Average effective retirement women in Iceland
Iceland: Average effective retirement women was 65.9 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
65.9
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
10th
of 49 countries
All-time high
71.1
in 1982
All-time low
64.6
in 2005
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Average effective retirement women in Iceland, 1980–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 65.9 for average effective retirement women in 2018.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average effective retirement women in Iceland peaked at 71.1 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 64.6, in 2005.
That places Iceland 10th out of 49 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Average effective retirement women in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 70.7 | — |
| 1981 | 70.8 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 71.1 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 70.3 | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 68.3 | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 69.3 | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 70.2 | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 70.3 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 70.5 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 70.6 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 70.8 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 71 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 71.1 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 70.7 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 70 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 69.9 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 67.4 | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 68.1 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 68.6 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 67.8 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 66.4 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 66.4 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 67.6 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 65.9 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 65 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 64.6 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 66.2 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 65.5 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 65.5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 65.4 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 66.4 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 65.7 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 67.2 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 68.3 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 68 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 68.3 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 67.3 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 66.6 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 65.9 | -1.1% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 65.9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 63, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 65.9 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 62.45, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 70.21 | 68.3 | 71.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.54 | 67.4 | 71.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.85 | 64.6 | 67.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.08 | 65.7 | 68.3 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More gender data for Iceland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 69.14 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.228 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 345.21 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 345.21 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7736 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,155 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,290 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,184 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,324 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,211 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average effective retirement women in Iceland?
- Average effective retirement women in Iceland was 65.9 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average effective retirement women recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 71.1 in 1982.
- What is the lowest average effective retirement women recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.6 in 2005.
- How does Iceland rank for average effective retirement women?
- Iceland ranks 10th out of 49 countries with data for 2018.
- Is average effective retirement women rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Average effective retirement women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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