Romania → Iceland
Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows
- From
- Romania
- To
- Iceland
- Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
- 1,211
- Change since 2018
- +76.5%
- Share of all arrivals in Iceland, 2023
- 7.30%
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Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Romania to Iceland
Inflows of nationals of Romania recorded by Iceland; stock of nationals of Romania living there; and acquisitions of Iceland's nationality (OECD).
Inflows by year
Data table
| 2000 | 26 |
| 2001 | 20 |
| 2002 | 17 |
| 2003 | 8 |
| 2004 | 21 |
| 2005 | 21 |
| 2006 | 34 |
| 2007 | 51 |
| 2008 | 53 |
| 2009 | 36 |
| 2010 | 23 |
| 2011 | 19 |
| 2012 | 66 |
| 2013 | 63 |
| 2014 | 119 |
| 2015 | 172 |
| 2016 | 273 |
| 2017 | 507 |
| 2018 | 686 |
| 2019 | 688 |
| 2020 | 544 |
| 2021 | 778 |
| 2022 | 1,280 |
| 2023 | 1,211 |
| Year | Inflow | Stock | Acquired nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | 3,382 | — |
| 2023 | 1,211 | 3,667 | 6 |
| 2022 | 1,280 | 2,752 | 20 |
| 2021 | 778 | 2,248 | 16 |
| 2020 | 544 | 2,061 | 2 |
| 2019 | 688 | 1,528 | 11 |
| 2018 | 686 | 1,025 | 3 |
| 2017 | 507 | 619 | 4 |
| 2016 | 273 | 428 | 5 |
| 2015 | 172 | 316 | 24 |
| 2014 | 119 | 231 | 10 |
| 2013 | 63 | 199 | 7 |
| 2012 | 66 | 153 | 12 |
| 2011 | 19 | 143 | 2 |
| 2010 | 23 | 140 | 4 |
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023
Migrant population
People born in Romania who live in Iceland: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).
Migrant population by year
Data table
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1995 | 34 |
| 2000 | 66 |
| 2005 | 137 |
| 2010 | 203 |
| 2015 | 400 |
| 2020 | 1,675 |
| 2024 | 2,529 |
- Estimate, 2024
- 2,529
- Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
- 2.6%
- Rank among countries of birth, 2024
- 10
- Counted by
- country of birth
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024
Compared with other corridors
Nationalities with the most arrivals in Iceland, 2023; Romania ranks 3.
- Germany202,039
- Spain45,663
- Italy26,711
- Austria19,252
- Netherlands13,914
- Belgium12,889
- Switzerland7,520
- France6,667
- Denmark6,129
- Sweden2,216
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023
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