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 48.2% 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
Iceland recorded 48.2% for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in 2014. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 37.3% on the previous year and up 95.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Iceland peaked at 48.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2003.
That places Iceland 30th out of 62 countries with data for 2014, putting it 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 | 19.0% | — |
| 2004 | 24.6% | +29.5% |
| 2005 | 27.5% | +11.8% |
| 2006 | 31.7% | +15.3% |
| 2007 | 32.8% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 32.5% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 26.7% | -17.8% |
| 2010 | 28.7% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 31.8% | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 35.3% | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 35.1% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 48.2% | +37.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.8% | 19.0% | 32.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 35.8% | 28.7% | 48.2% | 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 48.2% 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 48.2% 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 19.0% in 2003.
- How does Iceland rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
- Iceland ranks 30th 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 95.9%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release