Severe housing deprivation rate by income quintile in Iceland
Iceland: Severe housing deprivation rate by income quintile was 2.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.8%
Change on year
down 15.2%
World rank
29th
of 47 countries
All-time high
3.3%
in 2019
All-time low
1.2%
in 2008
Years of data
17
2004–2020
Severe housing deprivation rate by income quintile in Iceland, 2004–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 2.8% for severe housing deprivation rate by income quintile in 2020.
That represents a change of down 15.2% on the previous year and up 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe housing deprivation rate by income quintile in Iceland peaked at 3.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2008.
Iceland ranks 29th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Severe housing deprivation rate by income quintile in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.1% | — |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -28.6% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +41.7% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -21.4% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -40.0% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +106.2% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -15.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.5% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 1 |
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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)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1585 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 15,584 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 12.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4237 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 41,663 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 54.43 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is severe housing deprivation rate by income quintile in Iceland?
- Severe housing deprivation rate by income quintile in Iceland was 2.8% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe housing deprivation rate by income quintile recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest severe housing deprivation rate by income quintile recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2008.
- How does Iceland rank for severe housing deprivation rate by income quintile?
- Iceland ranks 29th out of 47 countries with data for 2020.
- Is severe housing deprivation rate by income quintile rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Severe housing deprivation rate by income quintile. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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