Southland in numbers
+16.2% since 1998
Share of foreign residents
Seventeen point seven percent
Development Agency 2025
+59.2% since 1998
Residents of Southern Iceland
thirty-six thousand, five hundred seventy
Census, January 1, 2026
-42%
Number of municipalities
fifteen
26 municipalities in 1998
429 km between Reykjavik and Selfoss
Area of Southern Iceland (km²)
thirty thousand nine hundred sixty-eight
30% of the total area of Iceland
12% since 1998
1–18 years old
eight thousand two hundred seventy-seven
9.2% of the population of Southland (Statistics New Zealand 2026)