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Youth unemployment rate in Iceland

Latest: 8.7%
Previous: 8.8%
Change: -0.11 (-1.2%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Youth unemployment rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Youth unemployment 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	—
Dec 31, 1991	4.8%
Dec 31, 1992	9.8%
Dec 31, 1993	9.9%
Dec 31, 1994	11.5%
Dec 31, 1995	11.7%
Dec 31, 1996	8.3%
Dec 31, 1997	7.8%
Dec 31, 1998	6.8%
Dec 31, 1999	4.2%
Dec 31, 2000	4.2%
Dec 31, 2001	4.9%
Dec 31, 2002	6.2%
Dec 31, 2003	11.8%
Dec 31, 2004	11.5%
Dec 31, 2005	7.1%
Dec 31, 2006	7.9%
Dec 31, 2007	6.7%
Dec 31, 2008	7.9%
Dec 31, 2009	15.5%
Dec 31, 2010	15.9%
Dec 31, 2011	14.2%
Dec 31, 2012	13.2%
Dec 31, 2013	10.4%
Dec 31, 2014	9.6%
Dec 31, 2015	8.6%
Dec 31, 2016	6.3%
Dec 31, 2017	7.5%
Dec 31, 2018	5.9%
Dec 31, 2019	8.4%
Dec 31, 2020	9.9%
Dec 31, 2021	11.8%
Dec 31, 2022	8.4%
Dec 31, 2023	8.5%
Dec 31, 2024	8.8%
Dec 31, 2025	8.7%

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