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Postal Code 245 - Sandgerði, Southern Peninsula (Iceland)

Southern Peninsula (Iceland) | Iceland
Primary CitySandgerði
Area of Postal Code 24524.8 km²
Population1,331
Male Population697 (52.4%)
Female Population634 (47.6%)
Population change from 1975 to 2020+208.1%
Population change from 2000 to 2020+50.7%
Median Age30.4 years
Male Median Age30.6 years
Female Median Age30.1 years
TimezoneGreenwich Mean Time
Coordinates64.02246143969708° / -22.698008806845138°
Related Postal Codes212, 220, 221, 222, 225, 230, 232, 233, 235, 240

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Postal Code 245 - Sandgerði, Southern Peninsula (Iceland) Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population4326338831,1121,3311,4511,537
Population Density17.4 / km²25.6 / km²35.7 / km²44.9 / km²53.8 / km²58.6 / km²62.1 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Postal Code 245 - Sandgerði, Southern Peninsula (Iceland) Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 50.7% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Postal Code 245 - Sandgerði, Southern Peninsula (Iceland)+208.1%+110.3%+50.7%
Sandgerði+64.7%+11.4%-7.6%
Southern Peninsula (Iceland)+293.6%+155.1%+95.5%
Iceland———
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Postal Code 245 - Sandgerði, Southern Peninsula (Iceland) Median Age

Median Age: 30.4 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Postal Code 245 - Sandgerði, Southern Peninsula (Iceland)30.4 yrs30.1 yrs30.6 yrs
Southern Peninsula (Iceland)32.8 yrs33.1 yrs32.6 yrs
Iceland34.9 yrs35.5 yrs34.4 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Postal Code 245 Population Density

Population Density: 53.8 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Postal Code 2451,33124.8 km²53.8 / km²
Sandgerði8681.51 km²575 / km²
Southern Peninsula (Iceland)26,260881.6 km²29.8 / km²
Iceland305,309102,490.8 km²3 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Postal Code 245 - Sandgerði, Southern Peninsula (Iceland) Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1975 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

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Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Postal Code 245 - Sandgerði, Southern Peninsula (Iceland) Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$22,529$14,394$29,047$24,938$23,037$29,001$34,801$37,654
Total GDP$19.4M$13.2M$28.5M$28.3M$30.8M$44.1M$57.4M$65.2M
Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Postal Code 245 CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Postal Code 24516,870 tn12.67 tn681.4 tons/km²
Sandgerði11,513 tn13.26 tn7,624.8 tons/km²
Southern Peninsula (Iceland)339,486 tn12.93 tn385.1 tons/km²
Iceland3,989,543 tn13.07 tn38.9 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Postal Code 245 CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)16,870 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita12.67 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)681.4 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
EarthquakeMedium (6.6)
VolcanoMedium (4)
* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼Time↕Magnitude↕Distance↕Depth↕Location↕Link
12/29/186:56 PM4.383.9 km10,000 m19km NNE of Hveragerdi, Icelandusgs.gov
6/30/1510:00 PM4.542.9 km10,000 m42km WSW of Grindavik, Icelandusgs.gov
6/30/157:25 PM4.525.8 km10,000 m26km SW of Sandgerdi, Icelandusgs.gov
6/30/159:59 PM4.528 km10,000 m28km SW of Sandgerdi, Icelandusgs.gov
6/30/157:23 PM4.426.6 km10,000 m26km W of Sandgerdi, Icelandusgs.gov
6/10/158:08 PM4.512.2 km10,480 m13km SW of Keflavik, Icelandusgs.gov
10/13/1312:34 AM4.833.2 km10,000 m17km SW of Grindavik, Icelandusgs.gov
5/9/1312:20 PM4.635.5 km10,000 m33km WSW of Grindavik, Icelandusgs.gov
5/9/1310:10 AM4.528.2 km10,000 m69km WSW of Grindavik, Icelandusgs.gov
5/9/133:49 AM4.414.4 km9,500 m14km WSW of Sandgerdi, Icelandusgs.gov
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Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Primary City

Sandgerðisbær is an Icelandic municipality located in southwestern Iceland on the Southern Peninsula. The land area of Sandgerðisbær is covers the entire western coast of Miðnes (Rosmhvalanes) north from Garðskagi to Ósabotnar in the south. Inland th..

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