Gender in Iceland

248 indicators covering gender for Iceland.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 47.2% 177th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 52.1% 179th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 42.9% 182nd
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 0.9972 index 2025 down 0.1% 136th
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.23 index 2025 up 4.7% 22nd
Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year 2025 down 42.6% 92nd
Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 50.0% 2050 up 5.4% 184th
Women required to obey husband, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Women and men have equal rights to immovable property, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Labor force, female, per square kilometre 1.08 units per square kilometre 2023 up 18.1% 175th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0007 units per square kilometre 2023 up 4.3% 184th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0031 units per square kilometre 2023 up 22.8% 178th
Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.972 2023 up 2.3% 1st
Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 unchanged 77th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.12 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 up 9.1% 94th
Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 81,199 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 11.7% 13th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 unchanged 76th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 unchanged 89th
Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Share of the population that is female 48.8% 2025 down 2.0% 194th
Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 98.22 2023 down 0.6% 123rd
Gender Development Index 0.983 2023 up 2.3% 72nd
Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.983 2023 up 2.3% 72nd
Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.983 2023 up 2.3% 72nd
Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.9755 2023 up 0.9% 2nd
Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 48.3% 64th
Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.867 % change on previous year 2023 up 142.1% 44th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 25.5 2016 up 1.2% 118th
Access to justice for women 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Gender of the chief executive 1 2025 1st
Gender of the head of government 1 2025 1st
Gender of the head of state 1 2025 1st
Share of women in parliament 46.0% 2025 up 11.5% 8th
Population 404,610 2024 up 23.6% 168th
Life Expectancy at Birth 82.81 2024 down 0.1% 26th
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 40.74 2025 up 6.6% 43rd
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 14.7% 2023 up 28.9% 178th
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 14.7% 2023 up 28.9% 180th
Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 15.1% 2023 down 7.9% 181st
Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 108.91 2023 down 10.8% 25th
Sex ratio at birth 105.86 males per 100 females 2023 up 5.0% 58th
Sex ratio by age 45.95 males per 100 females 2023 up 77.2% 33rd
Sex ratio at age 5 110.01 males per 100 females 2023 up 2.7% 9th
Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 105.86 males per 100 females 2023 up 5.0% 58th
Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Probability of dying that year, among females 0.0% 2023 down 85.0% 236th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman 41.0% 2023 down 2.5% 77th
Sex ratio at age 60 98.2 males per 100 females 2023 down 4.5% 71st
Male population by age group 12,016 people 2023 up 0.7% 181st
Female population by age group 11,217 people 2023 down 1.6% 181st
Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 100 2023 up 33.3% 1st
Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st