Iceland — Unemployment rate
percent · Annual · 1964–2030 · 67 observations
About this series
The unemployment rate is the number of people without work who are available for and seeking work, divided by the labour force. It is expressed as a percentage.
Iceland's unemployment rate reading was 3.75% in 2025. The period change from 3.37% in 2024 was +0.39 percentage points.
Get the full series
- Annual data, 1964–2030
- Quarterly data, 1964–2026
- Monthly data, 2003–2026
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Latest observations
2017–2030
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | 4 % |
| 2029 | 4 % |
| 2028 | 3.98 % |
| 2027 | 3.98 % |
| 2026 | 3.94 % |
9 earlier values, back to 2017
| 2025 | 3.75 % |
| 2024 | 3.37 % |
| 2023 | 3.38 % |
| 2022 | 3.59 % |
| 2021 | 5.84 % |
| 2020 | 6.27 % |
| 2019 | 3.9 % |
| 2018 | 3.13 % |
| 2017 | 3.3 % |