In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Iceland
Iceland: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex was 4.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
4.4%
Change on year
down 47.6%
World rank
39th
of 44 countries
All-time high
12.1%
in 2004
All-time low
3.5%
in 2016
Years of data
17
2004–2020
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Iceland, 2004–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Iceland is 4.4%, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 47.6% on the previous year and down 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Iceland peaked at 12.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2016.
Iceland ranks 39th of 44 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 12.1% | — |
| 2005 | 8.8% | -27.3% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | -25.0% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 5.4% | -21.7% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | +109.3% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | -24.8% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | -36.5% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | +77.4% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | -45.7% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | +41.2% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | -51.4% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | +131.4% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -42.0% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | +78.7% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -47.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.5% | 5.4% | 12.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 3.5% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 1 |
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 in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Iceland?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Iceland was 4.4% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2016.
- How does Iceland rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex?
- Iceland ranks 39th out of 44 countries with data for 2020.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.2%. 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 In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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