Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Iceland
Iceland: Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and was 87.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
87.4%
Change on year
up 10.4%
World rank
10th
of 43 countries
All-time high
93.3%
in 2016
All-time low
79.2%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2015–2020
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Iceland, 2015–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 87.4% for persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in 2020.
That represents a change of up 10.4% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Iceland ranks 10th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 86.3% | — |
| 2016 | 93.3% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 88.5% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 80.5% | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 79.2% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 87.4% | +10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.6% | 79.2% | 93.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 87.4% | 87.4% | 87.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More reference data data for Iceland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0288 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0708 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0964 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2576 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Iceland?
- Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Iceland was 87.4% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 93.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.2% in 2019.
- How does Iceland rank for persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and?
- Iceland ranks 10th out of 43 countries with data for 2020.
- Is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and most frequent activity status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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