MigrantoMigration trends in Iceland
Europe
98.3K people from around the world have made Iceland their home. That's 25.4% of the country population, arriving from 175 different countries
386.5K
Population
98.3K
Immigrants
23.3K
Emigrants
+74.9K
Inflow
Every 4th person in Iceland was born abroad
The #135 largest immigrant destination worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Iceland
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
9.6K immigrants · 6.6K emigrants
2000
- Roughly 1 in 20 residents was now foreign-born
2005
- A surge of arrivals — the foreign-born population jumped 60%
- Net migration doubled — the annual surplus reached 12K
2010
- Roughly 1 in 10 residents was now foreign-born
2020
- Net migration doubled — the annual surplus reached 44.2K
Today
- Roughly 1 in 5 residents was now foreign-born
- A surge of arrivals — the foreign-born population jumped 51%
- Without migration, the population would have declined
- Since 1990: 88.7K more foreign-born residents and roughly the same number of citizens living abroad
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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