At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Iceland
Iceland: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) was 29.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
29.6%
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
34th
of 47 countries
All-time high
31.4%
in 2021
All-time low
18.8%
in 2008
Years of data
19
2004–2022
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Iceland, 2004–2022
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 29.6% for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in 2022.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Iceland peaked at 31.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 2008.
That places Iceland 34th out of 47 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 included in) in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 18.9% | — |
| 2005 | 19.7% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 19.1% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 19.8% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 18.8% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 19.6% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 24.6% | +25.5% |
| 2011 | 24.7% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 24.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 24.5% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 22.5% | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 23.6% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 22.6% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 21.9% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 21.3% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 25.5% | +19.7% |
| 2020 | 24.5% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 31.4% | +28.2% |
| 2022 | 29.6% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.3% | 18.8% | 19.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 21.3% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.5% | 24.5% | 31.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 32 Netherlands 30.4% compare
- 32 Netherlands 30.4% compare
- 34 Slovenia 29.6% compare
- 34 Slovenia 29.6% compare
- 37 Hungary 29.1% 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 included in) in Iceland?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Iceland was 29.6% in 2022, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 31.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 2008.
- How does Iceland rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in)?
- Iceland ranks 34th out of 47 countries with data for 2022.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. 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 included in 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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