Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Iceland
8.8% of people in Iceland lived below the national poverty line in 2017.
The latest value for Iceland is for 2017. Most countries have figures for 2021.
Iceland, 2017
8.8%
Change from 2016
−1.3percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2017
15.5%
Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Iceland over time
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Iceland
The chart loads when you scroll to it. The table below shows the same data.
The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iceland |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.8% |
| 2016 | 10.1% |
| 2015 | 8.8% |
| 2014 | 9.2% |
| 2013 | 7.9% |
| 2012 | 9.3% |
| 2011 | 7.9% |
| 2010 | 9.2% |
| 2009 | 9.8% |
| 2008 | 10.2% |
| 2007 | 10.1% |
| 2006 | 10.1% |
| 2005 | 9.6% |
| 2004 | 9.7% |
| 2003 | 10.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.3 percentage points from 10.1% in 2016.
- Since 2007, when it was 10.1%, the figure has changed by −1.3 percentage points.
More for Iceland
All statistics for Iceland
Extreme poverty rate
0.1%
2019 · World Bank
At-risk-of-poverty rate
8.8%
2020 · Eurostat
Poverty or social exclusion rate
11.7%
2020 · Eurostat
Income inequality (Gini)
24.0 (0 to 100)
2020 · Eurostat
Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20)
3.41 times
2020 · Eurostat
Severe material and social deprivation
0.8%
2020 · Eurostat