Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Iceland
Iceland: Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty was 11.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Iceland, 2010–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 11.7% for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Iceland peaked at 13.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2018.
That places Iceland 41st out of 43 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.
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 13.7% | — |
| 2011 | 13.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12.7% | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | -13.8% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | -14.1% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.4% | 11.0% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 11.7% | 11.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More poverty & inequality data for Iceland
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 4 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.54 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,430 (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 revenues vs income inequality 35.57 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.024 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Iceland?
- Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Iceland was 11.7% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2018.
- How does Iceland rank for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty?
- Iceland ranks 41st out of 43 countries with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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