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 48.3% 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 48.3%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 46.8% on the previous year and up 126.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Iceland peaked at 48.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2003.
Iceland ranks 30th of 59 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 | 13.7% | — |
| 2004 | 21.3% | +55.5% |
| 2005 | 22.9% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 29.5% | +28.8% |
| 2007 | 28.2% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 32.0% | +13.5% |
| 2009 | 24.3% | -24.1% |
| 2010 | 25.0% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 28.7% | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 33.9% | +18.1% |
| 2013 | 32.9% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 48.3% | +46.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.6% | 13.7% | 32.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 33.8% | 25.0% | 48.3% | 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 48.3% 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 48.3% 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 13.7% in 2003.
- How does Iceland rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
- Iceland ranks 30th out of 59 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 126.8%. 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, 25-74 years old, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release