Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in Iceland
Iceland: Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of was 33.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
33.1%
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
4th
of 45 countries
All-time high
35.5%
in 2022
All-time low
6.1%
in 1996
Years of data
29
1995–2025
Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in Iceland, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
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 45 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 from home by professional status - % of in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | 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 | 20.0% | +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 | 29.0% | +21.8% |
| 2022 | 35.5% | +22.4% |
| 2023 | 35.3% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 33.1% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.1% | 6.1% | 10.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 8.7% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 23.8% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 29.0% | 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 32.0% 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 45 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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