Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Iceland
Iceland: Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) was 24.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Iceland, 2010–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2020, persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Iceland stood at 24.0%.
The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Iceland peaked at 29.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2018.
That places Iceland 41st out of 47 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 28.1% | — |
| 2011 | 29.0% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 25.9% | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 26.6% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 24.2% | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 24.0% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 24.6% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 22.4% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 18.6% | -17.0% |
| 2019 | 22.0% | +18.3% |
| 2020 | 24.0% | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.5% | 18.6% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 24.0% | 24.0% | 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 persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Iceland?
- Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Iceland was 24.0% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2018.
- How does Iceland rank for persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included)?
- Iceland ranks 41st out of 47 countries with data for 2020.
- Is persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. 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 Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included in social transfers) by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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