Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Iceland
Iceland: Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex was 2.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
2.0%
Change on year
down 31.0%
World rank
47th
of 47 countries
All-time high
5.9%
in 2014
All-time low
2.0%
in 2020
Years of data
7
2014–2020
Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Iceland, 2014–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2020, material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Iceland stood at 2.0%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.0% on the previous year and down 66.1% over ten years.
That places Iceland 47th out of 47 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5.9% | — |
| 2015 | 4.9% | -16.9% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | -11.9% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -21.6% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -31.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.1% | 2.9% | 5.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 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 material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Iceland?
- Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Iceland was 2.0% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2020.
- How does Iceland rank for material and social deprivation rate by age and sex?
- Iceland ranks 47th out of 47 countries with data for 2020.
- Is material and social deprivation rate by age and sex rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.1%. 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 Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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