Refugees per 100,000 people — all countries

Refugees per 100,000 people — Iceland

Refugees per 100,000 people in Iceland in 2024 — 2,002.8 per 100k. Ranked 26 in the world out of 178. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 5,904.6%.

2024 2,002.8 per 100k −10.94% vs 2023
World rank 26of 178
Period maximum 2,248.7 per 100k2023
Period minimum 12.3 per 100k2008

Trend over time

1990–2024 · per 100,000 people

Refugees per 100,000 people — Iceland, 1990–202401,0002,0003,00019901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 33.4 per 100k1991: 54.7 per 100k1992: 59 per 100k1993: 60.7 per 100k1994: 60.1 per 100k1995: 73.6 per 100k1996: 86.3 per 100k1997: 92.9 per 100k1998: 104.3 per 100k1999: 88.3 per 100k2000: 83.5 per 100k2001: 71.6 per 100k2002: 68.5 per 100k2003: 78 per 100k2004: 77.4 per 100k2005: 95.7 per 100k2006: 83.6 per 100k2007: 13.2 per 100k2008: 12.3 per 100k2009: 18.2 per 100k2010: 22.6 per 100k2011: 17.2 per 100k2012: 17.1 per 100k2013: 22.2 per 100k2014: 28.4 per 100k2015: 51.4 per 100k2016: 73 per 100k2017: 105.1 per 100k2018: 155.6 per 100k2019: 247.8 per 100k2020: 398.2 per 100k2021: 491.1 per 100k2022: 1,377.6 per 100k2023: 2,248.7 per 100k2024: 2,002.8 per 100k
Change over the period: +1,969.4 (+5,904.6%) Average annual rate: 12.8 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Iceland 2,002.8 per 100k
World computed 463.6 per 100k
Europe & Central Asia computed 1,298.5 per 100k
Northern Europe computed 1,171.5 per 100k
High-income countries computed 672.4 per 100k
Refugees per 100,000 people — Iceland, by year Iceland All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 2,002.8 −245.9 −10.94%
2023 2,248.7 +871.1 +63.23%
2022 1,377.6 +886.5 +180.53%
2021 491.1 +92.9 +23.32%
2020 398.2 +150.4 +60.68%
2019 247.8 +92.3 +59.3%
2018 155.6 +50.5 +48.06%
2017 105.1 +32.1 +43.93%
2016 73 +21.6 +42.14%
2015 51.4 +23 +80.89%
2014 28.4 +6.2 +27.74%
2013 22.2 +5.1 +29.68%
2012 17.1 −0.1 −0.53%
2011 17.2 −5.4 −23.84%
2010 22.6 +4.4 +24.32%
2009 18.2 +5.9 +48.2%
2008 12.3 −0.9 −6.63%
2007 13.2 −70.4 −84.26%
2006 83.6 −12.1 −12.63%
2005 95.7 +18.3 +23.68%
2004 77.4 −0.7 −0.87%
2003 78 +9.5 +13.93%
2002 68.5 −3.1 −4.29%
2001 71.6 −12 −14.34%
2000 83.5 −4.8 −5.39%
1999 88.3 −16 −15.36%
1998 104.3 +11.4 +12.28%
1997 92.9 +6.7 +7.73%
1996 86.3 +12.6 +17.13%
1995 73.6 +13.5 +22.46%
1994 60.1 −0.5 −0.87%
1993 60.7 +1.7 +2.84%
1992 59 +4.3 +7.85%
1991 54.7 +21.3 +63.97%
1990 33.4

About the indicator

The number of hosted refugees per 100,000 people of the population of the host country. The indicator converts absolute numbers into a measure of load: by number of refugees the top rows belong to large countries, while by this rate they belong to small states that took in an exodus from a neighboring country, where the newcomers are comparable in number to the local population.

Important: A measure of load rather than of generosity: a high value speaks more often of geographic proximity to a conflict zone than of resettlement policy.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.