Labour transitions: change in employment security in Iceland
Iceland: Labour transitions: change in employment security was 86.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Labour transitions - change in employment security compared to in Iceland, 2006–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 86.4% for labour transitions - change in employment security compared to in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour transitions - change in employment security compared to in Iceland peaked at 92.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 58.3%, in 2009.
That places Iceland 38th out of 49 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Labour transitions: change in employment security in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 88.6% | — |
| 2007 | 91.8% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 89.3% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 58.3% | -34.7% |
| 2010 | 86.4% | +48.2% |
| 2011 | 87.5% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 86.9% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 85.6% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 87.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 87.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 92.0% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 89.1% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 86.4% | -3.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 86.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 88.5%, 98% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 86.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 88.9%, 97% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labour transitions: change in employment security in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +48.2% | 58.3% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | -34.7% | 89.3% | 58.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.0% | 58.3% | 91.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 87.7% | 85.6% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.4% | 86.4% | 86.4% | 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 transitions - change in employment security compared to in Iceland?
- Labour transitions - change in employment security compared to in Iceland was 86.4% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour transitions - change in employment security compared to recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest labour transitions - change in employment security compared to recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.3% in 2009.
- How does Iceland rank for labour transitions - change in employment security compared to?
- Iceland ranks 38th out of 49 countries with data for 2020.
- Is labour transitions - change in employment security compared to rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 transitions - change in employment security compared to previous year by sex and previous employment status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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