Net migration in Iceland
Net migration to Iceland was 2,709 people in 2025.
Iceland, 2025
2,709
Change from 2024
−23.5%
World, 2025
0 people
Position in 2025
57th of 217
Net migration in Iceland over time
View
Iceland
World
×
The chart loads when you scroll to it. The table below shows the same data.
The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iceland | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,709 people | 0 people |
| 2024 | 3,543 people | 0 people |
| 2023 | 4,630 people | 0 people |
| 2022 | 6,535 people | 0 people |
| 2021 | 4,911 people | 0 people |
| 2020 | 2,498 people | 0 people |
| 2019 | 5,030 people | 0 people |
| 2018 | 6,638 people | 0 people |
| 2017 | 8,348 people | 0 people |
| 2016 | 4,128 people | 0 people |
| 2015 | 1,499 people | 0 people |
| 2014 | 1,139 people | 0 people |
| 2013 | 1,666 people | 0 people |
| 2012 | -277 people | 0 people |
| 2011 | -1,393 people | 0 people |
| 2010 | -2,055 people | 0 people |
| 2009 | -4,785 people | 0 people |
| 2008 | 1,138 people | 0 people |
| 2007 | 5,254 people | 0 people |
| 2006 | 5,300 people | 0 people |
| 2005 | 3,925 people | 0 people |
| 2004 | 610 people | 0 people |
| 2003 | -204 people | 0 people |
| 2002 | -333 people | 0 people |
| 2001 | 867 people | 0 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −23.5% from 3,543 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 1,499 people, the figure has changed by +80.7%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Iceland has the 57th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 0 people.
More for Iceland
All statistics for Iceland
Immigration
9,946 immigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Emigration
5,700 emigrants
2024 · Eurostat
International migrant stock
25.1%
2024 · World Bank
Acquisitions of citizenship
638 people
2024 · Eurostat
First-time asylum applicants
1,660 applicants
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration rate
8.0 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat