Iceland: population by origin 2022 | Statista

In 2022, over 280,000 of the 376,248 people living in Iceland that year had no foreign background, whereas over 61,000 were immigrants. Approximately 6,800 inhabitants were born abroad, but had an Icelandic background. All in all, in recent years the share of the population with a foreign citizenship increased.

Population in Iceland in 2022, by origin

Characteristic	Number of inhabitants
No foreign background	281,268
Immigrant	61,148
Born in Iceland: One parent born abroad	15,092
Born abroad, icelandic background	6,787
Second generation immigrant	6,575
Born abroad: One parent born abroad	5,378

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November 2022

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* the number of inhabitants as of January 1.

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