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Foreign Nationals Comprise 42% Of Prison Population
In 2024, individuals with foreign citizenships comprised 42% of the Icelandic prison population, RÚV reports. The proportion has increased threefold compared to 2014 when 14% of inmates were foreign nationals. The information was disclosed in a reply from the Minister of Justice during…
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Foreign Nationals Increase By Over 200 From Last December
A new report from the National Registry shows that foreign nationals in Iceland now number over 55,000 individuals. [su_pullquote]You can now take walking tours of Reykjavík with Grapevine crewmembers Valur, Pollý and Bjartmar. Click here for more details.[/su_pullquote] Specifically, there are now…
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Nearly 375,000 People Living In Iceland
New figures from the National Registry show that a total of 374,704 people lived in Iceland at the end of last month. That’s an increase of 6,000 since December last year, RÚV reports. The number of Icelandic citizens has increased by 3,489…
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Number Of Foreign Nationals In Iceland Increasing, Yet Unemployment Rate Higher For Them
Frétablaðið reports that the number of foreign nationals in Iceland is increasing. It is also true, however, that the unemployment rate is higher for this group. According to the National Register of Iceland, foreign nationals make up 1.5% more of the population…
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One In Ten Workers Foreign Nationals
Foreign nationals now comprise 10.3% of the work force, reports Vísir. That is roughly 2000 more than in 2008 and just over 20.000 people in total. That means 1 in 10 people working in Iceland today are from abroad. “It’s actually less…