The data displays the population growth in Iceland from 2007 to 2017. In 2017, Iceland's population increased by approx. 1.73% compared to the previous year.
Iceland's recovery
Population growth in Iceland took a nose dive after the economic crisis of 2008; in 2007, the population growth rate was as high at 2.53 percent, but by 2010 it had dipped into the red figures. One reason for this may be that during the economic crisis unemployment went up, which may have caused some Icelanders to leave the country in search of work elsewhere, or reducing so-called economic migration into the country, as Iceland had been experiencing significant economic strength before the crisis.
