Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita was 31.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita in Iceland, 2004–2016
Source: UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 31.0% for share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita in 2016.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita in Iceland peaked at 31.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 2006.
That places Iceland 19th out of 67 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 29.5% | — |
| 2005 | 28.7% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 27.4% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 27.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 29.3% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 30.3% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 31.2% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 30.9% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 31.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 29.3% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 29.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 31.1% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 31.0% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.8% | 27.4% | 30.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 29.3% | 31.2% | 7 |
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- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) -1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1135 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 11,161 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual -1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 17.85 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 1.75 million constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 17.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita in Iceland?
- Share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita in Iceland was 31.0% in 2016, according to UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 2006.
- How does Iceland rank for share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita?
- Iceland ranks 19th out of 67 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.