Employment in services in Iceland
78.1% of employed people in Iceland worked in services in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2019.
Iceland, 2025
78.1%
Change from 2024
+0.3percentage points
World, 2025
50.6%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
73.5%
Position in 2025
29th of 182
Employment in services 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 | 78.1% | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 77.9% | 50.3% |
| 2023 | 78.0% | 49.9% |
| 2022 | 78.0% | 49.5% |
| 2021 | 77.0% | 49.6% |
| 2020 | 78.0% | 49.5% |
| 2019 | 78.5% | 50.2% |
| 2018 | 79.2% | 49.7% |
| 2017 | 78.8% | 49.1% |
| 2016 | 78.6% | 48.6% |
| 2015 | 77.9% | 48.1% |
| 2014 | 77.0% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | 76.9% | 46.4% |
| 2012 | 76.2% | 45.6% |
| 2011 | 76.0% | 45.1% |
| 2010 | 76.0% | 44.6% |
| 2009 | 75.7% | 44.2% |
| 2008 | 73.4% | 43.7% |
| 2007 | 73.2% | 43.2% |
| 2006 | 72.1% | 42.9% |
| 2005 | 71.8% | 42.3% |
| 2004 | 70.3% | 41.8% |
| 2003 | 71.4% | 41.1% |
| 2002 | 70.1% | 40.7% |
| 2001 | 69.4% | 40.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 77.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 77.9%, the figure has changed by +0.2 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Iceland has the 29th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 50.6%.
More for Iceland
All statistics for Iceland
Employment in agriculture
3.6%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
18.2%
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