Iceland vs United Kingdom: Recent immigrants by citizenship
Iceland
1.3%
in 2025
United Kingdom
1.7%
in 2019
Iceland rank
8th
United Kingdom rank
5th
Recent immigrants by citizenship over time
- Iceland
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 1.7% against 1.3% in Iceland, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.3 times Iceland's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 8th and United Kingdom ranks 5th of 26 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher recent immigrants by citizenship, Iceland or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 1.7% against 1.3% in Iceland as of 2019.
- What is the difference in recent immigrants by citizenship between Iceland and United Kingdom?
- 0.4%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United Kingdom?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2019.
- How do Iceland and United Kingdom rank globally for recent immigrants by citizenship?
- Iceland ranks 8th and United Kingdom ranks 5th of 26 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Recent immigrants by citizenship. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.