Gender of chief executive in Iceland
Iceland: Gender of chief executive was 1 in 2025. β Volatile
Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 176 countries
All-time high
1
in 2009
All-time low
0
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900β2025
Gender of chief executive in Iceland, 1900β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 1 for gender of chief executive in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over five years.
Over the whole period, gender of chief executive in Iceland peaked at 1 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1900.
That places Iceland 1st out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 1 Barbados 1 compare
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- 1 Latvia, Republic of 1 compare
- 1 Lithuania, Republic of 1 compare
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- 1 Suriname 1 compare
- 1 Switzerland 1 compare
- 1 Tanzania, United Republic of 1 compare
- 1 Trinidad and Tobago 1 compare
- 1 Ukraine 1 compare
More gender data for Iceland
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2,349 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 2,353 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 2,500 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 2,373 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 2,582 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender of chief executive in Iceland?
- Gender of chief executive in Iceland was 1 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender of chief executive recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2009.
- What is the lowest gender of chief executive recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1900.
- How does Iceland rank for gender of chief executive?
- Iceland ranks 1st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender of chief executive. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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