Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Iceland
Iceland: Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data was 1 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Iceland, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Iceland is 1 Thousand persons, 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 Thousand persons in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1 Thousand persons, in 2009.
That places Iceland 43rd out of 43 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 | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 Thousand persons | — |
| 2010 | 2 Thousand persons | +100.0% |
| 2011 | 3 Thousand persons | +50.0% |
| 2012 | 3 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 Thousand persons | -33.3% |
| 2014 | 1 Thousand persons | -50.0% |
| 2015 | 1 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 Thousand persons | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 1 Thousand persons | -50.0% |
| 2023 | 1 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 Thousand persons | 1 Thousand persons | 1 Thousand persons | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.75 Thousand persons | 1 Thousand persons | 3 Thousand persons | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.17 Thousand persons | 1 Thousand persons | 2 Thousand persons | 6 |
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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 Thousand persons 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 Thousand persons in 2011.
- What is the lowest long-term unemployment by sex - annual data recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 Thousand persons in 2009.
- How does Iceland rank for long-term unemployment by sex - annual data?
- Iceland ranks 43rd out of 43 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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