Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Iceland
Iceland: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Iceland, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Iceland stood at 0.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Iceland peaked at 2.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2019.
That places Iceland 182nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.9% | — |
| 1992 | 2.6% | -11.4% |
| 1993 | 2.8% | +11.3% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | -21.0% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | -33.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | -51.7% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | -12.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -14.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -15.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -19.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -26.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -27.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -23.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +30.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -20.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -28.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +59.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -15.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -25.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 25% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 11% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6% | 0.5% | 2.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 6 |
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 contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Iceland?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Iceland was 0.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
- How does Iceland rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Iceland ranks 182nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.