Employers, total (% of total employment) in Iceland
Iceland: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 4.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Iceland, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, total (% of total employment) in Iceland stood at 4.9%.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Iceland peaked at 6.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2020.
Iceland ranks 41st of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.9% | — |
| 1992 | 6.6% | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 5.4% | -18.5% |
| 1994 | 5.4% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 5.5% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 5.4% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 5.4% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 5.4% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 5.4% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 5.4% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 5.4% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 4.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.7% | 5.4% | 6.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 5.0% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 4.7% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.6% | 4.9% | 6 |
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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 employers, total (% of total employment) in Iceland?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Iceland was 4.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2020.
- How does Iceland rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Iceland ranks 41st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).