Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — all countries

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Iceland

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people in Iceland in 2024 — 274.8 per 100k. Ranked 27 in the world out of 178. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 15,358.8%.

2024 274.8 per 100k −62.63% vs 2023
World rank 27of 178
Period maximum 735.4 per 100k2023
Period minimum 0 per 100k2003

Trend over time

2000–2024 · per 100,000 people

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Iceland, 2000–202402004006008002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 1.8 per 100k2001: 5.3 per 100k2002: 4.5 per 100k2003: 0 per 100k2004: 1.7 per 100k2005: 3.4 per 100k2006: 3.6 per 100k2007: 3.9 per 100k2008: 7.9 per 100k2009: 1.6 per 100k2010: 7.9 per 100k2011: 17.5 per 100k2012: 27.1 per 100k2013: 82.4 per 100k2014: 64.1 per 100k2015: 48 per 100k2016: 96.6 per 100k2017: 95.2 per 100k2018: 123.8 per 100k2019: 101.2 per 100k2020: 49.4 per 100k2021: 82.1 per 100k2022: 257.9 per 100k2023: 735.4 per 100k2024: 274.8 per 100k
Change over the period: +273 (+15,358.8%) Average annual rate: 23.37 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iceland

Iceland 274.8 per 100k
World computed 125.2 per 100k
Europe & Central Asia computed 161 per 100k
Northern Europe computed 163.2 per 100k
High-income countries computed 365 per 100k
Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Iceland, by year Iceland All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 274.8 −460.6 −62.63%
2023 735.4 +477.5 +185.13%
2022 257.9 +175.8 +214.08%
2021 82.1 +32.7 +66.33%
2020 49.4 −51.8 −51.21%
2019 101.2 −22.7 −18.29%
2018 123.8 +28.7 +30.11%
2017 95.2 −1.4 −1.41%
2016 96.6 +48.5 +100.97%
2015 48 −16.1 −25.07%
2014 64.1 −18.3 −22.22%
2013 82.4 +55.3 +204.02%
2012 27.1 +9.6 +54.53%
2011 17.5 +9.7 +123.31%
2010 7.9 +6.3 +400.72%
2009 1.6 −6.3 −80.07%
2008 7.9 +4 +104.49%
2007 3.9 +0.2 +6.37%
2006 3.6 +0.3 +7.45%
2005 3.4 +1.7 +96.85%
2004 1.7 +1.7
2003 0 −4.5 −100%
2002 4.5 −0.7 −14.1%
2001 5.3 +3.5 +196.04%
2000 1.8

About the indicator

The number of asylum seekers — people who have filed an application for protection and are awaiting a decision — per 100,000 people of the population of a country. They differ from refugees legally: the status has not yet been recognized. The indicator is sensitive to current events and reacts faster than the number of refugees: applications are filed at once, while decisions on them take months and years.

Important: The indicator depends not only on the number of arrivals but also on the speed at which migration services work: the longer applications are reviewed, the more people hold this status at the same time.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.