Work & Labour in Iceland

896 indicators covering work & labour for Iceland.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4964 % change on previous year 2100 up 6.0% 145th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4501 % change on previous year 2100 up 4.5% 143rd
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5492 % change on previous year 2100 up 7.0% 152nd
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year 2050 down 17.9% 140th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2312 % change on previous year 2050 down 42.4% 164th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 373.77 1000 No 2050 up 3.1% 171st
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 16.3 1000 No 2050 down 12.2% 188th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 169.5 1000 No 2100 down 5.7% 175th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 193.08 1000 No 2100 down 4.5% 173rd
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 362.58 1000 No 2100 down 5.1% 174th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per unit 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 2025 down 44.8% 179th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per capita 0.001 1000 No per person 2025 up 1.5% 17th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 2025 down 43.7% 179th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, per capita 0.0005 1000 No per person 2025 up 3.5% 18th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 2025 down 45.9% 178th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per capita 0.0005 1000 No per person 2025 down 0.6% 143rd
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 2025 down 54.2% 176th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per capita 0.0001 1000 No per person 2025 down 15.8% 174th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 2025 down 50.4% 177th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per capita 0.0009 1000 No per person 2025 down 8.9% 40th
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 85.79 2027 up 34.3% 181st
Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 74.49 2027 down 3.1% 18th
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 250.5 2027 up 17.9% 173rd
Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 3.48 2027 up 26.8% 132nd
Labour dependency ratio 0.678 2027 up 2.4% 184th
Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 114,878 2027 up 8.0% 30th
Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 101,419 2027 up 8.0% 14th
Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 71.9 2027 down 3.9% 17th
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.98 % change on previous year 2027 down 61.8% 74th
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.7825 % change on previous year 2027 down 62.8% 111th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square 0.0038 1000 No per square kilometre 2023 up 19.0% 187th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, per square 0.002 1000 No per square kilometre 2023 up 21.5% 185th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per square 0.0019 1000 No per square kilometre 2023 up 16.5% 187th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre 2023 down 0.2% 181st
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre 0.0033 1000 No per square kilometre 2023 up 7.1% 180th
Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 74.9% 2025 down 2.3% 17th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 79.6% 2025 down 1.2% 28th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 87.9% 2025 down 2.7% 35th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 70.0% 2025 down 3.8% 19th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 87.5% 2025 down 0.8% 3rd
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 90.8% 2025 up 0.3% 4th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 84.0% 2025 down 2.2% 4th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 82.1% 2025 up 2.5% 2nd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 81.0% 2025 up 3.2% 2nd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 83.3% 2025 up 1.7% 1st
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0002 units per person 2025 up 12.7% 157th
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0006 units per person 2025 up 2.5% 6th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rates 87.9% 2025 down 2.7% 35th
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 38.7% 183rd
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 44.2% 179th
Employment 237.21 2025 up 22.0% 171st
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 237.21 2025 up 22.0% 171st
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 8.7% 2025 up 1.1% 133rd
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 9.2% 2025 down 12.2% 122nd
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 8.1% 2025 up 22.2% 139th
Employment in services (% of total employment) 78.1% 2025 up 0.3% 29th
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 67.4% 2025 up 2.3% 36th