Economic Outlook No 115 — Trend labour efficiency in Iceland

Iceland: Economic Outlook No 115 — Trend labour efficiency was 8.11 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
8.11 million
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
2nd
of 30 countries
All-time high
8.11 million
in 2025
All-time low
4.44 million
in 1985
Years of data
41
1985–2025

Economic Outlook No 115 — Trend labour efficiency in Iceland, 1985–2025

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M1985200520251985: 4.4M1986: 4.5M1987: 4.5M1988: 4.6M1989: 4.6M1990: 4.7M1991: 4.7M1992: 4.8M1993: 4.9M1994: 4.9M1995: 5.0M1996: 5.1M1997: 5.2M1998: 5.4M1999: 5.5M2000: 5.6M2001: 5.7M2002: 5.9M2003: 6.0M2004: 6.1M2005: 6.3M2006: 6.4M2007: 6.5M2008: 6.6M2009: 6.7M2010: 6.9M2011: 7.0M2012: 7.1M2013: 7.2M2014: 7.2M2015: 7.3M2016: 7.4M2017: 7.5M2018: 7.6M2019: 7.7M2020: 7.7M2021: 7.8M2022: 7.9M2023: 8.0M2024: 8.0M2025: 8.1M

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Analysis

In 2025, economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency in Iceland stood at 8.11 million. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency in Iceland peaked at 8.11 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.44 million, in 1985.

That places Iceland 2nd out of 30 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 4.53 million 4.44 million 4.63 million 5
1990s 5.03 million 4.68 million 5.47 million 10
2000s 6.19 million 5.60 million 6.75 million 10
2010s 7.28 million 6.85 million 7.66 million 10
2020s 7.92 million 7.74 million 8.11 million 6

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 1 Chile 12.78 million compare
  2. 3 Hungary 5.20 million compare
  3. 4 Japan 3.77 million compare
  4. 5 OECD 1.88 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency in Iceland?
Economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency in Iceland was 8.11 million in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 8.11 million in 2025.
What is the lowest economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 4.44 million in 1985.
How does Iceland rank for economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency?
Iceland ranks 2nd out of 30 countries with data for 2025.
Is economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iceland data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Economic Outlook No 115 — Trend labour efficiency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Economic Outlook No 115 — Trend labour efficiency
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Coverage
40 places, 1,489 data points, 1969–2025
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May 2024 - The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. OECD (2024), OECD Economic Outlook No 115 (Edition 2024/1) EO115 Database documentation EO115 Last historical points gdp inflation cpi population unemployment real gdp gdp per capita employment OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact: eco.outlook@oecd.org Keywords: Outlook, forecasts, forecast, GDP