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Youth unemployment rate (under 25) in Iceland

Youth unemployment rate (under 25) in Iceland was 8.67% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is down 0.11 pts from 2024. That is the 127th highest of 181 countries in 2025.

20258.67%
Change on 2024-0.11 pts
Rank127th of 181Countries ranked
Series high15.862010
Series low4.191999

Youth unemployment rate (under 25) in Iceland, 1991 to 2025

2.557.51012.51517.5199119962001200620112016202120251991: 4.85 %1992: 9.78 %1993: 9.89 %1994: 11.46 %1995: 11.7 %1996: 8.33 %1997: 7.84 %1998: 6.78 %1999: 4.19 %2000: 4.25 %2001: 4.86 %2002: 6.16 %2003: 11.82 %2004: 11.49 %2005: 7.05 %2006: 7.92 %2007: 6.69 %2008: 7.87 %2009: 15.46 %2010: 15.86 %2011: 14.15 %2012: 13.2 %2013: 10.42 %2014: 9.57 %2015: 8.58 %2016: 6.32 %2017: 7.54 %2018: 5.9 %2019: 8.45 %2020: 9.87 %2021: 11.83 %2022: 8.42 %2023: 8.49 %2024: 8.78 %2025: 8.67 %
%. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate), Unemployment, youth total, % of total labor force ages 15-24, modeled ILO estimate (SL.UEM.1524.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 35 values
Period%
20258.67
20248.78
20238.49
20228.42
202111.83
20209.87
20198.45
20185.9
20177.54
20166.32
20158.58
20149.57
201310.42
201213.2
201114.15
201015.86
200915.46
20087.87
20076.69
20067.92
20057.05
200411.49
200311.82
20026.16
20014.86
20004.25
19994.19
19986.78
19977.84
19968.33
199511.7
199411.46
19939.89
19929.78
19914.85

Rankings

Definition

Unemployed people under 25 as a percentage of the labour force under 25.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators, modelled estimate. Unemployment, youth total, % of total labor force ages 15-24, modeled ILO estimate (SL.UEM.1524.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.UEM.1524.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the youth unemployment rate in Iceland?

Youth unemployment rate (under 25) in Iceland was 8.67% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is down 0.11 pts from 2024. That is the 127th highest of 181 countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Unemployment, youth total, % of total labor force ages 15-24, modeled ILO estimate (SL.UEM.1524.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest youth unemployment rate in Iceland?

15.86% in 2010, the highest value since 1991 in this series.

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