Two new religious organisations were recognised in Iceland in 2023, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and Parish of St. Bartholomew the Apostle. Figures have been updated.

In 2022, 70% of applications to three major culture funds came from own account workers, 10% came from legal entities and 20% from private individuals. Meanwhile, the success ratio was highest among legal entities.

A total of 1.8 million guests visited museums and related activities in 2021, increasing by 12% from 2020. Proportionally the number increased the most at nature museums, by 54%. The number also increased at art museums and fish museums but for history museums the number decreased by 13%.

Publication of a news release on museums and related activities 2021, which was scheduled today Wednesday 13 September, has been postponed until further notice.

Operating revenues in cultural and creative industries were 126 billion ISK in 2021, increasing by 5.6% from 2020 (numbers are adjusted for inflation). The operating revenues were highest for film and TV, or 22% of the total amount.

Statistics Iceland now publishes for the first time data on personnel in pre-primary schools by background. The number of staff members with foreign background has increased in recent years. The proportion of staff with no foreign background decreased from 78.8% in 2020 to 71.7% in 2023, while the proportion of immigrants working in pre-primary schools […]

In December 2023, 19,765 children attended pre-primary schools in Iceland, a decrease of 145 (-0.7%) children from the previous year. No children were reported attending the two preschools in Grindavík, but in December 2022 189 children had attended those schools. In all, there were 261 pre-primary schools operating in December 2023, three fewer than in […]

Around one-quarter of the population aged 25-64, or 51,500 persons, took part in lifelong learning in 2023, 21.3% of men and 29.3% of women. This is a similar proportion as in the previous year, when 26.7% of the population took part in lifelong learning. Participation in lifelong learning increases with more education and is greater […]

In 2023, 43.5% of the 25-34 year old population had tertiary education, 31.3% of males and 57.5% of females. Almost 19% of 25-34 year olds had only completed basic education and almost 38% had completed upper secondary education. The share of 25-34 olds with tertiary education in the Capital region was 48.5% and 33.4% in […]

More than 64% of new entrants at the upper secondary level of education in 2018 had graduated in 2022. The completion rate, i.e. the proportion of new entrants who have graduated, has never been higher since Statistics Iceland began publishing data on new entrants in 1995.

In total, 214,900 individuals were employed in the Icelandic labour market in January 2025, according to register-based data. The number of employed increased by around 1,200 between years, which corresponds to an increase of 0.6%. The number of employed females in January was around 101,100 and the number of males around 113,700.

A total of 11,300 individuals were unemployed in January 2025 according to seasonally adjusted results from the Icelandic Labour Force Survey. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.8%, the employment rate was 78.1%, and the activity rate 82.0%. Seasonally adjusted unemployment increased by one percentage point from the previous month.

The main findings of the labour force survey by Statistics Iceland for the fourth quarter of 2024 show that an average of 230,500 people aged 16 to 74 was in the labour force. Of these, 223,800 were employed and 6,800 were unemployed and seeking work. The activity rate was 80.1%. The employment rate was 77.7%, […]

In total, 220,600 individuals were employed in the Icelandic labour market in December 2024, according to register-based data. The number of employed increased by around 4,100 between years, which corresponds to an increase of 1.9%. The number of employed females in December was around 103,200 and the number of males around 117,300.

In total, 3,830 jobs were vacant in the Icelandic labour market in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to Statistics Iceland’s Job Vacancy survey. At the same time, about 243,300 jobs were occupied and the job vacancy rate 1.6%.