Employment in industry in Iceland
18.2% of employed people in Iceland worked in industry in 2025.
Iceland, 2025
18.2%
Change from 2024
−0.2percentage points
World, 2025
23.7%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
20.0%
Position in 2025
102nd of 182
Employment in industry in Iceland over time
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% of total employment. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iceland | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18.2% | 23.7% |
| 2024 | 18.4% | 23.6% |
| 2023 | 18.2% | 23.5% |
| 2022 | 18.0% | 23.6% |
| 2021 | 18.9% | 23.6% |
| 2020 | 17.9% | 23.3% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | 23.5% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | 23.5% |
| 2017 | 17.5% | 23.4% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | 23.3% |
| 2015 | 17.8% | 23.3% |
| 2014 | 18.4% | 23.5% |
| 2013 | 18.6% | 23.5% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | 23.6% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | 23.2% |
| 2010 | 18.4% | 22.9% |
| 2009 | 19.5% | 22.5% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | 22.6% |
| 2007 | 20.9% | 22.5% |
| 2006 | 21.5% | 21.9% |
| 2005 | 21.7% | 21.4% |
| 2004 | 23.4% | 21.0% |
| 2003 | 21.7% | 20.6% |
| 2002 | 22.5% | 20.6% |
| 2001 | 22.9% | 20.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 18.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 17.8%, the figure has changed by +0.4 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Iceland has the 102nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 23.7%.
More for Iceland
All statistics for Iceland
Employment in agriculture
3.6%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
78.1%
2025 · World Bank
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
4.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
9.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Long-term unemployment rate
0.6%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
85.8%
2025 · Eurostat