ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in Iceland
Iceland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total was 20.65 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in Iceland, 1995–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 20.65 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in 2024.
That represents a change of down 19.0% on the previous year and up 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Iceland peaked at 25.5 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.09 %, in 2018.
That places Iceland 70th out of 97 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 12.43 % | — |
| 1996 | 14.62 % | +17.6% |
| 1997 | 9.31 % | -36.3% |
| 1998 | 11.3 % | +21.4% |
| 1999 | 12.48 % | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 15.53 % | +24.4% |
| 2001 | 12.35 % | -20.5% |
| 2002 | 15.55 % | +25.9% |
| 2003 | 17.71 % | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 16.07 % | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 13.71 % | -14.7% |
| 2006 | 14.72 % | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 14.5 % | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 17.88 % | +23.3% |
| 2009 | 17.5 % | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 12.65 % | -27.7% |
| 2011 | 13.8 % | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 15.03 % | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 21.63 % | +43.9% |
| 2014 | 13.93 % | -35.6% |
| 2015 | 15.93 % | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 24.46 % | +53.5% |
| 2017 | 17.65 % | -27.8% |
| 2018 | 7.09 % | -59.8% |
| 2019 | 9.27 % | +30.7% |
| 2020 | 20 % | +115.7% |
| 2021 | 17.17 % | -14.1% |
| 2022 | 18.7 % | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 25.5 % | +36.4% |
| 2024 | 20.65 % | -19.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 20.65 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.57 %, 75% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 20.65 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.93 %, 69% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.03 % | 9.31 % | 14.62 % | 5 |
| 2000s | 15.55 % | 12.35 % | 17.88 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.14 % | 7.09 % | 24.46 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.4 % | 17.17 % | 25.5 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More agriculture & rural data for Iceland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 19.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0365 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 3,593 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8983 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0578 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Iceland?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Iceland was 20.65 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 25.5 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.09 % in 2018.
- How does Iceland rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total?
- Iceland ranks 70th out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total employees in agriculture — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.