At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Iceland
Iceland: At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region was 7.4 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
7.4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
35th
of 35 countries
All-time high
10.2
in 2009
All-time low
7.4
in 2021
Years of data
19
2004–2022
At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Iceland, 2004–2022
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 7.4 for at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Iceland peaked at 10.2 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7.4, in 2021.
That places Iceland 35th out of 35 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 10 | — |
| 2005 | 9.7 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 9.6 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 10.1 | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 10.1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10.2 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 9.8 | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 9.2 | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 7.9 | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 9.3 | +17.7% |
| 2014 | 7.9 | -15.1% |
| 2015 | 9.2 | +16.5% |
| 2016 | 8.8 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 10.1 | +14.8% |
| 2018 | 8.8 | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 9.3 | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 8.8 | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 7.4 | -15.9% |
| 2022 | 7.4 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.95 | 9.6 | 10.2 | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.03 | 7.9 | 10.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.87 | 7.4 | 8.8 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More poverty & inequality data for Iceland
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 4 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.54 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,430 (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 revenues vs income inequality 35.57 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.024 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Iceland?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Iceland was 7.4 in 2022, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2 in 2009.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4 in 2021.
- How does Iceland rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region?
- Iceland ranks 35th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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