Transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in Iceland
Iceland: Transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation was 1.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 40 countries
All-time high
2.0%
in 2011
All-time low
1.0%
in 2013
Years of data
15
2011–2025
Transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in Iceland, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of total employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in Iceland is 1.0%, 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, transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in Iceland peaked at 2.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2013.
That places Iceland 12th out of 40 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Percentage of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2.0% | — |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -50.0% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -50.0% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -50.0% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 1.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.0%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 1.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.0%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 12 Belgium 1.0% compare
- 12 Bulgaria 1.0% compare
- 12 Switzerland 1.0% compare
- 12 Cyprus 1.0% compare
- 12 Germany 1.0% compare
- 12 Greece 1.0% compare
- 12 Croatia 1.0% compare
- 12 Hungary 1.0% compare
- 12 Ireland 1.0% compare
- 12 Latvia 1.0% compare
- 12 North Macedonia 1.0% compare
- 12 Netherlands 1.0% compare
- 12 Norway 1.0% compare
- 12 Portugal 1.0% compare
- 12 Slovenia 1.0% compare
- 12 United Kingdom 1.0% compare
- 12 Croatia 1.0% compare
- 12 Latvia 1.0% compare
- 12 Netherlands 1.0% compare
- 12 Slovenia 1.0% compare
- 12 United Kingdom 1.0% compare
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 transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in Iceland?
- Transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in Iceland was 1.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2013.
- How does Iceland rank for transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation?
- Iceland ranks 12th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation 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 Transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation (annual averages of quarterly transitions, estimated probabilities) - experimental statistics. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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