Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data in Iceland
Iceland: Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data was 2 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data in Iceland, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data in Iceland stood at 2 Thousand persons.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data in Iceland peaked at 3 Thousand persons in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1 Thousand persons, in 2009.
Iceland ranks 42nd of 43 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 Thousand persons | — |
| 2010 | 3 Thousand persons | +200.0% |
| 2011 | 2 Thousand persons | -33.3% |
| 2012 | 2 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 Thousand persons | -50.0% |
| 2014 | 2 Thousand persons | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 1 Thousand persons | -50.0% |
| 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 | 2 Thousand persons | +100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 Thousand persons | 1 Thousand persons | 1 Thousand persons | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.83 Thousand persons | 1 Thousand persons | 3 Thousand persons | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.33 Thousand persons | 1 Thousand persons | 2 Thousand persons | 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 - quarterly data in Iceland?
- Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data in Iceland was 2 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 3 Thousand persons in 2010.
- What is the lowest long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 Thousand persons in 2009.
- How does Iceland rank for long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data?
- Iceland ranks 42nd out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. 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 - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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