Iceland Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Iceland labor force participation rate for 2023 was 76.74%, a 1.19% decline from 2022.
  • Iceland labor force participation rate for 2022 was 77.93%, a 3.37% increase from 2021.
  • Iceland labor force participation rate for 2021 was 74.55%, a 1.69% increase from 2020.
  • Iceland labor force participation rate for 2020 was 72.86%, a 5.72% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Iceland 76.74%
Netherlands 71.41%
New Zealand 68.93%
Australia 67.83%
Norway 65.12%
Switzerland 64.63%
Canada 64.28%
Denmark 63.95%
Qatar 60.64%
Austria 59.29%
Sweden 58.68%
United Kingdom 55.03%
Finland 54.94%
Ireland 54.56%
Germany 54.33%
Malta 54.17%
United States 51.04%
Japan 49.84%
Channel Islands 49.44%
Bahamas 48.41%
Israel 47.61%
Panama 46.01%
Uruguay 45.93%
UAE 45.86%
Guam 45.05%
Estonia 44.08%
Cyprus 43.65%
France 42.76%
Barbados 42.37%
Bahrain 41.18%
Macao 39.78%
Brunei 38.35%
French Polynesia 38.20%
Argentina 37.73%
Oman 36.74%
Trinidad and Tobago 36.58%
Slovenia 36.34%
New Caledonia 35.83%
Singapore 35.61%
Portugal 35.46%
Luxembourg 35.05%
Latvia 34.74%
Lithuania 34.00%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 33.80%
Spain 32.94%
Poland 32.11%
Hong Kong 31.98%
Belgium 31.45%
Hungary 31.16%
Croatia 30.49%
Chile 29.93%
Czech Republic 28.52%
Saudi Arabia 27.72%
Slovak Republic 27.56%
South Korea 27.04%
Italy 26.39%
Greece 24.85%
Kuwait 24.43%
Puerto Rico 23.02%
Iceland Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 76.74% -1.19%
2022 77.93% 3.37%
2021 74.55% 1.69%
2020 72.86% -5.72%
2019 78.58% -1.74%
2018 80.32% -1.95%
2017 82.27% -0.76%
2016 83.03% 2.86%
2015 80.17% 1.99%
2014 78.18% 0.12%
2013 78.06% 2.35%
2012 75.71% 2.63%
2011 73.08% -0.58%
2010 73.66% 0.53%
2009 73.13% -5.04%
2008 78.17% -1.70%
2007 79.87% 1.22%
2006 78.65% 2.54%
2005 76.11% -3.20%
2004 79.31% -1.02%
2003 80.34% 8.96%
2002 71.38% -8.54%
2001 79.91% 2.56%
2000 77.36% 5.53%
1999 71.83% -0.29%
1998 72.12% 6.20%
1997 65.93% 0.10%
1996 65.83% -4.49%
1995 70.32% 11.84%
1994 58.48% 0.31%
1993 58.17% -2.31%
1992 60.49% 1.00%
1991 59.48% 1.00%