Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Iceland
Iceland: Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region was 10.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Iceland, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Iceland stood at 10.5.
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 educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Iceland peaked at 13.6 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2001.
That places Iceland 33rd out of 33 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 |
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 74.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 79.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 87.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 70.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 87.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 90.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 84.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Iceland?
- Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Iceland was 10.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6 in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2001.
- How does Iceland rank for unemployed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region?
- Iceland ranks 33rd out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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