Transition from unemployment to employment by previous work in Iceland
Iceland: Transition from unemployment to employment by previous work was 31.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transition from unemployment to employment by previous work in Iceland, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of unemployment.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 31.0% for transition from unemployment to employment by previous work in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 24.4% on the previous year and down 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transition from unemployment to employment by previous work in Iceland peaked at 59.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 2025.
Iceland ranks 6th of 41 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Transition from unemployment to employment by previous work in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Percentage of unemployment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 38.0% | — |
| 2012 | 37.0% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 43.0% | +16.2% |
| 2014 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 50.0% | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 59.0% | +18.0% |
| 2017 | 54.0% | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 47.0% | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 50.0% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 37.0% | -26.0% |
| 2021 | 43.0% | +16.2% |
| 2022 | 51.0% | +18.6% |
| 2023 | 43.0% | -15.7% |
| 2024 | 41.0% | -4.7% |
| 2025 | 31.0% | -24.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46.8% | 37.0% | 59.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 41.0% | 31.0% | 51.0% | 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 transition from unemployment to employment by previous work in Iceland?
- Transition from unemployment to employment by previous work in Iceland was 31.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest transition from unemployment to employment by previous work recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 59.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest transition from unemployment to employment by previous work recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 2025.
- How does Iceland rank for transition from unemployment to employment by previous work?
- Iceland ranks 6th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transition from unemployment to employment by previous work rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. 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 Transition from unemployment to employment by previous work experience (annual averages of quarterly transitions, estimated probabilities) - experimental statistics. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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