At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Iceland
Iceland: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) was 13.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
13.4%
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
32nd
of 47 countries
All-time high
14.2%
in 2011
All-time low
9.3%
in 2017
Years of data
19
2004–2022
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Iceland, 2004–2022
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 13.4% for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Iceland peaked at 14.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2017.
Iceland ranks 32nd of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9.9% | — |
| 2005 | 10.7% | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 10.1% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | +25.9% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 13.8% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | -15.9% |
| 2015 | 11.8% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | -13.9% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | +11.7% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 13.6% | +15.3% |
| 2022 | 13.4% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 9.9% | 11.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 9.3% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 11.8% | 13.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 30 North Macedonia 13.5% compare
- 30 Romania 13.5% compare
- 33 Greece 13.1% compare
- 34 Portugal 12.6% compare
- 35 Netherlands 12.4% compare
- 35 Netherlands 12.4% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Iceland
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 4 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.54 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,430 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -18.09 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 35.57 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 35.6% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Iceland?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Iceland was 13.4% in 2022, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2017.
- How does Iceland rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Iceland ranks 32nd out of 47 countries with data for 2022.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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