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Dataset title: Population by municipality, age and sex 1998–2025 - Division into municipalities as of 1 January 2025. (Icelandic: Mannfjöldi eftir sveitarfélögum, kyni, ríkisfangi og ársfjórðungum 2011-2025).
Short code: MAN10001
Context: Tracks resident population on Jan 1st, categorized by age and national vs foreign citizenship per municipality.. Uses a "Signs of Life" model (tax/school activity) to validate the National Register, filtering out inactive registrations of people who have left the country without deregistering.
Data type: Population Stocks. National registry numbers evaluated and updated to match estimated actual residents by Statistics Iceland.
Utility:
- Year over year population distribution: Snapshot of population volume per municipality and category of citizenship.
- Corrected Reality: The most accurate measure of actual habitation. It filters out "ghosts" individuals (mostly foreign nationals) who are still formally registered but have left the country and show no economic activity.
Comparability considerations:
Legal Domicile vs. Presence:
- Students: University students in Reykjavík often remain registered in their hometowns, causing a slight undercount of the capital's actual service burden.
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