Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%) in Iceland
Iceland: Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%) was 10.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in Iceland, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 10.3% for inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in Iceland peaked at 10.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1998.
Iceland ranks 43rd of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%) in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.4% | — |
| 1999 | 2.4% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 4.2% | +70.4% |
| 2001 | 4.1% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 4.1% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | -23.5% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | +36.8% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | +18.4% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | +17.0% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | +21.6% |
| 2023 | 10.3% | +7.2% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 10.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.6%, 97% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 10.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.9%, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +70.4% | 2.4% | 4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 3.3% | 4.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 4.9% | 8.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 7.9% | 10.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More education data for Iceland
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,661 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,167 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 37,056 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 32,314 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0838 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in Iceland?
- Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in Iceland was 10.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1998.
- How does Iceland rank for inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate)?
- Iceland ranks 43rd out of 134 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release