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
36th
of 49 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. Measured in Percentage.
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 36th of 49 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 | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8.0% | — |
| 2005 | 9.8% | +22.5% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | -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% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 10.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.4%, 78% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 10.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 13.4%, 78% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 6.4% | 9.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 5.6% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 10.4% | 10.4% | 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 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 36th out of 49 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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