Unemployment: quarterly data (1998–2020) … quarterly 1998 in Iceland
Iceland: Unemployment: quarterly data (1998–2020) … quarterly 1998 was 5 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Iceland, 2003–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 5 for unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in 2020.
The figure is up 150.0% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Iceland peaked at 7 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2004.
That places Iceland 45th out of 47 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Unemployment: quarterly data (1998–2020) … quarterly 1998 in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3 | — |
| 2004 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2005 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2006 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 | +66.7% |
| 2009 | 7 | +40.0% |
| 2010 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2016 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5 | +150.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 5 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 52, 10% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 58, 9% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment: quarterly data (1998–2020) … quarterly 1998 in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +150.0% | 2 | 5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.71 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.5 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
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 unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Iceland?
- Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Iceland was 5 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2009.
- What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2004.
- How does Iceland rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data?
- Iceland ranks 45th out of 47 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. 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 Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data (1998–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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