Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Iceland
Iceland: Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 0 people in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Iceland, 2003–2017
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Iceland is 0 people, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Iceland peaked at 497 people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2003.
Iceland ranks 112th of 119 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Iceland, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0 people | — |
| 2004 | 497 people | — |
| 2005 | 110 people | -77.9% |
| 2006 | 446 people | +305.5% |
| 2007 | 251 people | -43.7% |
| 2008 | 193 people | -23.1% |
| 2009 | 310 people | +60.6% |
| 2010 | 475 people | +53.2% |
| 2011 | 393 people | -17.3% |
| 2012 | 108 people | -72.5% |
| 2013 | 152 people | +40.7% |
| 2014 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 114 people | — |
| 2016 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0 people | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 258.14 people | 0 people | 497 people | 7 |
| 2010s | 155.25 people | 0 people | 475 people | 8 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 109 Luxembourg 320 people compare
- 110 Cyprus 66 people compare
- 111 Bhutan 44 people compare
- 112 Azerbaijan 0 people
- 112 Belarus 0 people compare
- 112 China 0 people compare
- 112 Malaysia 0 people compare
- 112 Slovenia 0 people compare
- 112 Republic of Korea 0 people compare
- 112 Taiwan, China 0 people compare
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 number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Iceland?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Iceland was 0 people in 2017, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 497 people in 2004.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2003.
- How does Iceland rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Iceland ranks 112th out of 119 countries with data for 2017.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $1.90 per day.