Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Iceland
Iceland: Armed forces personnel of total labor force was 0 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Iceland, 1995–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel of total labor force in Iceland stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel of total labor force in Iceland peaked at 0.1235 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2017.
Iceland ranks 169th of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0654 | — |
| 1996 | 0.0659 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0791 | +20.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0764 | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0617 | -19.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0595 | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0587 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0589 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0579 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0709 | +22.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0685 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0677 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.069 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0692 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0961 | +38.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0953 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1039 | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1011 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1235 | +22.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1202 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9217. (55 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.892. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -100.0% | 0.1202 | 0 |
| 2011 | +38.8% | 0.0692 | 0.0961 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0697 | 0.0617 | 0.0791 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0639 | 0.0579 | 0.0709 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0788 | 0 | 0.1235 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More work & labour data for Iceland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4964 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4501 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5492 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2312 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 373.77 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 16.3 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 169.5 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 193.08 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 362.58 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel of total labor force in Iceland?
- Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Iceland was 0 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel of total labor force recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1235 in 2015.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel of total labor force recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2017.
- How does Iceland rank for armed forces personnel of total labor force?
- Iceland ranks 169th out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel of total labor force rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Armed forces personnel of total labor force. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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