Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion - EU2030 target in Iceland
Iceland: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion - EU2030 target was 43 Thousand persons in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
43 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
41st
of 41 countries
All-time high
43 Thousand persons
in 2017
All-time low
38 Thousand persons
in 2016
Years of data
6
2015–2020
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion - EU2030 target in Iceland, 2015–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 43 Thousand persons for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion - eu2030 target in 2020. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
That places Iceland 41st out of 41 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion - EU2030 target in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 40 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 38 Thousand persons | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 43 Thousand persons | +13.2% |
| 2018 | 39 Thousand persons | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 41 Thousand persons | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 43 Thousand persons | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 40.2 Thousand persons | 38 Thousand persons | 43 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 43 Thousand persons | 43 Thousand persons | 43 Thousand persons | 1 |
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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 - eu2030 target in Iceland?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion - eu2030 target in Iceland was 43 Thousand persons in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion - eu2030 target recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 43 Thousand persons in 2017.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion - eu2030 target recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 38 Thousand persons in 2016.
- How does Iceland rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion - eu2030 target?
- Iceland ranks 41st out of 41 countries with data for 2020.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion - eu2030 target rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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 - EU2030 target. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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