Subjective poverty by sex and age in Iceland
Iceland: Subjective poverty by sex and age was 9.4 in 2020. βΌ Falling
Subjective poverty by sex and age in Iceland, 2010β2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for subjective poverty by sex and age in Iceland is 9.4, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 24.2% on the previous year and down 63.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subjective poverty by sex and age in Iceland peaked at 25.8 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.4, in 2020.
That places Iceland 30th out of 35 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.84 | 11.1 | 25.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 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 subjective poverty by sex and age in Iceland?
- Subjective poverty by sex and age in Iceland was 9.4 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest subjective poverty by sex and age recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8 in 2010.
- What is the lowest subjective poverty by sex and age recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4 in 2020.
- How does Iceland rank for subjective poverty by sex and age?
- Iceland ranks 30th out of 35 countries with data for 2020.
- Is subjective poverty by sex and age rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.6%. 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 Subjective poverty by sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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