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Iceland - Unemployment Rate 3.62

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 187 economies tracked

Latest value

3.62 (2025)

Global rank

##62 of 187 economies

vs global median

0.7×

Growth since 1991

1.42×

Ranking Race โ€” Unemployment Rate

1 = global #1 ยท lower value ranks higher

#1#18#35#52#69#86#10319911996200120062011201620212025#42#622017 overtook Laos2022 overtook Slovenia
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Real annual global ranks, 1991 - 2025. Iceland climbed from #42 to #62 (overtook Laos). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Iceland ↓

Key Events โ€” Iceland

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1992
Fell 29 places in global rank auto
1996
Climbed 23 places in global rank auto
1998
Climbed 21 places in global rank auto
2002
Fell 17 places in global rank auto
2003
Fell 16 places in global rank auto
2005
Climbed 26 places in global rank auto
2009
Fell 70 places in global rank auto
2015
Climbed 21 places in global rank auto

Unemployment Rate, 1991-2025

World Bank WDI · % of total labor force · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199120012011202120251.873.775.667.56

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