In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Iceland
Iceland: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract was 6.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Iceland, 2004–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Iceland is 6.8%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Iceland peaked at 6.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2014.
That places Iceland 7th out of 47 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3.8% | — |
| 2005 | 4.4% | +15.8% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | -20.5% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | +25.7% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | +15.6% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | -26.7% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | -27.3% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | +95.8% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -31.5% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | +83.8% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3% | 3.5% | 5.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 2.4% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 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 type of contract in Iceland?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Iceland was 6.8% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2014.
- How does Iceland rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract?
- Iceland ranks 7th out of 47 countries with data for 2020.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.1%. 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 type of contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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