Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Iceland
Iceland: Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status was 8.8 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Iceland, 2010–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2020, subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Iceland stood at 8.8. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 26.7% on the previous year and down 62.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Iceland peaked at 23.3 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.8, in 2020.
Iceland ranks 30th of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 23.3 | — |
| 2011 | 23.1 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 21.1 | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 21.8 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 19 | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 18.2 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 13.3 | -26.9% |
| 2017 | 11.2 | -15.8% |
| 2018 | 10.5 | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 12 | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 8.8 | -26.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.35 | 10.5 | 23.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 1 |
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More population data for Iceland
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.2688 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 408.78 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4806 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6617 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.502 (2100)
- Population density 3.6 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 13,661 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.502 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.4806 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate 0.6452 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Iceland?
- Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Iceland was 8.8 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest subjective poverty by most frequent activity status recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3 in 2010.
- What is the lowest subjective poverty by most frequent activity status recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8 in 2020.
- How does Iceland rank for subjective poverty by most frequent activity status?
- Iceland ranks 30th out of 35 countries with data for 2020.
- Is subjective poverty by most frequent activity status rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.2%. 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 Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status (population aged 18 and over). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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