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Unemployment rate
Iceland — 36 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.3% (1989 est.) |
| 1991 | 1.8% (1990) |
| 1992 | 1.8% (1991) |
| 1993 | 5% (first quarter 1993) |
| 1994 | 4.5% (1993 est.) |
| 1995 | 7% (1994 est.) |
| 1996 | 3.9% (December 1995) |
| 1997 | 5% (1996) |
| 1998 | 3.8% (1997 est.) |
| 1999 | 3% (1998 est.) |
| 2000 | 2.4% (1999 est.) |
| 2001 | 2.7% (January 2001) |
| 2002 | 2.8% (2002 est.) |
| 2003 | 2.8% (2002 est.) |
| 2004 | 3.4% (2003 est.) |
| 2005 | 3.1% (2004 est.) |
| 2006 | 2.1% (2005 est.) |
| 2007 | 1.3% (2006 est.) |
| 2008 | 1% (2007 est.) |
| 2009 | 1.6% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 14 1% (2007 est.) note: this figure climbed to 9.4% as of February 2009 |
| 2010 | 8.6% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 99 8% (2009 est.) |
| 2011 | 8.1% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 94 8% (2009 est.) |
| 2012 | 5.6% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 56 7.4% (2011 est.) |
| 2013 | 5.8% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 59 7.4% (2011 est.) |
| 2014 | 4.5% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 42 5.8% (2012 est.) |
| 2015 | 5% (2014 est.) | 5.4% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 43 |
| 2016 | 4% (2015 est.) | 5% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 34 |
| 2017 | 3% (2016 est.) | 4% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 29 |
| 2018 | 2.8% (2017 est.) | 3% (2016 est.) |
| 2019 | 2.8% (2017 est.) | 3% (2016 est.) |
| 2020 | 3.62% (2019 est.) | 2.73% (2018 est.) |
| 2021 | 3.62% (2019 est.) 2.73% (2018 est.) |
| 2022 | 3.62% (2019 est.) 2.73% (2018 est.) |
| 2023 | 5.4% (2021 est.) 5.48% (2020 est.) 3.51% (2019 est.) |
| 2024 | 3.56% (2023 est.) 3.79% (2022 est.) 6.03% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |
| 2025 | 3.2% (2024 est.) 3.6% (2023 est.) 3.8% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |