Persistent: EU-SILC and ECHP surveys … sex in Iceland
Iceland: Persistent: EU-SILC and ECHP surveys … sex was 1.8% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP in Iceland, 2007–2022
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Iceland is 1.8%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,700.0% on the previous year and up 260.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Iceland peaked at 1.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2011.
That places Iceland 37th out of 49 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Persistent: EU-SILC and ECHP surveys … sex in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.5% | — |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +80.0% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -90.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +400.0% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +100.0% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +30.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -61.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -80.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +200.0% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +300.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -66.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -66.7% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +1700.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 1.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.0%, 60% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 1.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.9%, 62% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persistent: EU-SILC and ECHP surveys … sex in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +1700.0% | 0.1% | 1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 1.8% | 3 |
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 persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Iceland?
- Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Iceland was 1.8% in 2022, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2011.
- How does Iceland rank for persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp?
- Iceland ranks 37th out of 49 countries with data for 2022.
- Is persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 260.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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