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
45th
of 45 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. Measured in Percentage.
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 45th out of 45 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 | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 10.0% | — |
| 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% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 7.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.0%, 46% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 7.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.6%, 47% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9% | 9.6% | 10.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 7.9% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.4% | 8.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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 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 45th out of 45 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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