Net migration, annual growth rate in Iceland
Iceland: Net migration, annual growth rate was -23.54 % change on previous year in 2025. β Volatile
Net migration, annual growth rate in Iceland, 1961β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, net migration, annual growth rate in Iceland stood at -23.54 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 174.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net migration, annual growth rate in Iceland peaked at 701.44 % change on previous year in 2013 and was at its lowest, -520.47 % change on previous year, in 2009.
Iceland ranks 166th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -31.43 % change on previous year | -239.02 % change on previous year | 160.97 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -12.57 % change on previous year | -285.65 % change on previous year | 256.71 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.23 % change on previous year | -292.94 % change on previous year | 381.79 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.34 % change on previous year | -314.43 % change on previous year | 350.67 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.54 % change on previous year | -520.47 % change on previous year | 543.44 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 110.37 % change on previous year | -31.63 % change on previous year | 701.44 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5268 % change on previous year | -50.34 % change on previous year | 96.6 % change on previous year | 6 |
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- 167 Madagascar, Republic of -24.07 % change on previous year compare
- 168 Barbados -24.29 % change on previous year compare
- 169 Oman -26.25 % change on previous year compare
More financial sector data for Iceland
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 89.2% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.32 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 4.57 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 397.39 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 89.2% (2025)
- Broad money 67.4% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. -3.9% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 89.2% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 128.44 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 2,709 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net migration, annual growth rate in Iceland?
- Net migration, annual growth rate in Iceland was -23.54 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net migration, annual growth rate recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 701.44 % change on previous year in 2013.
- What is the lowest net migration, annual growth rate recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was -520.47 % change on previous year in 2009.
- How does Iceland rank for net migration, annual growth rate?
- Iceland ranks 166th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net migration, annual growth rate rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 174.5%. 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 Net migration, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Net migration. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Net migration World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Net migration. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.