Iceland vs Ireland: Unemployment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational
Iceland
4.5%
in 2025
Ireland
4.7%
in 2025
Iceland rank
29th
Ireland rank
28th
Unemployment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational over time
- Iceland
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 4.7% against 4.5% in Iceland, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 29th and Ireland ranks 28th of 42 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational, Iceland or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 4.7% against 4.5% in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational between Iceland and Ireland?
- 0.2%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Ireland?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2021 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Ireland rank globally for unemployment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational?
- Iceland ranks 29th and Ireland ranks 28th of 42 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Unemployment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational attainment level. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.