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.
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 |
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More education data for Iceland
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,568 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.22 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
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