Migration flows · 2025
Iceland
Where people move to and from Iceland in 2025. The left column is where residents go; the right column is where arrivals come from. Reported movements only.
Total leaving Iceland
5
Total arriving in Iceland
8,972
Iceland & its flows
Flat world map. Red arrows & labels = where people go to; green arrows & labels = where people come from. Drag to pan, scroll or use the buttons to zoom (zoom in to reveal names of small or clustered countries).
Incoming vs outgoing by year
Yearly totals of people arriving in and leaving Iceland. Reported movements only.
Where Iceland’s people go
Top destination countries
Where arrivals come from
Top origin countries
- 1 Ukraine 4,719
- 2 Venezuela, RB 1,414
- 3 West Bank and Gaza 949
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 531
- 5 Afghanistan 349
- 6 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 232
- 7 Iraq 163
- 8 Iran, Islamic Rep. 125
- 9 Uganda 82
- 10 Nigeria 72
- 11 Turkiye 53
- 12 Colombia 52
- 13 Ethiopia 32
- 14 Yemen, Rep. 32
- 15 Russian Federation 28
- 16 Libya 22
- 17 Morocco 18
- 18 Jordan 15
- 19 China 14
- 20 Sudan 14
- 21 Belarus 13
- 22 Egypt, Arab Rep. 13
- 23 South Sudan 12
- 24 El Salvador 10
- 25 Serbia 8