Labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data (1992–2020) in Iceland
Iceland: Labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data (1992–2020) was 15 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data in Iceland, 2003–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 15 for labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data in 2020. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 114.3% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data in Iceland peaked at 15 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2007.
Iceland ranks 46th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data (1992–2020) in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 5 | — |
| 2004 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2005 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 7 | +133.3% |
| 2009 | 12 | +71.4% |
| 2010 | 13 | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 10 | -23.1% |
| 2012 | 8 | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 | +40.0% |
| 2020 | 15 | +114.3% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 15 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 195, 8% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 15 is below the median for high income countries, which is 195, 8% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.57 | 3 | 12 | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.5 | 5 | 13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15 | 15 | 15 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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 labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data in Iceland?
- Labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data in Iceland was 15 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 15 in 2020.
- What is the lowest labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2007.
- How does Iceland rank for labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data?
- Iceland ranks 46th out of 47 countries with data for 2020.
- Is labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data (1992–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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