Unemployed persons by citizenship and NUTS 2 region in Ísland
Ísland: Unemployed persons by citizenship and NUTS 2 region was 10.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
10.5
Change on year
up 23.5%
Rank
412th
of 438 regions
All-time high
13.6
in 2010
All-time low
3
in 2001
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Unemployed persons by citizenship and NUTS 2 region in Ísland, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployed persons by citizenship and nuts 2 region in Ísland is 10.5, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 23.5% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed persons by citizenship and nuts 2 region in Ísland peaked at 13.6 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2001.
Ísland ranks 412th of 438 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.55 | 3 | 12.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.74 | 5.5 | 13.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.87 | 8 | 12.6 | 6 |
More work & labour data for Ísland
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 84 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 236.2 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 88.1 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 289.9 (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 289.9 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 225.7 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 225.7 (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 225.7 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.8 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 88.1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployed persons by citizenship and nuts 2 region in Ísland?
- Unemployed persons by citizenship and nuts 2 region in Ísland was 10.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployed persons by citizenship and nuts 2 region recorded in Ísland?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6 in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployed persons by citizenship and nuts 2 region recorded in Ísland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2001.
- How does Ísland rank for unemployed persons by citizenship and nuts 2 region?
- Ísland ranks 412th out of 438 regions with data for 2025.
- Is unemployed persons by citizenship and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Ísland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ísland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployed persons by citizenship and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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