Social Development in Iceland 165 indicators covering social development for Iceland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of current of tobacco users, estimate 23,000 2030 down 30.3% 157th Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized 11.4% 2020 down 19.4% 169th Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 20.8% 2020 down 9.5% 179th Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days 50.6% 2020 up 2.2% 37th Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 79.2% 2020 up 2.8% 8th Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized 9.4% 2020 up 6.2% 135th Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) 42.7% 2020 up 6.7% 8th Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year 21.76 2020 up 3.7% 102nd Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure 10.02 2020 up 3.7% 102nd Average daily intake in grams of alcohol, population 17.23 2020 up 6.2% 51st Countries where interstate or intrastate wars took place 0 2010 — 4th Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence 6.6% 2030 down 40.5% 138th Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) 6.8% 2030 down 39.8% 139th Public and private social expenditure 19.21 Percentage of GDP 2024 up 9.3% 22nd Social expenditure aggregates 19.21 Percentage of GDP 2024 up 9.3% 22nd Tobacco MPOWER overview: Monitor, Protect people, Offer help, Warn of 5 2024 unchanged 1st Tobacco Raise taxes: Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of 1,759 2024 down 3.2% 27th Tobacco Raise taxes: National taxes for tobacco and nicotine products 0 2024 — 104th Annual non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) 2.13 million National currency 2024 up 131.1% 14th Annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators (Revenue) 153,418 National currency 2025 up 92.5% 21st Annual non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) — Net 622,376 National currency 2024 up 91.8% 14th Homicides, by sex of the victim 1 homicides 2023 — 121st Homicide rate by sex of the victim 2.02 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 up 227.4% 86th Annual non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) 488,428 National currency 2024 up 152.9% 11th Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG 3.62 2025 down 8.9% 54th Press Freedom Index 15.37 2021 up 81.0% 162nd Age of liberal democracy 82 years 2025 up 13.9% 7th Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees 32.1% 2024 up 165.3% 68th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption 4.24 2016 up 12.2% 25th Tobacco MPOWER: National tobacco control programmes 2 2024 unchanged 79th Trust in government 42.5% 2024 up 18.1% 25th Laboratories providing drug susceptibility testing (DST) 0 2014 — 131st Annual budget for tobacco control in currency reported 70.00 million 2022 unchanged 17th Homicide rate from firearms 0 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 — 75th Homicides by firearm 0 homicides 2023 — 75th Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner 0 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 — 47th Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" 62.3% 2022 up 28.4% 6th Share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of 62.3% 2022 up 28.4% 6th Share of people who trust churches and religious organizations 47.3% 2022 down 25.4% 24th Total number of indoor cinemas 14 2013 down 33.3% 60th Annual revenues from alcohol excise tax in millions US$ 120.34 2015 down 34.2% 46th Annual revenues from alcohol excise tax in millions US$ 120.34 2015 down 34.2% 39th Alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure 2.9% 2007 down 9.4% 4th Alcoholic excise tax revenue as a per cent of government revenue 2.5% 2015 up 19.0% 8th Alcoholic excise tax revenue as a per cent of government revenue 2.5% 2015 up 19.0% 8th ← Previous Page 3 of 3