Publication of updated culture indicators about enterprises 2023, which was scheduled today 20 October 2025, has been postponed until further notice.

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.

In the autumn of 2017 there were 2,213 new entrants in three year Bachelor’s degree programmes in universities in Iceland. Three years later, 42.3% had graduated on time with a bachelor’s degree. An additional 1.3% had graduated from other tertiary programmes, such as two-year diploma programmes.

There were 44,758 students attending education at levels above compulsory education in Iceland in the autumn of 2024, an increase of 1,312 students from the previous year, or 3.0%. There were more students attending all levels except for the doctoral level, where there were 52 fewer students than in the previous year.

There were 47,162 pupils in compulsory education in Iceland in the autumn of 2024, 345 fewer than in the previous year, a 0.7% decrease. A total of 174 compulsory schools were operating in Iceland in the 2024-2025 school year, one fewer than in the previous year. Private schools were 13 with almost 1,560 pupils, the […]

More than 64% of 4,411 new entrants at the upper secondary level of education in 2019 had graduated in 2023, a similar proportion as among new entrants in 2018. Almost 15% of new entrants were still in education without having graduated four years after entering and almost 21% had dropped out.

Almost 27% of the population aged 25-64, or 54,900 persons, took part in lifelong learning in 2024, almost 24% of men and just under 30% of women. This is a slightly higher proportion than in the previous year. In general, participation in lifelong learning increases with more education, and was greater among the employed and […]

Publication of statistics on register based employment in September 2025, which was scheduled today 5 November 2025, has been postponed until further notice.

Publication of a news release on the labour market in the third quarter, which was scheduled on 30 October 2025, has been postponed until further notice.

According to measurement from the Icelandic Labour Force Survey, the unemployment rate among individuals aged 16 to 74 was 3.2% in September 2025. The number of unemployed persons was approximately 7,500. The employment rate stood at 78.4%, corresponding to about 228,200 individuals, and the activity rate was 81%, representing about 235,700 people in the labour […]

In total, 233,900 individuals were employed in the Icelandic labour market in August 2025, according to register-based data. The number of employed increased by around 1.200 between years, which corresponds to an increase of 0.5%. The number of employed females in August was around 108,800 and the number of males around 124,900.

According to measurement from the Icelandic Labour Force Survey, the unemployment rate among individuals aged 16 to 74 was 5.3% in August 2025. The number of unemployed persons was approximately 12,800. The employment rate stood at 78.6%, corresponding to about 228,900 individuals, and the activity rate was 83%, representing about 241,700 people in the labour […]