Employed recent immigrants by citizenship in Iceland
Iceland: Employed recent immigrants by citizenship was 87.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employed recent immigrants by citizenship in Iceland, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of total recent immigrants.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employed recent immigrants by citizenship in Iceland is 87.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed recent immigrants by citizenship in Iceland peaked at 89.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 78.3%, in 2015.
That places Iceland 3rd out of 30 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Employed recent immigrants by citizenship in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Percentage of total recent immigrants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 84.5% | — |
| 2012 | 79.8% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 84.9% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 81.7% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 78.3% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 82.5% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 89.3% | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 80.6% | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 79.5% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 86.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 87.0% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 87.5% | +0.6% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 87.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 74.5%, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 87.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 75.2%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 83.0% | 78.3% | 89.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 84.5% | 79.5% | 87.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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 recent immigrants by citizenship in Iceland?
- Employed recent immigrants by citizenship in Iceland was 87.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed recent immigrants by citizenship recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 89.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest employed recent immigrants by citizenship recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.3% in 2015.
- How does Iceland rank for employed recent immigrants by citizenship?
- Iceland ranks 3rd out of 30 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employed recent immigrants by citizenship rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. 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 Employed recent immigrants by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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