registered asylum applicants in Iceland has decreased since peaking in 2016 and 2017.
The most common country of origin for applicants who applied for asylum in Iceland in 2021 came from Venezuela. Of the 870 registered applicants, 355 were Palestinians. People from Afghanistan and the Palestinian Territories made up the second largest group of applicants with 90 applicants each. There were five registered applicants from several countries. The number of Annual number of asylum and first time asylum applicants in Iceland in 2021, by country of origin
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Other statistics that may interest you Migration in Iceland
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Population of Iceland 2012-2022, by citizenship
- Premium Statistic Foreign-born population of Iceland 2011-2021
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Immigration and emigration
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- Basic Statistic Number of immigrants to Iceland 2005-2022, by gender
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Asylum
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- Premium Statistic Annual number of asylum applicants in Iceland 2010-2021
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Residence permits and citizenships
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- Premium Statistic Number of long-term residents in Iceland 2010-2019
- Premium Statistic Number of valid residence permits in Iceland 2010-2019
- Premium Statistic Number of valid residence permits in Iceland 2019, by citizenship
- Premium Statistic Number of first residence permits in Iceland 2009-2019
- Premium Statistic Number of first residence permits in Iceland 2009-2019, by grounds
- Premium Statistic Number of citizenships acquired in Iceland 2010-2020
- Premium Statistic Number of citizenships acquired in Iceland 2013-2020, by gender
Children and minors
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Eurostat. (January 11, 2023). Annual number of asylum and first time asylum applicants in Iceland in 2021, by country of origin [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270701/annual-number-asylum-applicants-iceland-country-origin/
Eurostat. "Annual number of asylum and first time asylum applicants in Iceland in 2021, by country of origin." Chart. January 11, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270701/annual-number-asylum-applicants-iceland-country-origin/
Eurostat. (2023). Annual number of asylum and first time asylum applicants in Iceland in 2021, by country of origin. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270701/annual-number-asylum-applicants-iceland-country-origin/
Eurostat. "Annual Number of Asylum and First Time Asylum Applicants in Iceland in 2021, by Country of Origin." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270701/annual-number-asylum-applicants-iceland-country-origin/
Eurostat, Annual number of asylum and first time asylum applicants in Iceland in 2021, by country of origin Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270701/annual-number-asylum-applicants-iceland-country-origin/ (last visited May 25, 2024)
Annual number of asylum and first time asylum applicants in Iceland in 2021, by country of origin [Graph], Eurostat, January 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270701/annual-number-asylum-applicants-iceland-country-origin/