Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent in Iceland
Iceland: Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent was 1.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
1.4%
Change on year
down 58.8%
World rank
28th
of 35 countries
All-time high
5.6%
in 2015
All-time low
1.4%
in 2020
Years of data
7
2014–2020
Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent in Iceland, 2014–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent in Iceland is 1.4%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 58.8% on the previous year and down 70.2% over ten years.
That places Iceland 28th out of 35 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4.7% | — |
| 2015 | 5.6% | +19.1% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -57.1% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | +50.0% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -58.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.9% | 2.4% | 5.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 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 material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent in Iceland?
- Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent in Iceland was 1.4% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2020.
- How does Iceland rank for material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent?
- Iceland ranks 28th out of 35 countries with data for 2020.
- Is material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.2%. 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, sex and most frequent activity status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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