ICELAND GENDER LANDSCAPE Color Key This briefing showcases the gender landscape in Iceland on key indicators Improvement helpful for monitoring gender equality and designing effective policy Deterioration interventions. Gender equality fosters productivity gains, minimizes losses No Change in wealth, reduces poverty, boosts shared prosperity, and supports green, resilient, and inclusive development. Click the indicators below to explore the World Bank Gender Data Portal. Latest* Comparison Year Value ECA HIC World Progress in ending all forms of gender-based violence Proportion of women subjected to physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months (% of ever 2018 3.00 6.32 5.60 NA partnered women ages 15-49) Women who were first married by 18 (% of women 20-24) NA NA NA NA NA Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women 15-19) 2022 5.08 13.1 11.2 41.9 Stronger and more resilient human capital Female NA NA 99.8 99.3 91.7 Literacy rate (% ages 15-24) Male NA NA 99.8 99.3 93.9 Female 2022 115 88.9 89.4 46.4 School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) Male 2022 56.6 74.0 69.8 40.3 Female share of graduates from STEM programs, tertiary (%) 2012 35.2 NA NA NA Female NA NA NA NA NA Fraction of children under 5 not stunted Male NA NA NA NA NA Mortality from cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease between Female 2019 7.00 11.4 9.78 14.8 ages 30 and 70 (%) Male 2019 10.2 21.8 17.0 21.8 More and better jobs, including jobs of the future Female 2023 70.1 51.6 54.4 48.7 Labor force participation rate (% 15+) Male 2023 78.5 66.4 68.2 73.1 Female 2022 90.5 86.1 91.0 53.1 Wage and salaried workers (% of employment) Male 2022 82.7 79.6 86.3 51.3 Female 2022 1.66 6.58 2.22 25.6 Employment in agriculture (% of employment) Male 2022 6.22 8.44 4.06 26.9 Female 2023 2.62 12.8 11.1 NA Share of youth not in education, employment or training (% of youth population) Male 2023 4.72 10.8 10.5 NA Female 2023 7.86 15.7 11.6 15.4 Youth unemployment (% of labor force 15-24) Male 2023 10.5 14.5 11.8 13.4 Greater ownership and use of economic assets Female 2021 23.7 24.1 21.1 9.93 Received a public sector pension (% 15+) Male 2021 23.1 19.8 18.6 8.83 Female 2021 100 87.8 96.7 71.9 Financial institution account (% 15+) Male 2021 100 90.9 96.0 76.0 Wider access to and use of enabling services Female NA NA NA NA NA Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work (% of 24 hour day) Male NA NA NA NA NA Female 2021 99.7 86.6 91.1 61.6 Individuals using the Internet Male 2021 99.7 89.2 92.8 67.2 Female 2021 80.6 47.8 55.3 31.8 Used a mobile phone or the internet to pay bills (% 15+) Male 2021 81.2 53.0 57.0 37.0 Advances in women’s participation in decision-making Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%) 2022 39.4 NA NA NA Firms with female participation in ownership (% of firms) NA NA 34.1 39.0 33.8 Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 2023 47.6 31.1 30.3 26.7 Proportion of women in ministerial level positions (%) 2022 41.7 27.0 29.1 22.8 * Latest value shows the latest available value from 2012 onwards. Color coding of the latest country value represents a more than 10 percent change upward or downward from the country’s baseline value from either 2010 or 2011. No coloring applied whenever there is no data for 2010 or 2011. Notes: (1) Iceland is part of the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region and a high income country (HIC) as classified by The World Bank Group. Peer Comparison shows how Iceland performs relative to its peers in the region, income group, and the world. (2) Data and definitions can be found on the Gender Data Portal. Data is as of December 31, 2024. ICELAND GENDER LANDSCAPE A closer look at digital Turning human capital investments into economic gains means addressing barriers to women‘s economic empowerment, including access to digital and financial and financial services. Financial inclusion for women has many benefits, including more inclusion in Iceland influence over their household’s spending priorities, and more resilience to weather unexpected expenses. Similarly, closing the gender digital divide can facilitate greater and more equal economic participation. Despite progress, gender gaps persist in both domains. DIGITAL FINANCIAL LEGAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESS TO CAPITAL WBL Entrepreneurship Score 100 A measure of legal barriers to women starting businesses, with scores below 100 100 indicating restrictions on access to credit, contracts, banking, or business registration. LEARN MORE GENDER FINANCIAL INCLUSION DIGITAL INCLUSION - World Bank Gender Strategy - The Global Findex Database - Using Digital Solutions to Address 2024-2030 - Women Entrepreneurs Finance Barriers to Female Entrepreneurship - World Bank Gender Data Portal Initiative (We-Fi) - Digital Progress and Trends Report Sources: All charts show the latest value available as of September 2024 Digital: Gallup World Poll 2024. Financial: Global Findex Database. Legal Environment: Women, Business and the Law (2024) Legal 1.0. Access to Capital: (1) Global Findex Database. (2) World Bank Enterprise Survey Database, if available.