Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Ísland
Ísland: 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 Ísland, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Ísland recorded 10.5 for unemployed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 Ísland peaked at 13.6 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2001.
That places Ísland 415th out of 442 regions 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 |
Countries ranked near Ísland
More work & labour data for Ísland
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth and 84 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 236.2 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, coun 88.1 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and NUT 289.9 (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status an 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 work 34.8 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, citi 88.1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Ísland?
- Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Ísland was 10.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Ísland?
- 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 Ísland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2001.
- How does Ísland rank for unemployed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region?
- Ísland ranks 415th out of 442 regions with data for 2025.
- Is unemployed persons by educational attainment level 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 educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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