The largest individual group by nationality to visit Iceland in February 2012 came from the U.K., or 37.7 percent out of the total number of visitors. The second largest group came from the United States with 13.9 percent, followed by Norway with 7.0 percent, Denmark with 5.5 percent, France with 4.8 percent, Germany and Japan with 3.9 percent, and Sweden and Holland with 3.7 percent.

The increase in tourists from the U.K. from year to year is roughly 50 percent, from North America 28,4 percent, and the same can be said about countries categorized under others with roughly 20 percent. The number of Scandinavians remains the same, and slightly fewer tourists came from Central and Southern Europe.

Since January 1, the number of tourists departing from Keflavík International Airport has already reached 54,000, or a 20 percent increase. Thereof a 51 percent increase among British travelers, 29.7 percent increase among North American tourists, and approximately a quarter more from countries categorized as other.

The numbers of Scandinavians and tourists from Central and Southern Europe have decreased slightly. The number of Icelanders traveling abroad exceeded that of the same time last by 1,700.