In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Iceland
Iceland: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked was 11.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
11.0%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
40th
of 49 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. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 11.0% 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 40th of 49 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 | Percentage | 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 | 17.0% | -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 | 15.0% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 17.3% | +15.3% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | -20.2% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | -19.6% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | -0.9% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 11.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.8%, 65% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 11.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.6%, 71% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.3% | 12.9% | 18.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 10.8% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 11.0% | 11.0% | 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 months worked in Iceland?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Iceland was 11.0% 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 40th out of 49 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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