Over the period from 2010 to 2023, the number of summer houses in Iceland constantly increased. By the end of this period, it reached its peak as there were more than 15 thousand summer cottages in Iceland. This might be related to the generally increasing number of arrivals in tourist accommodations in recent years.
Tourist arrivals in Icelandic accommodations
In general, the number of domestic as well as international tourist arrivals in accommodation establishments in Iceland grew in the time from 2006 to 2016. As of 2016, the number of foreign arrivals was clearly higher than the number of domestic arrivals. In this year, there were nearly four million international arrivals in tourist accommodations and approximately 650 thousand domestic arrivals counted.
Accommodation types with the highest number of guest nights
In 2017, the number of guest nights in hotels and guesthouses was by far the highest in Iceland. In this year, it reached almost 5.6 million. By comparison, camping sites followed with roughly one million guest nights, ahead of apartments, youth hostels, holiday centers, private homes and lodges.
Number of summer houses in Iceland from 2010 to 2023
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Þjóðskrá Íslands. (December 5, 2023). Number of summer houses in Iceland from 2010 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/759678/number-of-summer-houses-in-iceland/
Þjóðskrá Íslands. "Number of summer houses in Iceland from 2010 to 2023." Chart. December 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/759678/number-of-summer-houses-in-iceland/
Þjóðskrá Íslands. (2023). Number of summer houses in Iceland from 2010 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/759678/number-of-summer-houses-in-iceland/
Þjóðskrá Íslands. "Number of Summer Houses in Iceland from 2010 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/759678/number-of-summer-houses-in-iceland/
Þjóðskrá Íslands, Number of summer houses in Iceland from 2010 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/759678/number-of-summer-houses-in-iceland/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Number of summer houses in Iceland from 2010 to 2023 [Graph], Þjóðskrá Íslands, December 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/759678/number-of-summer-houses-in-iceland/