Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74 in Iceland
The unemployment rate in Iceland was 4.5% of the labour force in 2025.
Iceland, 2025
4.5%
Change from 2024
+0.9percentage points
European Union, 2025
6.0%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
6.1%
Position in 2025
24th of 34
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74 in Iceland over time
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% of the labour force. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iceland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.5% | 6.0% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | 6.0% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | 6.1% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | 7.1% |
| 2020 | 5.5%b (break in time series) | 7.2% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | 6.8% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | 8.3% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | 9.3% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | 10.2% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | 11.0% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | 11.6% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | 11.1% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | 10.1% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | 10.1% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | 9.3% |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.9 percentage points from 3.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 4.0%, the figure has changed by +0.5 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Iceland has the 24th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 6.0%.
More for Iceland
All statistics for Iceland
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
9.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Long-term unemployment rate
0.6%
2025 · Eurostat
Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted)
5.9%
September 2026 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
3.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
85.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
83.6%
2025 · Eurostat