ICT specialists in employment in Iceland

ICT specialists made up 4.2% of total employment in Iceland in 2024.

Measure: ICT specialists in employment Unit: % of total employment Data: 2011 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimated”.
Iceland, 2024 4.2%e (Estimated) % of total employment
Change from 2023 −0.2percentage points 2023: 4.4%
European Union, 2024 4.9%e (Estimated) Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 5.2% Middle value of 26 countries

ICT specialists in employment in Iceland over time

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% of total employment. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

ICT specialists in employment (% of total employment), 2004 to 2025
Period IcelandEuropean Union
2025 – 5.0%e (estimated)
2024 4.2%e (estimated) 4.9%e (estimated)
2023 4.4%e (estimated) 4.8%e (estimated)
2022 4.2%e (estimated) 4.6%e (estimated)
2021 4.0%be (break in time series, estimated) 4.5%be (break in time series, estimated)
2020 4.7%be (break in time series, estimated) 4.3%e (estimated)
2019 4.3%e (estimated) 4.0%e (estimated)
2018 4.3%e (estimated) 3.8%e (estimated)
2017 4.7%e (estimated) 3.7%e (estimated)
2016 4.5%e (estimated) 3.6%e (estimated)
2015 4.4%e (estimated) 3.5%e (estimated)
2014 4.1%e (estimated) 3.4%e (estimated)
2013 3.9%e (estimated) 3.3%e (estimated)
2012 3.4%e (estimated) 3.2%e (estimated)
2011 3.7%be (break in time series, estimated) 3.0%be (break in time series, estimated)
2010 – 3.6%e (estimated)
2009 – 3.6%e (estimated)
2008 – 3.5%e (estimated)
2007 – 3.4%e (estimated)
2006 – 3.4%e (estimated)
2005 – 3.3%be (break in time series, estimated)
2004 – 3.1%e (estimated)

Flags: e estimated; be break in time series, estimated . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 4.4% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 4.1%, the figure has changed by +0.1 percentage points.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 4.9%.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
isoc_sks_itspt · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=PC_EMP
Observation period
2011 to 2024 for Iceland
Provider update
17 April 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat