Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Iceland
Iceland: Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex was 4 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Iceland, 2004–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Iceland is 4, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 33.3% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Iceland peaked at 8 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2018.
That places Iceland 36th out of 36 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 7 | — |
| 2005 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 6 | -25.0% |
| 2007 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 | -50.0% |
| 2009 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 | +66.7% |
| 2011 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 4 | -33.3% |
| 2015 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | -33.3% |
| 2018 | 2 | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2020 | 4 | +33.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.8 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 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 severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Iceland?
- Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Iceland was 4 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2005.
- What is the lowest severe material deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2018.
- How does Iceland rank for severe material deprivation rate by age and sex?
- Iceland ranks 36th out of 36 countries with data for 2020.
- Is severe material deprivation rate by age and sex rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. 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 Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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