Iceland vs United Kingdom: Recent immigrants by country of birth
Iceland
1.3%
in 2025
United Kingdom
1.5%
in 2019
Iceland rank
6th
United Kingdom rank
4th
Recent immigrants by country of birth over time
- Iceland
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 1.5% against 1.3% in Iceland, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 6th and United Kingdom ranks 4th of 36 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher recent immigrants by country of birth, Iceland or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 1.5% against 1.3% in Iceland as of 2019.
- What is the difference in recent immigrants by country of birth between Iceland and United Kingdom?
- 0.2%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United Kingdom?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2019.
- How do Iceland and United Kingdom rank globally for recent immigrants by country of birth?
- Iceland ranks 6th and United Kingdom ranks 4th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Recent immigrants by country of birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.