Persons living in a dwelling with a leaking roof, damp walls, floors in Iceland
Iceland: Persons living in a dwelling with a leaking roof, damp walls, floors was 21.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
21.0%
Change on year
up 43.8%
World rank
11th
of 47 countries
All-time high
21.0%
in 2015
All-time low
13.3%
in 2014
Years of data
11
2010–2020
Persons living in a dwelling with a leaking roof, damp walls, floors in Iceland, 2010–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 21.0% for persons living in a dwelling with a leaking roof, damp walls, floors in 2020. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 43.8% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in a dwelling with a leaking roof, damp walls, floors in Iceland peaked at 21.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2014.
Iceland ranks 11th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Persons living in a dwelling with a leaking roof, damp walls, floors in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 14.9% | — |
| 2011 | 15.9% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 17.9% | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | -27.7% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | +57.9% |
| 2016 | 15.4% | -26.7% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | +18.8% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | -14.2% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 21.0% | +43.8% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 21.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.8%, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 21.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.0%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.5% | 13.3% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 21.0% | 21.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 21.9% compare
- 9 United Kingdom 21.9% compare
- 12 Germany 20.5% compare
- 13 Netherlands 20.3% compare
- 13 Netherlands 20.3% compare
More urban development data for Iceland
- Population density 3.82 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 4.93 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 0 Tonnes (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 3.16 Hectares (2020)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 1,124 Number (2020)
- PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO 10.3% (2017)
- Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 9.52 million Number (2023)
- Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 89.07 Million euro (2023)
- Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status 13.1% (2020)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex 28.3% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons living in a dwelling with a leaking roof, damp walls, floors in Iceland?
- Persons living in a dwelling with a leaking roof, damp walls, floors in Iceland was 21.0% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons living in a dwelling with a leaking roof, damp walls, floors recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons living in a dwelling with a leaking roof, damp walls, floors recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2014.
- How does Iceland rank for persons living in a dwelling with a leaking roof, damp walls, floors?
- Iceland ranks 11th out of 47 countries with data for 2020.
- Is persons living in a dwelling with a leaking roof, damp walls, floors rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons living in a dwelling with a leaking roof, damp walls, floors or foundation, or rot in window frames or floor by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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