Recent immigrants by country of birth in Iceland
Iceland: Recent immigrants by country of birth was 1.3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Recent immigrants by country of birth in Iceland, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, recent immigrants by country of birth in Iceland stood at 1.3.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 116.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, recent immigrants by country of birth in Iceland peaked at 1.4 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2, in 2018.
Iceland ranks 7th of 37 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Recent immigrants by country of birth in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1.1 | — |
| 2012 | 0.7 | -36.4% |
| 2013 | 1 | +42.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8 | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6 | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2 | -66.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8 | +300.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9 | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 1 | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 1.4 | +40.0% |
| 2023 | 1.1 | -21.4% |
| 2024 | 1.2 | +9.1% |
| 2025 | 1.3 | +8.3% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 1.3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3, 4.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 1.3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7, 1.9× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Recent immigrants by country of birth in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +300.0% | 0.2 | 0.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7429 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.15 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More population data for Iceland
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.4984 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -5.08 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.4984 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.2688 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 408.78 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4806 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6617 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.502 (2100)
- Population density 3.6 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 13,661 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is recent immigrants by country of birth in Iceland?
- Recent immigrants by country of birth in Iceland was 1.3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest recent immigrants by country of birth recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4 in 2022.
- What is the lowest recent immigrants by country of birth recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 in 2018.
- How does Iceland rank for recent immigrants by country of birth?
- Iceland ranks 7th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is recent immigrants by country of birth rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Recent immigrants by country of birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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