Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0017 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Iceland, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.0017 units per person for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 39.9% on the previous year and up 249.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Iceland peaked at 0.0074 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2003.
That places Iceland 33rd out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Iceland, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | +196.0% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -14.1% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +96.9% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | +104.5% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -80.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | +400.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 units per person | +123.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 units per person | +54.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 units per person | +204.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 units per person | -22.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 units per person | -25.1% |
| 2016 | 0.001 units per person | +101.0% |
| 2017 | 0.001 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 units per person | +30.1% |
| 2019 | 0.001 units per person | -18.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 units per person | -51.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 units per person | +66.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0026 units per person | +212.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0074 units per person | +187.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0028 units per person | -62.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0017 units per person | -39.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0074 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 30 Switzerland 0.0019 units per person compare
- 31 Niger 0.0018 units per person compare
- 32 Malaysia 0.0018 units per person compare
- 34 Central African Republic 0.0015 units per person compare
- 35 Mauritania 0.0014 units per person compare
- 36 Mexico 0.0013 units per person compare
More social development data for Iceland
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8,459 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0216 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Iceland?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Iceland was 0.0017 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0074 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2003.
- How does Iceland rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Iceland ranks 33rd out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 249.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.