Cultural employment by age in Iceland
Iceland: Cultural employment by age was 10.2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
10.2
Change on year
down 19.0%
World rank
46th
of 47 countries
All-time high
14
in 2023
All-time low
9.6
in 2011
Years of data
15
2011–2025
Cultural employment by age in Iceland, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cultural employment by age in Iceland is 10.2, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 19.0% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cultural employment by age in Iceland peaked at 14 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.6, in 2011.
That places Iceland 46th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Cultural employment by age in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 9.6 | — |
| 2012 | 9.7 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 10.8 | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 11 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 12.1 | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 13 | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 12.2 | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 11.7 | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 11.7 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11.9 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 12 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 12.5 | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 14 | +12.0% |
| 2024 | 12.6 | -10.0% |
| 2025 | 10.2 | -19.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 10.2 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 132.1, 8% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 10.2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 142.6, 7% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.31 | 9.6 | 13 | 9 |
| 2020s | 12.2 | 10.2 | 14 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 43 Cyprus 21.9 compare
- 44 Malta 16.8 compare
- 45 Luxembourg 15.2 compare
- 47 Montenegro 8.8 compare
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 cultural employment by age in Iceland?
- Cultural employment by age in Iceland was 10.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest cultural employment by age recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 14 in 2023.
- What is the lowest cultural employment by age recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6 in 2011.
- How does Iceland rank for cultural employment by age?
- Iceland ranks 46th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cultural employment by age rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Cultural employment by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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