Asylum applicants to Iceland aged 18 to 34 were the largest group from 2010 to 2021. While the total number of applicants remained below 200 until 2014, it started increasing significantly from 2015 and onwards. The numbers peaked in 2016 and 2017, and were especially high for young adults. Since then, the numbers stabilized, albeit at a much higher level than before. Applicants aged over 65 were consistently the smallest group.
Annual number of asylum and first time asylum applicants in Iceland from 2010 to 2021, by age groups
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Eurostat. (January 11, 2023). Annual number of asylum and first time asylum applicants in Iceland from 2010 to 2021, by age groups [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270826/annual-number-asylum-applicants-iceland-age/
Eurostat. "Annual number of asylum and first time asylum applicants in Iceland from 2010 to 2021, by age groups." Chart. January 11, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270826/annual-number-asylum-applicants-iceland-age/
Eurostat. (2023). Annual number of asylum and first time asylum applicants in Iceland from 2010 to 2021, by age groups. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270826/annual-number-asylum-applicants-iceland-age/
Eurostat. "Annual Number of Asylum and First Time Asylum Applicants in Iceland from 2010 to 2021, by Age Groups." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270826/annual-number-asylum-applicants-iceland-age/
Eurostat, Annual number of asylum and first time asylum applicants in Iceland from 2010 to 2021, by age groups Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270826/annual-number-asylum-applicants-iceland-age/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Annual number of asylum and first time asylum applicants in Iceland from 2010 to 2021, by age groups [Graph], Eurostat, January 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270826/annual-number-asylum-applicants-iceland-age/