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🇮🇸 Migration to & from Iceland

Historic Net Migration for Iceland (1950-2024)

Iceland has seen an increase in net migrations since the 1950's.

Year Net Migration Overall Population +/-
1950 277 3,261
1951 -642 2,244
1952 -580 2,441
1953 375 3,517
1954 295 3,526
1955 72 3,441
1956 -200 3,225
1957 640 4,126
1958 -111 3,321
1959 175 3,711
1960 -269 3,421
1961 164 3,453
1962 -228 3,234
1963 -113 3,370
1964 -67 3,396
1965 -194 3,218
1966 39 3,308
1967 47 3,066
1968 -448 2,376
1969 -1,414 1,370
1970 -1,754 833
1971 -231 2,531
1972 362 3,555
1973 -310 2,799
1974 209 2,971
1975 -388 2,554
1976 -1,181 1,770
1977 -1,079 1,518
1978 -781 1,958
1979 -572 2,410
1980 -629 2,367
1981 157 2,837
1982 616 3,359
1983 170 2,879
1984 -328 2,197
1985 -628 1,604
1986 -335 1,960
1987 944 3,381
1988 1,572 4,363
1989 -994 1,885
1990 -971 2,081
1991 1,145 3,876
1992 -225 2,670
1993 -194 2,668
1994 -804 1,931
1995 -1,354 982
1996 -511 1,918
1997 225 2,531
1998 1,014 3,323
1999 1,165 3,350
2000 1,877 4,314
2001 867 3,231
2002 -333 1,878
2003 -204 2,118
2004 610 3,009
2005 3,925 6,323
2006 5,300 7,756
2007 5,254 7,797
2008 1,138 3,931
2009 -4,785 -1,736
2010 -2,055 828
2011 -1,393 1,130
2012 -277 2,277
2013 1,666 3,813
2014 1,139 3,441
2015 1,499 3,437
2016 4,128 5,807
2017 8,348 10,109
2018 6,638 8,536
2019 5,030 7,155
2020 2,498 4,674
2021 4,911 7,385
2022 6,535 8,039
2023 4,630 6,365
2024 3,543 5,311

How is Net Migrations calculated?

The difference between immigrants and emigrants makes up the net migrations of a country. If the net migration numbers for the year are positive and indicated above with green coloring. Then more people immigrated than emigrated to Iceland for that year, equal to the number displayed.

Future Net Migration for Iceland (2024-2100)

Iceland will see a decrease of net migrations by the year 2100.

Year Net Migration Overall Population +/-
2024 3,543 5,311
2025 2,709 4,430
2026 2,027 3,696
2027 1,747 3,324
2028 1,520 3,057
2029 1,160 2,596
2030 1,039 2,388
2031 864 2,134
2032 711 1,877
2033 657 1,733
2034 558 1,534
2035 636 1,517
2036 591 1,370
2037 531 1,222
2038 522 1,117
2039 498 988
2040 448 837
2041 409 710
2042 474 672
2043 550 664
2044 416 452
2045 276 230
2046 332 193
2047 298 112
2048 336 77
2049 352 35
2050 322 -46
2051 459 22
2052 290 -194
2053 352 -195
2054 368 -222
2055 257 -396
2056 246 -465
2057 228 -562
2058 247 -573
2059 260 -632
2060 165 -785
2061 297 -713
2062 147 -929
2063 248 -891
2064 331 -882
2065 222 -1,034
2066 307 -1,031
2067 247 -1,162
2068 397 -1,078
2069 376 -1,175
2070 330 -1,290
2071 326 -1,356
2072 230 -1,518
2073 414 -1,402
2074 411 -1,485
2075 346 -1,609
2076 299 -1,718
2077 146 -1,952
2078 256 -1,883
2079 230 -1,984
2080 209 -2,051
2081 271 -2,055
2082 378 -1,978
2083 315 -2,088
2084 330 -2,076
2085 295 -2,128
2086 322 -2,116
2087 215 -2,191
2088 179 -2,209
2089 334 -2,028
2090 285 -2,026
2091 170 -2,109
2092 106 -2,126
2093 202 -1,985
2094 229 -1,925
2095 213 -1,917
2096 174 -1,914
2097 235 -1,844
2098 238 -1,821
2099 252 -1,798
2100 224 -1,819

Why is the chart for future net migrations mostly flat?

Predicting and projecting future movements of population is extremely hard. Especially, the further you move into the future. Thus, the scientist and data collectors of the United Nations tend to add a flat number when reasonable projections can't be made.

Causes of Migration

Causes of Immigration to Iceland

Causes of Emigration from Iceland

Common Questions

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Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2024.

Data Published: 2024-07-11

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2024

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