Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS in Iceland
Iceland: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS was 3.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS in Iceland, 2014–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in Iceland is 3.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in Iceland peaked at 6.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2018.
Iceland ranks 53rd of 70 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4.9% | — |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -18.8% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -25.1% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +30.0% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | +56.1% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | -37.1% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.7% | 4.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 3.5% | 6.0% | 5 |
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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 unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in Iceland?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in Iceland was 3.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2018.
- How does Iceland rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls?
- Iceland ranks 53rd out of 70 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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