Employment in the tourism industry in Iceland was 31,019 in June 2024, a decrease of 2% compared with June 2023. In the 12-month period from July 2023 to June 2024, an average of 29,336 individuals worked in the tourism industry compared with 27,847 in the previous 12-month period.
Overnight stays in hotels in June 2024 were 479,462 compared with 510.039 in June the year before. The number of overnight stays by Icelanders were 97,596, (+5%) and the number of overnight stays by foreign guests were 381,866 (-8%). More information about overnight stays can be found on Statistics Iceland‘s website under the category Tourism.
In July, there were 339,603 departures of passengers from Keflavik airport compared with 345,917 in July 2023. Departures of passengers with foreign citizenship were 276,623 compared with 275,885 in July 2023, which is almost the same number of passengers.
This release includes updated statistics on overnight stays and register based employment. Also updated are statistics on rental cars from the Icelandic Transport Authority, traffic statistics from the Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration, passengers count by nationality from the Icelandic Tourist Board and passengers’ statistics through Keflavik Airport along with traffic statistics published by ISAVIA.
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Short term indicators in tourism
Passengers through Keflavik airport
Average daily traffic count on major roads