Transition from outside: experimental statistics in Iceland
Iceland: Transition from outside: experimental statistics was 9 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
9
Change on year
down 10.0%
World rank
1st
of 43 countries
All-time high
18
in 2011
All-time low
8
in 2023
Years of data
15
2011–2025
Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Iceland, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Iceland is 9, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Iceland peaked at 18 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2023.
Iceland ranks 1st of 43 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Transition from outside: experimental statistics in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 18 | — |
| 2012 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16 | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 14 | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 12 | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 9 | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 10 | +25.0% |
| 2025 | 9 | -10.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 9 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4, 2.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4, 2.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14 | 10 | 18 | 9 |
| 2020s | 9.83 | 8 | 12 | 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 transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Iceland?
- Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Iceland was 9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 18 in 2011.
- What is the lowest transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2023.
- How does Iceland rank for transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour?
- Iceland ranks 1st out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. 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 outside the labour force to employment by labour market attachment (annual averages of quarterly transitions, estimated probabilities) - experimental statistics. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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