Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Iceland
Iceland: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 0.1% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Iceland, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Iceland is 0.1%, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 55.9% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Iceland peaked at 0.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2017.
Iceland ranks 109th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.1% | — |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +82.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -18.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +100.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -52.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -53.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +59.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +129.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -47.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -22.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -39.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -35.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +131.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -77.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +1570.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -55.9% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6%, 23% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6%, 23% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +1570.7% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 106 Switzerland 0.2% compare
- 107 Thailand 0.2% compare
- 108 South Korea 0.2% compare
- 110 Netherlands 0.1% compare
- 111 Luxembourg 0.1% compare
- 112 Taiwan 0.1% compare
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 poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Iceland?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Iceland was 0.1% in 2019, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2017.
- How does Iceland rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Iceland ranks 109th out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $4.20 per day.