Work & Labour in Iceland

89 indicators covering work & labour for Iceland.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Unemployment with intermediate education 2.7% 2024 down 35.8% 115th
Unemployment with basic education, female 7.5% 2024 up 40.1% 63rd
Unemployment with advanced education 2.3% 2024 down 38.4% 109th
Unemployment with intermediate education, female 3.1% 2024 down 31.7% 107th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total 4.0% 2024 down 30.5% 121st
Unemployment with intermediate education, male 2.5% 2024 down 37.6% 110th
Labor force with basic education, female 52.3% 2024 down 21.1% 24th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male 4.3% 2024 down 29.9% 118th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female 3.6% 2024 down 31.7% 121st
Labor force with basic education 65.6% 2024 down 9.9% 18th
Labor force with basic education, male 77.7% 2024 down 2.3% 21st
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 68.8% 2025 down 10.0% 15th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 75.6% 2025 down 8.8% 37th
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age popula 73.2% 2024 down 12.8% 23rd
Labor force with intermediate education, male 77.4% 2024 down 10.4% 42nd
Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female working-a 66.5% 2024 down 17.6% 22nd
Unemployment with advanced education, male 2.9% 2024 up 13.3% 88th
Labor force with advanced education, male 89.1% 2024 down 3.5% 15th
Labor force with advanced education 86.5% 2024 down 5.0% 10th
Labor force with advanced education, female 84.6% 2024 down 5.9% 7th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 72.3% 2025 down 9.3% 17th
Unemployment with advanced education, female 1.8% 2024 down 60.4% 113th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 74.8% 2025 up 2.3% 2nd
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 74.3% 2025 up 6.3% 4th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 75.4% 2025 down 1.4% 2nd
Part time employment, female 32.7% 2023 up 1.4% 48th
Part time employment, male 11.9% 2023 up 4.3% 65th
Part time employment, total 21.4% 2023 down 0.1% 52nd
Female share of employment in senior and middle management 37.3% 2023 down 1.4% 42nd