Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Iceland
Iceland: Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident was 1.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Iceland, 2009–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2024, residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Iceland stood at 1.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Iceland peaked at 3.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2020.
Iceland ranks 26th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3.0% | — |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -30.8% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | -15.5% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | +41.1% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | +26.0% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -19.7% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -20.8% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -28.6% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -34.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -19.2% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +120.0% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -27.3% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -21.9% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +1.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 1.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.6%, 61% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 1.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 66% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +120.0% | 0.8% | 1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.0% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More reference data data for Iceland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0288 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0708 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0964 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2576 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Iceland?
- Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Iceland was 1.0% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
- How does Iceland rank for residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident?
- Iceland ranks 26th out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
- Is residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident non-citizens by former citizenship and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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