Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Iceland
Iceland: Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data was 1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Iceland, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Iceland is 1, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Iceland peaked at 3 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2009.
That places Iceland 45th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | — |
| 2010 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2012 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | +0.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 1 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 62, 2% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 58, 2% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.75 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.17 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
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 long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Iceland?
- Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Iceland was 1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest long-term unemployment by sex - annual data recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2011.
- What is the lowest long-term unemployment by sex - annual data recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2009.
- How does Iceland rank for long-term unemployment by sex - annual data?
- Iceland ranks 45th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is long-term unemployment by sex - annual data rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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