Iceland vs Ireland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of

Iceland
20.9 %
in 2024
Ireland
18.2 %
in 2024
Iceland rank
43rd
Ireland rank
45th

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of over time

  • Iceland
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 20.9 % against 18.2 % in Ireland, a difference of 2.7 %.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Ireland ahead.

Iceland ranks 43rd and Ireland ranks 45th of 72 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 21.5 % 26.78 % 5.28 % Ireland
2000s 20.9 % 23.23 % 2.33 % Ireland
2010s 17.48 % 21.96 % 4.48 % Ireland
2020s 18.68 % 19.46 % 0.78 % Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of, Iceland or Ireland?
Iceland, at 20.9 % against 18.2 % in Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of between Iceland and Ireland?
2.7 %, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Ireland?
23 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Iceland and Ireland rank globally for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Iceland ranks 43rd and Ireland ranks 45th of 72 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,460 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.