Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Iceland
Iceland: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) was 74.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Iceland, 1991–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Iceland recorded 74.3% for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Iceland peaked at 77.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 50.4%, in 1994.
Iceland ranks 4th of 154 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 56.6% | — |
| 1992 | 55.3% | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 50.9% | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 50.4% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 61.9% | +22.8% |
| 1996 | 61.6% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 59.0% | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 65.7% | +11.3% |
| 1999 | 66.5% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 70.6% | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 75.8% | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 65.5% | -13.6% |
| 2003 | 73.6% | +12.4% |
| 2004 | 69.4% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 67.8% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 70.2% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 74.0% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 70.1% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 56.9% | -18.8% |
| 2010 | 58.2% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 58.7% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 62.7% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 64.7% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 67.6% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 69.9% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 77.1% | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 75.1% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 74.5% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 67.6% | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 62.6% | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 63.2% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 67.9% | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 68.0% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 73.9% | +8.8% |
| 2025 | 74.3% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.7% | 50.4% | 66.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 69.4% | 56.9% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.6% | 58.2% | 77.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.3% | 62.6% | 74.3% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4501 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 362.58 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Iceland?
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Iceland was 74.3% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 77.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.4% in 1994.
- How does Iceland rank for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%)?
- Iceland ranks 4th out of 154 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.