How many Americans actually visit Iceland, and why this year looks strange

World Destinations 661,929 Americans visited Iceland in 2025, nearly three in ten visitors. This year is flat overall, hiding swings of more than 20% from month to… By Anjali Shrestha · Sep 21, 2026 Read the full story

Americans are Iceland's largest market by a distance: 661,929 of them left through Keflav&iacute;k in 2025, 29.2% of all foreign visitors and almost three times as many as the British, who come second. In the first eight months of 2026 the count is 470,463 —… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News Read the full story

No other country comes close

The United States sends more visitors to Iceland than the next four markets combined. The Icelandic Tourist Board counts departing foreign passengers at Keflav&iacute;k, which it says handles roughly 98.7% of all visitors, and has broken them down by… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News Read the full story

A flat year with a jagged line

Month by month, 2026 has swung harder than the annual total suggests. The first two months were well down, spring was up, June fell sharply and August rose sharply. Added together they cancel out almost exactly. US visitors to Iceland, change on the same… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News Read the full story

Who is growing instead

The markets rising fastest this year are the other English-speaking ones. British visitors are up 10.4% to 166,241 in the first eight months, and Canadians up 25.0% to 74,956. The large continental European markets are slipping: Germany down 2.6%, France down… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News Read the full story

How many Americans visit Iceland each year?

661,929 in 2025, according to the Icelandic Tourist Board's Keflav&iacute;k departure counts — 29.2% of all foreign visitors. Travel Himalaya Nepal · News Read the full story

Which country sends the most tourists to Iceland?

The United States, by a wide margin. The UK is second with 229,183 visitors in 2025, about a third of the American figure. Travel Himalaya Nepal · News Read the full story

Is Iceland getting fewer American visitors in 2026?

Roughly the same number: 470,463 from January to August, 0.7% below the same months of 2025, though individual months have swung by more than 20% in both directions. Source: Icelandic Tourist Board, departures of foreign passengers through Keflav&iacute;k… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News Read the full story

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