ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Iceland
Iceland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 20.9 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Iceland, 1995–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 20.9 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in 2024.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Iceland peaked at 22.5 % in 1996 and was at its lowest, 15.4 %, in 2011.
That places Iceland 43rd out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 22.2 % | — |
| 1996 | 22.5 % | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 20.6 % | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 20.9 % | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 21.3 % | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 22.2 % | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 20.3 % | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 20.2 % | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 15.6 % | -22.8% |
| 2011 | 15.4 % | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 19.5 % | +26.6% |
| 2013 | 18.9 % | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 18.2 % | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 17.6 % | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 17.9 % | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 17.4 % | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 17.3 % | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 17 % | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 18.4 % | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 17.7 % | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 16.8 % | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 19.6 % | +16.7% |
| 2024 | 20.9 % | +6.6% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 20.9 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 16 %, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 20.9 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.9 %, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +26.6% | 15.4 % | 19.5 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.5 % | 20.6 % | 22.5 % | 5 |
| 2000s | 20.9 % | 20.2 % | 22.2 % | 3 |
| 2010s | 17.48 % | 15.4 % | 19.5 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.68 % | 16.8 % | 20.9 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 40 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 22.8 % compare
- 41 Spain 21.5 % compare
- 41 Switzerland 21.5 % compare
- 44 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 19.5 % compare
- 45 Ireland 18.2 % compare
- 46 Finland 18.1 % compare
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -851.71 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -2,170 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -201.70 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -107.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -514.02 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 20.76 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Iceland?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Iceland was 20.9 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5 % in 1996.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4 % in 2011.
- How does Iceland rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
- Iceland ranks 43rd out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. 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 — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, 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.