Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Iceland
Iceland: Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and was 29.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Iceland, 2004–2022
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2022, relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Iceland stood at 29.9%.
The figure is up 143.1% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Iceland peaked at 46.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2021.
Iceland ranks 8th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 27.6% | — |
| 2005 | 18.4% | -33.3% |
| 2006 | 22.4% | +21.7% |
| 2007 | 17.9% | -20.1% |
| 2008 | 18.9% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 21.7% | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 22.3% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 28.7% | +28.7% |
| 2012 | 31.4% | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 22.9% | -27.1% |
| 2014 | 21.8% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 20.3% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 23.9% | +17.7% |
| 2017 | 22.2% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 16.7% | -24.8% |
| 2019 | 25.1% | +50.3% |
| 2020 | 46.7% | +86.1% |
| 2021 | 12.3% | -73.7% |
| 2022 | 29.9% | +143.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.1% | 17.9% | 27.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 16.7% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.6% | 12.3% | 46.7% | 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 relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Iceland?
- Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Iceland was 29.9% in 2022, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 46.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2021.
- How does Iceland rank for relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and?
- Iceland ranks 8th out of 47 countries with data for 2022.
- Is relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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 Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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