Employees in Iceland
Iceland: Employees was 198.45 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employees in Iceland, 1995–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employees in Iceland is 198.45, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employees in Iceland peaked at 199.04 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 113.36, in 1995.
That places Iceland 104th out of 114 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Employees in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 113.36 | — |
| 1996 | 114.31 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 114.88 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 117.6 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 123.35 | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 128.79 | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 131.04 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 129.53 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 135.9 | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 134.81 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 135.43 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 142.24 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 150.8 | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 153.97 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 145.69 | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 143.97 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 144.31 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 144.62 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 150.47 | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 155.34 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 160.98 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 167.67 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 171.02 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 174.6 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 177.68 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 171.98 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 171.72 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 184.05 | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 190.92 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 199.04 | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 198.45 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 116.7 | 113.36 | 123.35 | 5 |
| 2000s | 138.82 | 128.79 | 153.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 159.07 | 143.97 | 177.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 186.03 | 171.72 | 199.04 | 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 employees in Iceland?
- Employees in Iceland was 198.45 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employees recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 199.04 in 2024.
- What is the lowest employees recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 113.36 in 1995.
- How does Iceland rank for employees?
- Iceland ranks 104th out of 114 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employees rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Employees are all those workers who hold paid employment jobs, which are those where the incumbents hold employment contracts which give them a basic remuneration not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. Data disaggregated by occupation are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO). Data may have been regrouped from the national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCO. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.