Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment in Iceland
Iceland: Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment was 11.97 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment in Iceland, 1991–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population in the same subgroup.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in Iceland is 11.97 Percentage of population in the same subgroup, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 9.8% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in Iceland peaked at 14.43 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 1991 and was at its lowest, 7.5 Percentage of population in the same subgroup, in 2019.
Iceland ranks 17th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population in the same subgroup | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 14.43 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | — |
| 1992 | 12.84 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -11.0% |
| 1993 | 13.45 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 12.7 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 12.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 12.19 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 11.96 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 10.88 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -9.0% |
| 1999 | 10.86 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 12.18 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +12.2% |
| 2001 | 9.88 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -18.9% |
| 2002 | 9.61 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 10.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 10.07 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 10.92 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 11.58 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 12.27 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 9.32 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -24.0% |
| 2009 | 9.47 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 11.98 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +26.5% |
| 2011 | 11.96 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 12.76 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 14 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 13 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 12.62 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 11.72 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 10.33 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -11.9% |
| 2018 | 9.09 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 7.5 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -17.5% |
| 2020 | 8.18 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 12.45 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +52.2% |
| 2022 | 12.78 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 11.05 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -13.5% |
| 2024 | 10.91 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 11.97 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.45 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 10.86 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 14.43 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.6 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 9.32 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 12.27 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.5 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 7.5 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 14 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.22 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 8.18 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 12.78 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 14 Switzerland 13.14 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 15 Denmark 12.51 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 16 Argentina 12.09 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 18 Canada 11.84 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 19 Germany 11.48 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 20 Belgium 11.29 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 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 employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in Iceland?
- Employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in Iceland was 11.97 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 14.43 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2019.
- How does Iceland rank for employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment?
- Iceland ranks 17th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains incidences and gender composition of temporary employment with standardised age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 65+, total). Data are further broken down by professional status - employees, total employment. Data are reported for employees. Temporary employees are wage and salary workers whose job has a pre-determined termination date as opposed to permanent employees whose job is of unlimited duration. They include: i) persons with a seasonal job; ii) persons engaged by an employment agency or business and hired out to a third party for carrying out a “work mission”; iii) persons with specific training contracts (including apprentices, trainees, research assistants, probationary period of a contract, etc.). Country-specific exceptions to this generic definition may be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates