Cultural employment by sex in Iceland
Iceland: Cultural employment by sex was 10.2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
10.2
Change on year
down 19.0%
World rank
34th
of 35 countries
All-time high
14
in 2023
All-time low
9.6
in 2011
Years of data
15
2011–2025
Cultural employment by sex in Iceland, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 10.2 for cultural employment by sex 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 sex in Iceland peaked at 14 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.6, in 2011.
Iceland ranks 34th of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Cultural employment by sex 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% |
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
- 31 Cyprus 21.9 compare
- 32 Malta 16.8 compare
- 33 Luxembourg 15.2 compare
- 35 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 sex in Iceland?
- Cultural employment by sex in Iceland was 10.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest cultural employment by sex recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 14 in 2023.
- What is the lowest cultural employment by sex recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6 in 2011.
- How does Iceland rank for cultural employment by sex?
- Iceland ranks 34th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cultural employment by sex 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 sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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