Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … age sex 0 in Iceland

Iceland: Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … age sex 0 was 0.7 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.7
Change on year
down 50.0%
World rank
49th
of 49 countries
All-time high
2
in 2013
All-time low
0.3
in 2009
Years of data
17
2004–2020

Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and in Iceland, 2004–2020

0.511.522004201220202004: 12005: 0.92006: 0.72007: 0.62008: 0.82009: 0.32010: 1.42011: 1.72012: 1.42013: 22014: 1.32015: 1.12016: 0.72017: 1.32018: 1.22019: 1.42020: 0.7

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and in Iceland is 0.7, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and in Iceland peaked at 2 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.3, in 2009.

That places Iceland 49th out of 49 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … age sex 0 in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and sex (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy in Iceland, 2004 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2004 1 —
2005 0.9 -10.0%
2006 0.7 -22.2%
2007 0.6 -14.3%
2008 0.8 +33.3%
2009 0.3 -62.5%
2010 1.4 +366.7%
2011 1.7 +21.4%
2012 1.4 -17.6%
2013 2 +42.9%
2014 1.3 -35.0%
2015 1.1 -15.4%
2016 0.7 -36.4%
2017 1.3 +85.7%
2018 1.2 -7.7%
2019 1.4 +16.7%
2020 0.7 -50.0%

Iceland compared with similar countries

  • Iceland's 0.7 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.45, 3% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Iceland's 0.7 is below the median for high income countries, which is 20.5, 3% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … age sex 0 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.

YearChange FromTo
2010 +366.7% 0.3 1.4

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7167 0.3 1 6
2010s 1.35 0.7 2 10
2020s 0.7 0.7 0.7 1

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 46 Luxembourg 1.8 compare
  2. 47 Cyprus 1.4 compare
  3. 48 Malta 1.1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and in Iceland?
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and in Iceland was 0.7 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 2 in 2013.
What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3 in 2009.
How does Iceland rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and?
Iceland ranks 49th out of 49 countries with data for 2020.
Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iceland data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and sex (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and sex (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
55 places, 1,031 data points, 2003–2025
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