# Risk of poverty or social exclusion: Iceland

> Risk of poverty or social exclusion in Iceland was 11.7 % (2020).

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 11.7 % |
| Period | 2020 (2020) |
| Change vs a year earlier | +0.1 percentage points |
| Frequency | year |

## Definition

Share of the population at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE), in percent.

## Recent periods

| Period | % |
|---|---:|
| 2020 | 11.7 |
| 2019 | 11.6 |
| 2018 | 11.3 |
| 2017 | 12.6 |
| 2016 | 11.8 |
| 2015 | 12.6 |

## Checks

Status: verified, 2026-11-01
- ok: range: latest 2025 = 18.6, allowed 5..45
- ok: fresh: latest 2025 ends 305 days ago, max 600

## Source and use

Data: Eurostat, dataset ilc_peps01n, processed by SwedenMetrics.

Data licence: CC BY 4.0. Feel free to cite with a link to the page.

Page: https://swedenmetrics.com/eu-poverty-risk/iceland-IS
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