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Ukraine → Iceland

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Ukraine
To
Iceland
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
1,659
Change since 2018
+3850.0%
Share of all arrivals in Iceland, 2023
10.00%
Inflow 20231,659OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Ukraine to Iceland

Inflows of nationals of Ukraine recorded by Iceland; stock of nationals of Ukraine living there; and acquisitions of Iceland's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

1,1382,275200020032006200920122015201820212023
1,1382,2752000200420082012201620202023
Data table
200032
200122
200217
200315
200424
200538
200629
200730
200837
200916
201016
201124
201242
201329
201423
201536
201646
201735
201842
201938
202034
202145
20222,275
20231,659
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—3,581—
20231,6592,4817
20222,27524016
20214523731
2020342258
20193820911
2018421887
20173517411
20164616212
20153615217
20142315112
20132915518
20124214221
20112413810
20101614615
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

People born in Ukraine who live in Iceland: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

33066019901995200020052010201520202024
33066019902000201020202024
Data table
199011
199517
200022
2005118
2010210
2015274
2020437
2024660
Estimate, 2024
660
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.67%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
26
Counted by
country of birth
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Iceland

First residence permits issued by Iceland to citizens of Ukraine (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Family28
  2. Other reasons17
  3. Education4
  4. Work4
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
202553000
2024360833
2023320725
20225401617
20213603114
2020420815
20194101117
2018430716
20172801114
20163501219
20152501721
20142001222
20133201814
2012290210
2011310100
2010200150
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Highly skilled workers (national schemes)2
  2. Other paid activities2
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
301
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
28
Changed status into work, 2025
2
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Iceland, 2023; Ukraine ranks 2.

Inflows to Iceland, 2023
  1. Poland4,357
  2. Ukraine1,659
  3. Romania1,211
  4. Lithuania1,022
  5. Latvia667
  6. Spain540
  7. Czechia441
  8. Vietnam411
  9. Germany411
  10. Portugal391
  11. United States366
  12. Italy340
Other destinations for people from Ukraine, 2023
  1. Germany283,631
  2. Czechia105,952
  3. Netherlands38,497
  4. Spain34,385
  5. Italy33,897
  6. Norway32,935
  7. Finland19,917
  8. Austria15,739
  9. Estonia13,082
  10. Belgium11,972
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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