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Iceland: Asylum decisions at first instance by type of decision - % of total decisions at first instance - annual data: Positive decision - refugee status
4.90Percentage · 2025-68.4% since 2015
Eurostat table migr_asydec1pc. Asylum decisions at first instance by type of decision - % of total decisions at first instance - annual data: Positive decision - refugee status (Percentage). Annual figures for Iceland from 2008 to 2025.
Every year
| Year | Value (Percentage) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.9 | |
| 2024 | 4.5 | |
| 2023 | 5.8 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 9.3 | |
| 2020 | 13.7 | |
| 2019 | 13 | |
| 2018 | 22.2 | |
| 2017 | 12.4 | |
| 2016 | 9.6 | |
| 2015 | 15.5 | |
| 2014 | 31.5 | |
| 2013 | 2.3 | |
| 2012 | 10.6 | |
| 2011 | 27 | |
| 2009 | 6.5 | |
| 2008 | 7.8 |
Source
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Eurostat (2026). Asylum decisions at first instance by type of decision - % of total decisions at first instance - annual data: Positive decision - refugee status. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/eurostat-migr-asydec1pc-ext-eu27-2020-pos-rfg-pc (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.
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