Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Iceland
Iceland: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Iceland, 1996–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2025, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Iceland stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Iceland peaked at 32 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2013.
Iceland ranks 193rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 5 | — |
| 1997 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9 | +80.0% |
| 2002 | 13 | +44.4% |
| 2003 | 11 | -15.4% |
| 2004 | 8 | -27.3% |
| 2005 | 10 | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 32 | +220.0% |
| 2007 | 10 | -68.8% |
| 2008 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | -50.0% |
| 2010 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.33 | -33.3% |
| 2012 | 1.67 | -50.0% |
| 2013 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 5 | — |
| 2018 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0 is below the median for high income countries, which is 111. (70 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 517. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +220.0% | 10 | 32 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 2000s | 11.3 | 5 | 32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.67 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 193 Cayman Islands 0 compare
- 193 Marshall Islands 0 compare
- 193 Puerto Rico 0 compare
- 193 San Marino 0 compare
- 193 Tuvalu 0 compare
- 193 British Virgin Islands 0 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 0.0216 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7.36 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Iceland?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Iceland was 0 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 32 in 2006.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2013.
- How does Iceland rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Iceland ranks 193rd out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin with 148 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
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
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin with 148 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.