ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Iceland
Iceland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural was 43.83 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Iceland, 1995–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 43.83 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Iceland peaked at 63.76 1000 No in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.06 1000 No, in 2012.
That places Iceland 81st out of 82 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Iceland, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 58.92 1000 No | — |
| 1996 | 60.07 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 59.09 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 61.31 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 60.96 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 63.76 1000 No | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 62.63 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 62.94 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 63.23 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 63.71 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 7.06 1000 No | -88.9% |
| 2013 | 31.14 1000 No | +341.1% |
| 2014 | 29.88 1000 No | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 29.17 1000 No | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 29.17 1000 No | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 29.13 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 30.94 1000 No | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 31.09 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 30.28 1000 No | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 41.48 1000 No | +37.0% |
| 2022 | 45.62 1000 No | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 45.49 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 43.83 1000 No | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.07 1000 No | 58.92 1000 No | 61.31 1000 No | 5 |
| 2000s | 63.11 1000 No | 62.63 1000 No | 63.76 1000 No | 3 |
| 2010s | 34.45 1000 No | 7.06 1000 No | 63.71 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.34 1000 No | 30.28 1000 No | 45.62 1000 No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More economy & growth data for Iceland
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.96 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.48 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 45,300 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 17.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 100,546 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 131.34 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 12.91 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.92 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Iceland?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Iceland was 43.83 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 63.76 1000 No in 2000.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.06 1000 No in 2012.
- How does Iceland rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?
- Iceland ranks 81st out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.