Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Iceland
Iceland: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Iceland, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Iceland stood at 0.1%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Iceland peaked at 2.8% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2019.
Iceland ranks 181st of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.5% | — |
| 1992 | 2.6% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 2.8% | +8.8% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | -37.3% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | -33.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | -53.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -10.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -14.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -15.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -19.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -26.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -28.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -23.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +34.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +15.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -20.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -27.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +63.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -15.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -24.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 0.4% | 2.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Iceland?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total 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, total (% of total employment) recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 1993.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
- How does Iceland rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Iceland ranks 181st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.5%. 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, total (% of total 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.