In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Iceland
Iceland: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked was 11 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
11
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
30th
of 37 countries
All-time high
18.2
in 2009
All-time low
10.8
in 2012
Years of data
17
2004–2020
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Iceland, 2004–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 11 for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in 2020.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Iceland peaked at 18.2 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 10.8, in 2012.
Iceland ranks 30th of 37 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 months worked in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 14.8 | — |
| 2005 | 14.5 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 12.9 | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 15.5 | +20.2% |
| 2008 | 15.8 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 18.2 | +15.2% |
| 2010 | 17 | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 15.9 | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 10.8 | -32.1% |
| 2013 | 13.3 | +23.1% |
| 2014 | 12.3 | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 14.7 | +19.5% |
| 2016 | 15 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 17.3 | +15.3% |
| 2018 | 13.8 | -20.2% |
| 2019 | 11.1 | -19.6% |
| 2020 | 11 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.28 | 12.9 | 18.2 | 6 |
| 2010s | 14.12 | 10.8 | 17.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 27 Denmark 13.4 compare
- 27 Netherlands 13.4 compare
- 29 Switzerland 13.1 compare
- 31 Cyprus 10.6 compare
- 32 Slovenia 9.2 compare
- 33 Greece 8.7 compare
- 33 Montenegro 8.7 compare
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 months worked in Iceland?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Iceland was 11 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2 in 2009.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8 in 2012.
- How does Iceland rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked?
- Iceland ranks 30th out of 37 countries with data for 2020.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. 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 In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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