Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Iceland
Iceland: Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio was 11.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Iceland, 2010–2018
Source: Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Iceland is 11.0%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 14.1% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Iceland peaked at 13.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2018.
That places Iceland 40th out of 40 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 13.7% | — |
| 2011 | 13.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12.7% | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | -13.8% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | -14.1% |
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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 multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Iceland?
- Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Iceland was 11.0% in 2018, according to Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT.
- What is the highest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2018.
- How does Iceland rank for multidimensional poverty headcount ratio?
- Iceland ranks 40th out of 40 countries with data for 2018.
- Is multidimensional poverty headcount ratio rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT, published as part of Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people who are multidimensionally poor