In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Iceland
Iceland: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work was 10.4 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
10.4
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
27th
of 37 countries
All-time high
11.2
in 2017
All-time low
5.6
in 2011
Years of data
17
2004–2020
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Iceland, 2004–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 10.4 for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in 2020.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 55.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Iceland peaked at 11.2 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.6, in 2011.
Iceland ranks 27th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8 | — |
| 2005 | 9.8 | +22.5% |
| 2006 | 7 | -28.6% |
| 2007 | 6.4 | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 7.3 | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 8.9 | +21.9% |
| 2010 | 6.7 | -24.7% |
| 2011 | 5.6 | -16.4% |
| 2012 | 6.2 | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 9.7 | +56.5% |
| 2014 | 7.6 | -21.6% |
| 2015 | 8.5 | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 8.2 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 11.2 | +36.6% |
| 2018 | 10.4 | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 10.1 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 10.4 | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9 | 6.4 | 9.8 | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.42 | 5.6 | 11.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 1 |
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 in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Iceland?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Iceland was 10.4 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2 in 2017.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6 in 2011.
- How does Iceland rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work?
- Iceland ranks 27th out of 37 countries with data for 2020.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.2%. 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 In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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