Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Iceland
Iceland: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability was 16.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
16.8%
Change on year
up 12.0%
World rank
38th
of 45 countries
All-time high
16.8%
in 2020
All-time low
10.0%
in 2018
Years of data
6
2015–2020
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Iceland, 2015–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2020, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Iceland stood at 16.8%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.0% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
That places Iceland 38th out of 45 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 14.2% | — |
| 2016 | 13.2% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | +15.9% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | -34.6% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | +50.0% |
| 2020 | 16.8% | +12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.5% | 10.0% | 15.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 16.8% | 16.8% | 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 or social exclusion by level of disability in Iceland?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Iceland was 16.8% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2018.
- How does Iceland rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability?
- Iceland ranks 38th out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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