Subjective poverty by tenure status in Iceland
Iceland: Subjective poverty by tenure status was 9.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
9.5%
Change on year
down 24.0%
World rank
39th
of 45 countries
All-time high
25.8%
in 2010
All-time low
9.5%
in 2020
Years of data
11
2010–2020
Subjective poverty by tenure status in Iceland, 2010–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2020, subjective poverty by tenure status in Iceland stood at 9.5%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 24.0% on the previous year and down 63.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subjective poverty by tenure status in Iceland peaked at 25.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2020.
Iceland ranks 39th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Subjective poverty by tenure status in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 25.8% | — |
| 2011 | 24.8% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 23.2% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 23.7% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 21.3% | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 14.2% | -28.3% |
| 2017 | 12.1% | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 12.5% | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | -24.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 9.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.8%, 60% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 9.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.0%, 63% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.9% | 11.2% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 1 |
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 subjective poverty by tenure status in Iceland?
- Subjective poverty by tenure status in Iceland was 9.5% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest subjective poverty by tenure status recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest subjective poverty by tenure status recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2020.
- How does Iceland rank for subjective poverty by tenure status?
- Iceland ranks 39th out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
- Is subjective poverty by tenure status rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.2%. 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 tenure status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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