Employment by professional status (ICSE-93) in Iceland
Iceland: Employment by professional status (ICSE-93) was 229.53 Persons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Employment by professional status in Iceland, 1964–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment by professional status in Iceland is 229.53 Persons, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by professional status in Iceland peaked at 229.53 Persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72.5 Persons, in 1964.
That places Iceland 33rd out of 33 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Employment by professional status (ICSE-93) in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 72.5 Persons | — |
| 1965 | 75.7 Persons | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 77.6 Persons | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 77.3 Persons | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 78 Persons | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 78.7 Persons | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 81.5 Persons | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 85.6 Persons | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 87.8 Persons | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 90.2 Persons | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 93.3 Persons | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 94.9 Persons | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 98.3 Persons | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 98.6 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 101.5 Persons | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 102.5 Persons | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 105.9 Persons | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 111 Persons | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 113.9 Persons | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 114.9 Persons | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 116.6 Persons | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 120.8 Persons | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 124.5 Persons | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 131.7 Persons | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 128 Persons | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 125.9 Persons | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 126 Persons | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 136.9 Persons | +8.7% |
| 1992 | 136.9 Persons | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 136.6 Persons | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 137.7 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 142 Persons | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 142.04 Persons | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 142.03 Persons | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 147.92 Persons | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 153.35 Persons | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 156.36 Persons | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 159.04 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 156.73 Persons | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 155 Persons | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 154.93 Persons | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 159.85 Persons | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 167.82 Persons | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 175.53 Persons | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 177.05 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 166.22 Persons | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 165.75 Persons | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 165.97 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 167.9 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 173.22 Persons | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 177.62 Persons | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 183.65 Persons | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 190.47 Persons | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 193.9 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 198.32 Persons | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 201.03 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 194.53 Persons | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 197.03 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 210.4 Persons | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 220.32 Persons | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 229.53 Persons | +4.2% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 229.53 Persons is below the median for high income countries, which is 5,200 Persons, 4% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 229.53 Persons is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5,016 Persons, 5% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.63 Persons | 72.5 Persons | 78.7 Persons | 6 |
| 1970s | 93.42 Persons | 81.5 Persons | 102.5 Persons | 10 |
| 1980s | 119.32 Persons | 105.9 Persons | 131.7 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 140.14 Persons | 126 Persons | 153.35 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 162.85 Persons | 154.93 Persons | 177.05 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 181.78 Persons | 165.75 Persons | 201.03 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 210.36 Persons | 194.53 Persons | 229.53 Persons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 30 Finland 2,613 Persons compare
- 31 Costa Rica 2,189 Persons compare
- 32 Luxembourg 328.32 Persons 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 professional status in Iceland?
- Employment by professional status in Iceland was 229.53 Persons in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest employment by professional status recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 229.53 Persons in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment by professional status recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.5 Persons in 1964.
- How does Iceland rank for employment by professional status?
- Iceland ranks 33rd out of 33 countries with data for 2024.
- Is employment by professional status rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Employment by professional status (ICSE-93). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataflow "Employment by profesional status (ICSE-93)" is a subset of the “Employment by activites and status (ALFS)” dataset which presents annual labour force statistics for OECD member countries, Brazil and 4 geographical areas (Major Seven, Euro zone, European Union and OECD-Total). This dataflow contains employment statistics for all economic activities broken down by professional status as defined by the ICSE-1993 including employees, employers and own-account workers, and unpaid family workers. Economic activities are defined according to the Major divisions of the International standard International Classification (ISIC) Rev. 4 with the exception of the United-States wich compiled since 2003, employment data by sector following the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS); NAICS sector are then proxied to ISIC Rev. 4 and are therefore not strictly comparable with other countries’ data. The professional status is defined in the International Classification by status in Employment (ICSE-1993). To be considered as an unpaid family worker, the hour-threshold varies from one hour to 18 hours a week. Data are presented in thousands of persons, or as indices with base year 2015=100. Annual data in this dataset are typically calculated as averages of infra-annual estimates. This can lead to differences with annual data published by National Statistics Institutes.