Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Iceland, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0 units per person for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Iceland peaked at 0 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2000.
Iceland ranks 168th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Iceland, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | +81.1% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -61.9% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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 origin, per capita in Iceland?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Iceland was 0 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2000.
- How does Iceland rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- Iceland ranks 168th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. 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 origin, 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 origin 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 origin ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 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 origin divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.