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Labour force participation rate in Iceland

Latest: 74.9%
Previous: 75.2%
Change: -0.23 (-0.3%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Labour force participation rate in Iceland
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	72.7%
Dec 31, 1991	72.7%
Dec 31, 1992	73.3%
Dec 31, 1993	72.9%
Dec 31, 1994	73.2%
Dec 31, 1995	75.7%
Dec 31, 1996	74.4%
Dec 31, 1997	73.5%
Dec 31, 1998	75.0%
Dec 31, 1999	76.3%
Dec 31, 2000	77.9%
Dec 31, 2001	77.8%
Dec 31, 2002	76.7%
Dec 31, 2003	77.2%
Dec 31, 2004	76.3%
Dec 31, 2005	75.7%
Dec 31, 2006	76.9%
Dec 31, 2007	77.2%
Dec 31, 2008	76.4%
Dec 31, 2009	74.8%
Dec 31, 2010	74.7%
Dec 31, 2011	74.2%
Dec 31, 2012	74.3%
Dec 31, 2013	74.9%
Dec 31, 2014	76.0%
Dec 31, 2015	76.7%
Dec 31, 2016	77.4%
Dec 31, 2017	76.9%
Dec 31, 2018	76.0%
Dec 31, 2019	75.7%
Dec 31, 2020	73.6%
Dec 31, 2021	73.4%
Dec 31, 2022	74.5%
Dec 31, 2023	74.7%
Dec 31, 2024	75.2%
Dec 31, 2025	74.9%

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