Employed persons working: % of total employment … home in Iceland
Iceland: Employed persons working: % of total employment … home was 33.1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in Iceland, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in Iceland stood at 33.1.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in Iceland peaked at 35.5 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.1, in 1996.
That places Iceland 4th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Employed persons working: % of total employment … home in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 7.8 | — |
| 1996 | 6.1 | -21.8% |
| 1997 | 8.2 | +34.4% |
| 1998 | 7.5 | -8.5% |
| 1999 | 10.8 | +44.0% |
| 2000 | 9.2 | -14.8% |
| 2001 | 8.7 | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 9.8 | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 21.7 | +121.4% |
| 2004 | 15.9 | -26.7% |
| 2005 | 19.2 | +20.8% |
| 2006 | 20 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 22.7 | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 23.6 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 25.2 | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 23.8 | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 24.7 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 26.8 | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 28.9 | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 26.1 | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 27.9 | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 27.5 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 26.5 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 24.8 | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 23.8 | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 29 | +21.8% |
| 2022 | 35.5 | +22.4% |
| 2023 | 35.3 | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 33.1 | -6.2% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 33.1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.9, 3.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 33.1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.4, 2.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employed persons working: % of total employment … home 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +121.4% | 9.8 | 21.7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.08 | 6.1 | 10.8 | 5 |
| 2000s | 17.6 | 8.7 | 25.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.08 | 23.8 | 28.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.23 | 29 | 35.5 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 1 Netherlands 40.5 compare
- 1 Netherlands 40.5 compare
- 3 Norway 37.3 compare
- 5 Denmark 32.6 compare
- 6 Switzerland 32 compare
- 7 Luxembourg 31.6 compare
- 7 Sweden 31.6 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 employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in Iceland?
- Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in Iceland was 33.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons working from home by professional status - % of recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 35.5 in 2022.
- What is the lowest employed persons working from home by professional status - % of recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1 in 1996.
- How does Iceland rank for employed persons working from home by professional status - % of?
- Iceland ranks 4th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employed persons working from home by professional status - % of rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. 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 Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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