World Bank Open Data · CC BY 4.0 Some World Bank indicators are published with a lag. The site always shows the latest actually available year for each country and indicator.
RU EN

Iceland
Labor force, total

Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Global rank#167out of 182 countries
Go to rankingOpenglobal ranking and map

Historical trend

243 K217 K191 K165 K139 K199020082025Iceland · 2025: 242,507.00Iceland

Analytical takeaways

  • Iceland records 242,507.00 for Labor force, total in 2025, ranking #167 globally out of 182 countries.
  • Labor force, total increased from 138,996.00 in 1990 to 242,507.00 in 2025, a gain of 103,511.00.
  • The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.

Comparison

Use the comparison tool or canonical pair-vs-pair pages to compare this country on the same indicator.