Unemployment rate,Percent in Iceland
Iceland: Unemployment rate,Percent was 4.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
4.5%
Change on year
up 30.8%
World rank
46th
of 71 countries
All-time high
8.4%
in 2010
All-time low
2.5%
in 2007
Years of data
23
2003–2025
Unemployment rate,Percent in Iceland, 2003–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate,percent in Iceland is 4.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 30.8% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in Iceland peaked at 8.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2007.
That places Iceland 46th out of 71 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 2.5% | 8.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 3.1% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 3.4% | 6.3% | 6 |
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 unemployment rate,percent in Iceland?
- Unemployment rate,percent in Iceland was 4.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2007.
- How does Iceland rank for unemployment rate,percent?
- Iceland ranks 46th out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate,Percent,,,. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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