Researchers (HC) - % Female in Iceland
Iceland: Researchers (HC) - % Female was 32.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Iceland, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for researchers (hc) - % female in Iceland is 32.9%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 29.7% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (hc) - % female in Iceland peaked at 46.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 2023.
That places Iceland 82nd out of 107 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 34.1% | — |
| 2001 | 34.7% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 39.4% | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 39.3% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 38.6% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 37.8% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 37.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 42.6% | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 37.3% | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 43.8% | +17.4% |
| 2017 | 46.1% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 46.1% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 45.2% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 46.8% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 32.9% | -29.7% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 32.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 38.2%, 86% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 32.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39.3%, 84% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Researchers (HC) - % Female in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -29.7% | 46.8% | 32.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.1% | 34.1% | 34.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 38.6% | 34.7% | 42.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 43.3% | 37.3% | 46.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 41.7% | 32.9% | 46.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More science & technology data for Iceland
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 120.93 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.23 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 475,724 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 4.67 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.4503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 5 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (hc) - % female in Iceland?
- Researchers (hc) - % female in Iceland was 32.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 46.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 2023.
- How does Iceland rank for researchers (hc) - % female?
- Iceland ranks 82nd out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers (hc) - % female rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. 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 Researchers (HC) - % Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release