ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Iceland
Iceland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 74.46 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Iceland, 1995–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Iceland is 74.46 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Iceland peaked at 84.43 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 72.49 %, in 2021.
Iceland ranks 5th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 83.33 % | — |
| 1996 | 82.11 % | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 81.56 % | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 83.86 % | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 83.92 % | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 84.22 % | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 83 % | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 83.92 % | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 79.61 % | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 78.79 % | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 78.63 % | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 82.72 % | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 84.43 % | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 82.52 % | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 83.05 % | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 83.14 % | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 83.39 % | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 80.54 % | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 77.83 % | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 72.49 % | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 73.84 % | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 73.44 % | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 74.46 % | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.96 % | 81.56 % | 83.92 % | 5 |
| 2000s | 83.71 % | 83 % | 84.22 % | 3 |
| 2010s | 81.68 % | 78.63 % | 84.43 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.41 % | 72.49 % | 77.83 % | 5 |
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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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 19.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1932 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 18,994 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 16.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2606 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 25,628 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 8.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 33.48 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Iceland?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Iceland was 74.46 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 84.43 % in 2014.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.49 % in 2021.
- How does Iceland rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Iceland ranks 5th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. 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 — Labour force participation rate 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.