.0%)
- Korea, North-: 0 (0.0%)
- Korea, South-: 25 (0.0%)
- Kuwait: 2 (0.0%)
- Cayman Islands: 0 (0.0%)
- Kazakhstan: 32 (0.0%)
- Laos: 2 (0.0%)
- Lebanon: 42 (0.0%)
- Saint Lucia: 1 (0.0%)
- Liechtenstein: 0 (0.0%)
- Sri Lanka: 52 (0.0%)
- Liberia: 4 (0.0%)
- Lesotho: 0 (0.0%)
- Lithuania: 1,667 (1.2%)
- Luxembourg: 60 (0.0%)
- Latvia: 1,051 (0.8%)
- Libya: 25 (0.0%)
- Morocco: 185 (0.1%)
- Monaco: 1 (0.0%)
- Moldova: 316 (0.2%)
- Montenegro: 11 (0.0%)
- Madagascar: 0 (0.0%)
- North Macedonia: 34 (0.0%)
- Mali: 5 (0.0%)
- Myanmar: 2 (0.0%)
- Mongolia: 13 (0.0%)
- Martinique: 0 (0.0%)
- Mauritania: 3 (0.0%)
- Malta: 6 (0.0%)
- Mauritius: 2 (0.0%)
- Maldives: 1 (0.0%)
- Malawi: 11 (0.0%)
- Mexico: 128 (0.1%)
- Malaysia: 37 (0.0%)
- Mozambique: 19 (0.0%)
- Namibia: 11 (0.0%)
- Niger: 2 (0.0%)
- Nigeria: 318 (0.2%)
- Nicaragua: 5 (0.0%)
- Netherlands: 197 (0.1%)
- Norway: 564 (0.4%)
- Nepal: 111 (0.1%)
- Nauru: 0 (0.0%)
- New Zealand: 32 (0.0%)
- Oman: 4 (0.0%)
- Panama: 10 (0.0%)
- Peru: 54 (0.0%)
- Papua New Guinea: 2 (0.0%)
- Philippines: 1,717 (1.2%)
- Pakistan: 274 (0.2%)
- Poland: 7,461 (5.3%)
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon: 0 (0.0%)
- Puerto Rico: 0 (0.0%)
- Palestine: 460 (0.3%)
- Portugal: 519 (0.4%)
- Paraguay: 0 (0.0%)
- Qatar: 2 (0.0%)
- Czech Republic and Slovakia, unspecified: 5 (0.0%)
- Romania: 1,324 (0.9%)
- Serbia: 273 (0.2%)
- Russia: 332 (0.2%)
- Rwanda: 1 (0.0%)
- Saudi Arabia: 19 (0.0%)
- Solomon Islands: 2 (0.0%)
- Seychelles: 0 (0.0%)
- Sudan: 11 (0.0%)
- Sweden: 1,235 (0.9%)
- Singapore: 13 (0.0%)
- Slovenia: 36 (0.0%)
- Slovakia: 203 (0.1%)
- Sierra Leone: 8 (0.0%)
- San Marino: 0 (0.0%)
- Senegal: 37 (0.0%)
- Somalia: 138 (0.1%)
- Suriname: 0 (0.0%)
- South Sudan: 10 (0.0%)
- Sao Tome and Principe: 0 (0.0%)
- Former Soviet Union: 85 (0.1%)
- El Salvador: 15 (0.0%)
- Syria: 475 (0.3%)
- Chad: 4 (0.0%)
- Togo: 13 (0.0%)
- Thailand: 627 (0.4%)
- Tajikistan: 7 (0.0%)
- Timor-Leste: 0 (0.0%)
- Turkmenistan: 1 (0.0%)
- Tunisia: 31 (0.0%)
- Tonga: 0 (0.0%)
- Turkey: 134 (0.1%)
- Trinidad and Tobago: 3 (0.0%)
- Taiwan: 9 (0.0%)
- Tanzania: 21 (0.0%)
- Ukraine: 2,235 (1.6%)
- Uganda: 54 (0.0%)
- United States: 1,511 (1.1%)
- Uruguay: 8 (0.0%)
- Uzbekistan: 14 (0.0%)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 1 (0.0%)
- Venezuela: 1,057 (0.8%)
- Viet Nam: 1,436 (1.0%)
- Kosovo: 142 (0.1%)
- Europe, country not specified: 1 (0.0%)
- Americas, country not specified: 0 (0.0%)
- Africa, country not specified: 0 (0.0%)
- Asia, country not specified: 0 (0.0%)
- Oceania, country not specified: 0 (0.0%)
- Foreign country not specified: 391 (0.3%)
- Countries in former Yugoslavia, unspecified: 47 (0.0%)
- Yemen: 21 (0.0%)
- Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro): 0 (0.0%)
- South Africa: 43 (0.0%)
- Zambia: 7 (0.0%)
- Zaire: 0 (0.0%)
- Zimbabwe: 8 (0.0%)
- Population universe: Population resident at 1 January 2026; total sex; Statistics Iceland population table
- Period: 2026-01-01
- Source: https://px.hagstofa.is/pxen/api/v1/en/Ibuar/mannfjoldi/3_bakgrunnur/Faedingarland/MAN12104.px

### Citizenship

- Total: 139,804 (100.0%)
- Andorra: 0 (0.0%)
- Afghanistan: 317 (0.2%)
- Antigua and Barbuda: 0 (0.0%)
- Albania: 150 (0.1%)
- Armenia: 4 (0.0%)
- Angola: 1 (0.0%)
- Argentina: 19 (0.0%)
- Austria: 53 (0.0%)
- Australia: 31 (0.0%)
- Azerbaijan: 6 (0.0%)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: 16 (0.0%)
- Barbados: 1 (0.0%)
- Bangladesh: 22 (0.0%)
- Belgium: 47 (0.0%)
- Burkina Faso: 5 (0.0%)
- Bulgaria: 162 (0.1%)
- Benin: 0 (0.0%)
- Brunei Darussalam: 0 (0.0%)
- Bolivia: 4 (0.0%)
- Brazil: 69 (0.0%)
- Bahamas: 1 (0.0%)
- Botswana: 0 (0.0%)
- Belarus: 22 (0.0%)
- Belize: 0 (0.0%)
- Canada: 119 (0.1%)
- Congo, Democratic Republic of: 3 (0.0%)
- Congo, Republic of: 1 (0.0%)
- Switzerland: 36 (0.0%)
- Côte d'Ivoire: 5 (0.0%)
- Chile: 43 (0.0%)
- Cameroon: 26 (0.0%)
- China: 232 (0.2%)
- Colombia: 82 (0.1%)
- Costa Rica: 14 (0.0%)
- Serbia and Montenegro: 0 (0.0%)
- Cuba: 21 (0.0%)
- Cabo Verde: 2 (0.0%)
- Cyprus: 11 (0.0%)
- Czechia: 319 (0.2%)
- Germany: 538 (0.4%)
- Djibouti: 1 (0.0%)
- Denmark: 308 (0.2%)
- Dominica: 0 (0.0%)
- Dominican Republic: 8 (0.0%)
- Algeria: 7 (0.0%)
- Ecuador: 11 (0.0%)
- Estonia: 74 (0.1%)
- Egypt: 39 (0.0%)
- Western Sahara: 0 (0.0%)
- Eritrea: 2 (0.0%)
- Spain: 920 (0.7%)
- Ethiopia: 50 (0.0%)
- Finland: 68 (0.0%)
- Fiji: 0 (0.0%)
- France: 412 (0.3%)
- Gabon: 0 (0.0%)
- United Kingdom: 433 (0.3%)
- Grenada: 0 (0.0%)
- Georgia: 65 (0.0%)
- Ghana: 214 (0.2%)
- Gambia: 12 (0.0%)
- Guinea: 12 (0.0%)
- Equatorial Guinea: 1 (0.0%)
- Greece: 540 (0.4%)
- Guatemala: 3 (0.0%)
- Guinea-Bissau: 0 (0.0%)
- Guyana: 0 (0.0%)
- Honduras: 13 (0.0%)
- Croatia: 408 (0.3%)
- Haiti: 1 (0.0%)
- Hungary: 317 (0.2%)
- Indonesia: 29 (0.0%)
- Ireland: 112 (0.1%)
- Israel: 10 (0.0%)
- India: 479 (0.3%)
- Iraq: 215 (0.2%)
- Iran: 210 (0.2%)
- Iceland: 109,739 (78.5%)
- Italy: 515 (0.4%)
- Jamaica: 5 (0.0%)
- Jordan: 9 (0.0%)
- Japan: 64 (0.0%)
- Kenya: 29 (0.0%)
- Kyrgyzstan: 6 (0.0%)
- Cambodia: 1 (0.0%)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis: 0 (0.0%)
- Korea, North-: 0 (0.0%)
- Korea, South-: 14 (0.0%)
- Kazakhstan: 15 (0.0%)
- Laos: 1 (0.0%)
- Lebanon: 7 (0.0%)
- Saint Lucia: 2 (0.0%)
- Liechtenstein: 0 (0.0%)
- Sri Lanka: 18 (0.0%)
- Liberia: 1 (0.0%)
- Lesotho: 0 (0.0%)
- Lithuania: 2,099 (1.5%)
- Luxembourg: 7 (0.0%)
- Latvia: 1,056 (0.8%)
- Libya: 17 (0.0%)
- Morocco: 75 (0.1%)
- Moldova: 28 (0.0%)
- Montenegro: 6 (0.0%)
- Madagascar: 0 (0.0%)
- North Macedonia: 13 (0.0%)
- Mali: 3 (0.0%)
- Myanmar: 1 (0.0%)
- Mongolia: 4 (0.0%)
- Mauritania: 2 (0.0%)
- Malta: 6 (0.0%)
- Mauritius: 1 (0.0%)
- Maldives: 1 (0.0%)
- Malawi: 10 (0.0%)
- Mexico: 71 (0.1%)
- Malaysia: 27 (0.0%)
- Mozambique: 4 (0.0%)
- Namibia: 2 (0.0%)
- Niger: 0 (0.0%)
- Nigeria: 318 (0.2%)
- Nicaragua: 2 (0.0%)
- Netherlands: 143 (0.1%)
- Norway: 105 (0.1%)
- Nepal: 42 (0.0%)
- Nauru: 0 (0.0%)
- New Zealand: 11 (0.0%)
- Oman: 0 (0.0%)
- Panama: 6 (0.0%)
- Peru: 16 (0.0%)
- Papua New Guinea: 2 (0.0%)
- Philippines: 1,012 (0.7%)
- Pakistan: 236 (0.2%)
- Poland: 7,410 (5.3%)
- Puerto Rico: 0 (0.0%)
- Palestine: 509 (0.4%)
- Portugal: 678 (0.5%)
- Paraguay: 0 (0.0%)
- Romania: 1,607 (1.1%)
- Serbia: 105 (0.1%)
- Russia: 138 (0.1%)
- Rwanda: 1 (0.0%)
- Saudi Arabia: 1 (0.0%)
- Solomon Islands: 1 (0.0%)
- Seychelles: 1 (0.0%)
- Sudan: 8 (0.0%)
- Sweden: 194 (0.1%)
- Singapore: 7 (0.0%)
- Slovenia: 33 (0.0%)
- Slovakia: 185 (0.1%)
- Sierra Leone: 4 (0.0%)
- San Marino: 0 (0.0%)
- Senegal: 15 (0.0%)
- Somalia: 161 (0.1%)
- Suriname: 0 (0.0%)
- South Sudan: 11 (0.0%)
- Former Soviet Union: 0 (0.0%)
- El Salvador: 8 (0.0%)
- Syria: 371 (0.3%)
- Chad: 3 (0.0%)
- Togo: 3 (0.0%)
- Thailand: 206 (0.1%)
- Tajikistan: 6 (0.0%)
- Timor-Leste: 0 (0.0%)
- Turkmenistan: 0 (0.0%)
- Tunisia: 24 (0.0%)
- Tonga: 0 (0.0%)
- Turkey: 77 (0.1%)
- Trinidad and Tobago: 1 (0.0%)
- Taiwan: 0 (0.0%)
- Tanzania: 8 (0.0%)
- Ukraine: 2,172 (1.6%)
- Uganda: 37 (0.0%)
- United States: 638 (0.5%)
- Uruguay: 4 (0.0%)
- Uzbekistan: 3 (0.0%)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 1 (0.0%)
- Venezuela: 1,032 (0.7%)
- Viet Nam: 933 (0.7%)
- Vanuatu: 5 (0.0%)
- Kosovo: 46 (0.0%)
- Europe, country not specified: 0 (0.0%)
- Foreign country not specified: 0 (0.0%)
- Countries in former Yugoslavia, unspecified: 2 (0.0%)
- Stateless: 11 (0.0%)
- Yemen: 19 (0.0%)
- Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro): 0 (0.0%)
- South Africa: 10 (0.0%)
- Zambia: 3 (0.0%)
- Zaire: 0 (0.0%)
- Zimbabwe: 4 (0.0%)
- Population universe: Population resident at 1 January 2026; total sex; Statistics Iceland population table
- Period: 2026-01-01
- Source: https://px.hagstofa.is/pxen/api/v1/en/Ibuar/mannfjoldi/3_bakgrunnur/Rikisfang/MAN04203.px

## Sources

1. Statistics Iceland official material for foreign_population_total — Official source — https://px.hagstofa.is/pxen/api/v1/en/Ibuar/mannfjoldi/3_bakgrunnur/Rikisfang/MAN04208.px
2. Iceland official denominator source — Official source — https://px.hagstofa.is/pxen/api/v1/en/Ibuar/mannfjoldi/2_byggdir/sveitarfelog/MAN02005.px
3. px.hagstofa.is — Official source — https://px.hagstofa.is/pxen/pxweb/en/Ibuar/Ibuar__manntal__2021__4_vinnumarkadur/CEN1401.px
4. Eurostat — Official source — https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/urb_cenv?format=JSON&lang=en
5. EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — validated PM2.5 station data — Official source — https://air.discomap.eea.europa.eu/arcgis/rest/services/AirQuality/AQ_Statistics_WM/MapServer/0/query?where=AirPollutant%3D%27PM2.5%27+AND+YearOfStatistics%3D2024&outFields=AirPollutant%2CAirPollutionLevel%2CCountry_ISO%2CStationName%2CAreaOfMeasurementStation%2CYearOfStatistics%2CUnitOfAirpollutionLevel%2CTypeOfMeasurementStation%2CDataCoverage%2CReportingMetric%2CLatitudeOfMeasurementStation%2CLongitudeOfMeasurementStation&returnGeometry=false&resultRecordCount=1000&resultOffset=0&f=json
6. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 station CSV — Independent source — https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Iceland/CSV/Reykjavik_04030.csv
7. Statistics Iceland official material for city_area_km2 — Official source — https://hagstofas3bucket.hagstofa.is/hagstofan/media/public/5d8485c6-cc0f-4438-8f60-02a0f6e1211e/pub_doc_aojkSbb.pdf
8. Lebenshaltungskosten in Reykjavik — Commercial source — https://de.numbeo.com/lebenshaltungskosten/stadt/Reykjavik
9. Numbeo — Independent source — https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/Reykjavik
10. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat
11. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv

## Cite

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### APA

ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 14). Reykjavikurborg, Iceland: cost of living, jobs, air quality [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/is/reykjavik/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_reykjavikurborg-iceland-cost-of-living-jobs-air-quality_9f5c877bf3cb,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Reykjavikurborg, Iceland: cost of living, jobs, air quality},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-14},
  version = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab},
  snapshot = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/is/reykjavik/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-14. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

[Reykjavikurborg, Iceland: cost of living, jobs, air quality](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/is/reykjavik/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; retrieved 2026-09-14; built 2026-09-14.

- Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1`
- Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/is/reykjavik/
- Title: Reykjavikurborg, Iceland: cost of living, jobs, air quality
- Author: ImmigrationDB
- Publisher: ImmigrationDB
- Snapshot: `approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab`
- Version: `approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab`
- Retrieved: 2026-09-14
- Built: 2026-09-14
- Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

## Data

- HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/is/reykjavik/
- JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/is/reykjavik.json
- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/is/reykjavik.md
- MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/is/reykjavik
- Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json
- City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json
- Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json