Carry On Icelandic: Culture [selections] (2004)
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Mannfjöldi á Íslandi - The Population of Iceland
Mannfjöldi á Íslandi
Íbúar á Íslandi eru um 280.000 (2002). Mikill meirihluti landsmanna býr á höfuðborgarsvæðinu. Þar hefur orðið stöðug fólksfjölgun hin síðari ár, og raunar á öllu suðvesturhorni landsins. Þessu fylgir gríðarleg byggðaröskun, því fólki fækkar að sama skapi í öðrum landshlutum. Á höfuðborgarsvæðinu búa yfir 60% landsmanna, á Norðurlandi eystra eru tæp 10% íbúanna og um 7,5% á Suðurlandi en í öðrum landshlutum er hlutfallið enn lægra.
Reykjavíkurtjörn um sólsetursbil (Reykjavík Pond at sunset).
Mikil einbýlishúsamenning er á Íslandi. Flestir kjósa að búa í einbýlishúsi eða raðhúsi en minna er um fjölbýlishús. Þetta hefur m.a. haft það í för með sér að borgin teygir sig yfir fremur stórt landsvæði miðað við íbúafjölda og háreistar byggingar eru heldur fágætar. Fremur lítið er um leiguhúsnæði og húsaleiga á höfuðborgarsvæðinu hefur verið mjög há.
The Population of Iceland
The number of residents in Iceland is about 280,000. A great majority of residents live in the capital city area. In the past years, the population has been increasing continuously, as is the case for the entire southwest corner of the country. This has lead to an enormous disturbance in population patterns, as numbers of people decrease in other parts of the country. Over 60% of Icelandic residents live in the capital city area, whilst in the northeast there are less than 10% of residents, and about 7,5% in southern Iceland. In other parts of the country the percentages are lower still.
There is a strong culture of single-family dwelling in Iceland. Most people choose to live in a single-family house or a terrace house, and few people live in apartment blocks. Amongst other things, this has seen the town spread over a rather large area in relation to the number of residents, and high-rise buildings are fairly uncommon. There is little in the way of rented premises and rent in the capital city area is very high.
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