In 2022, net migration in Iceland increased after having decreased during the previous years. Total net migration in Iceland that year was nearly 10,000, of which foreign citizens made up the vast majority. Over 17,000 individuals immigrated to Iceland in 2022, whereas around 2,600 individuals emigrated from Icelandduring the same year. Net migration in Iceland has been positive since 2013.

The number of people immigrating to Iceland reached a new high in 2022 when more than 17,000 people immigrated to the country. The number of immigrants dropped to 10,400 in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Immigrants from Poland

The most common country of origin for people immigrating to Iceland was Poland, followed by Ukraine and Romania. Of immigrants from outside of Europe, the United States had the highest number. There were more men than women immigrating to Iceland over the last 15 years.

A growing population due to migration

Migration to Iceland in recent years is one of the reasons why the population is increasing steadily, despite the fact that the increase number of people between zero and 19 years has been increasing slowly during the last 10 years.

Iceland IS: Net Migration data was reported at 1,900.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of -2,163.000 Person for 2012. Iceland IS: Net Migration data is updated yearly, averaging -236.000 Person from Dec 1962 (Median) to 2017, with 12 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12,007.000 Person in 2007 and a record low of -3,929.000 Person in 1977. Iceland IS: Net Migration data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iceland – Table IS.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the total number of immigrants less the annual number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens. Data are five-year estimates.; ; United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Sum;

This horizontal bar chart displays net migration (people) by continent using the aggregation sum in Iceland. The data is about countries per year.

Iceland SI Forecast: Net Migration data was reported at 929.000 Person in 2067. This stayed constant from the previous number of 929.000 Person for 2066. Iceland SI Forecast: Net Migration data is updated yearly, averaging 929.000 Person from Dec 2017 (Median) to 2067, with 51 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5,727.000 Person in 2018 and a record low of -2,691.000 Person in 2027. Iceland SI Forecast: Net Migration data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Iceland . The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iceland – Table IS.G004: Vital Statistics: Forecast: Statistics Iceland.

This horizontal bar chart displays net migration (people) by date using the aggregation sum in Iceland. The data is filtered where the date is 2023. The data is about countries per year.

Iceland IS: Net Migration: per 1 000 Inhabitants data was reported at 11.950 Person in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 17.180 Person for 2022. Iceland IS: Net Migration: per 1 000 Inhabitants data is updated yearly, averaging 3.640 Person from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2023, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 24.300 Person in 2017 and a record low of -15.020 Person in 2009. Iceland IS: Net Migration: per 1 000 Inhabitants data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iceland – Table IS.OECD.GGI: Social: Demography: OECD Member: Annual.

Over the past 20 years Sweden constantly had the highest positive net migration of the five Nordic countries, except for 2011 and 2022, when Denmark and Norway had the highest net migration of the five. Especially in 2016, when Sweden accepted a high number of the refugees that came to Europe that year, its net migration was far higher than in the other four Nordic countries. The increase of the net migration in 2022 is partly explained by refugees fleeing the Russia-Ukraine war. Iceland, which had the lowest net migration of the countries, even had a few years of a negative net migration following the financial crisis in 2008/2009, which hit the country's economy hard.

This bar chart displays net migration (people) by country using the aggregation sum in Iceland. The data is filtered where the date is 2023. The data is about countries per year.

Sweden was the Nordic country that received the highest number of immigrants from 2001 to 2021. In 2021, nearly ****** people immigrated to Sweden, but was overtaken by Denmark in 2022. Sweden was also the country in the region with the highest net migration over the last years. Iceland, which also has the smallest population of the five, had the lowest number of immigrants. Migration to Sweden As the Nordic country with the highest number of migrants, nearly ** percent of survey respondents consider immigration an important issue for Swedish society, more than other European countries. In 2023, most immigrants to Sweden were Swedes returning to the country, followed by India, Poland, and Germany. The need for migration in Nordic nations Migrants often fill in gaps within labor markets that local populations cannot fill. In Nordic nations, these gaps are becoming more apparent as fertility rates decrease. Over the past decade, crude birth rates have decreased in all Nordic countries. Meanwhile, those aged 70 years and older are becoming larger portions of Nordic societies. Declining birth rates combined with aging societies mean that labor markets will be challenged to have enough workers.

This dataset is about countries per year in Iceland. It has 64 rows. It features 4 columns: country, incidence of HIV, and net migration.

This horizontal bar chart displays net migration (people) by ISO 3 country code using the aggregation sum in Iceland. The data is about countries per year.

This scatter chart displays access to electricity (% of population) against net migration (people) in Iceland. The data is about countries per year.

IS：净移民人数在12-01-2017达1,900.000人，相较于12-01-2012的-2,163.000人有所增长。IS：净移民人数数据按年更新，12-01-1962至12-01-2017期间平均值为-236.000人，共12份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-2007，达12,007.000人，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-1977，为-3,929.000人。CEIC提供的IS：净移民人数数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于World Bank，数据归类于全球数据库的冰岛 – 表 IS.世行.WDI：人口和城市化进程统计。

In the Nordic countries, Sweden has the largest population with over ten million inhabitants in 2023. Denmark, Finland, and Norway all have between 5.5 and six million inhabitants, whereas Iceland clearly has the lowest number with only 390,000 people. The population increased in all five Nordic countries over the past 20 years. Aging population In all five Nordic countries, the average age of the population is increasing. In all countries except Iceland, people aged 70 years or more make up the largest age groups. Hence, one of the issues facing the Nordic countries in the coming decades is that of a shrinking working stock, while there will be more elderly people in need of daily care. Births, deaths, and migration The two reasons behind the constantly increasing population in the Nordic countries are that more people are born than people dying, and a positive net migration. Except for Finland, the death rate decreased in all Nordic countries over the past 20 years. However, the fertility rate has also fallen in all five countries in the recent years, meaning that an increasing immigration play an important role in sustaining the population growth.

This scatter chart displays land area (km²) against net migration (people) in Iceland. The data is about countries per year.

This scatter chart displays expense (% of GDP) against net migration (people) in Iceland. The data is about countries per year.

This bar chart displays net migration (people) by country full name using the aggregation sum in Iceland. The data is filtered where the date is 2023. The data is about countries per year.

Understanding how individual trade-offs and carry-over effects along the annual cycle influence fitness is fundamental to unravel population dynamics, but such data is particularly challenging to collect in long-distance migrants. Here, with a full annual cycle perspective of Icelandic whimbrels Numenius phaeopus islandicus, we investigate trade-offs across the entire distribution, assessing migration costs and wintering energetic balance experienced throughout the wintering range (from temperate to tropical regions), and link these to breeding parameters for two wintering regions. We found that Icelandic whimbrels traded-off higher costs of migration with more favourable wintering conditions, in terms of energetic balance. By migrating further, whimbrels experience lower thermoregulatory costs and higher net energetic intake rates, resulting in a more positive energetic balance during winter. However, these differences did not appear to carry-over into the breeding season in terms of measurable effects on laying date (and, consequently, fledging success) or egg volume, suggesting that individual fitness is unlikely to be significantly influenced by previous wintering conditions, although effects on other traits may potentially occur. Nevertheless, Icelandic whimbrels seem to favour wintering locations where the conditions are more advantageous, as the abundance of individuals at the wintering sites reflects the variation in site quality.

This scatter chart displays net migration (people) against unemployment (% of total labor force) in Iceland. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.