Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Iceland
Iceland: Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or was 50.0% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Iceland, 2003–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Iceland stood at 50.0%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 65.6% on the previous year and up 88.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Iceland peaked at 50.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 2003.
Iceland ranks 41st of 62 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 21.4% | — |
| 2004 | 26.6% | +24.3% |
| 2005 | 28.3% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 30.3% | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 30.9% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 31.3% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 25.5% | -18.5% |
| 2010 | 30.3% | +18.8% |
| 2011 | 28.2% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 34.2% | +21.3% |
| 2013 | 30.2% | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 50.0% | +65.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.8% | 21.4% | 31.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 28.2% | 50.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More education data for Iceland
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,661 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,167 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 37,056 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 32,314 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0838 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Iceland?
- Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Iceland was 50.0% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 2003.
- How does Iceland rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
- Iceland ranks 41st out of 62 countries with data for 2014.
- Is proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or services, 15-24 years old, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release