Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Iceland
Iceland: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) was 82.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Iceland, 1960–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Iceland stood at 82.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Iceland peaked at 83.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 58.2%, in 1993.
That places Iceland 2nd out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 62.4% | — |
| 1975 | 67.2% | +7.8% |
| 1976 | 67.4% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 67.4% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 72.1% | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 72.1% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 72.2% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 74.7% | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 59.5% | -20.4% |
| 1992 | 60.5% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 58.2% | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 58.5% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 70.3% | +20.3% |
| 1996 | 65.8% | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 65.9% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 72.1% | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 71.8% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 77.3% | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 79.9% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 71.4% | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 80.4% | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 79.3% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 76.1% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 78.6% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 79.9% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 78.1% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 73.1% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 73.7% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 73.1% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 75.7% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 78.0% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 78.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 80.2% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 83.0% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 82.3% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 80.3% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 78.6% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 72.9% | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 74.6% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 77.9% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 78.6% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 82.1% | +4.5% |
| 2025 | 82.7% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.4% | 62.4% | 62.4% | 1 |
| 1970s | 68.5% | 67.2% | 72.1% | 4 |
| 1980s | 73.0% | 72.1% | 74.7% | 3 |
| 1990s | 64.7% | 58.2% | 72.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 77.4% | 71.4% | 80.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.3% | 73.1% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.1% | 72.9% | 82.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Iceland?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Iceland was 82.7% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.2% in 1993.
- How does Iceland rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Iceland ranks 2nd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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 Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.