Influence and Power Wages and Income

%
Women as percentage of candidates and elected members in
parliamentary elections 1987–2017 % The unadjusted gender pay gap 2008–2016 Women and Men
in Iceland 2018
60 25

50 20

40 15
Population
10
30 Population by sex and age 1950 and 2017
Age

5 100
20
Women Men
90
0 2017: 167,316 2017: 171,033
10 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 80
Total Full-time
70
0 Note: (Men´s hourly earnings - women´s hourly earnings)/men´s hourly earnings. Overtime payments and overtime
1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2009 2013 2016 2017 hours are included in the GPG. The gender pay gap indicator has been defined as unadjusted i.e. not adjusted
according to individual characteristics that may explain part of the earnings like occupation, education, age, years 60
Candidates Elected members with employer etc.
2017
50

Women´s share of leadership in enterprises by size of Average income from work by region 2016 40
Million ISK 1950
% enterprise 2016 30
60 7 1950
20
50 6
10
40 5
0
4 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 1,000 2,000 3,000
30
3 6.4
20 5.9
2 4.8 Population 2016
10 4.0
1
0 Women Men
1– 49 50 – 99 100 – 249 250+ 0
Number of employees Women Men Women Men Mean population 166,288 169,152
Capital region Other regions
Managers Chairpersons Board of directors 0 – 14 years, % 20 20
Note: Annual wages and other work related income of those who have some income from work.
15 – 64 years, % 66 67
65 and older, % 15 13
Positions of influence
Immigrants as percent of total population1 10.1 10.1
Official committees, councils 2016
Life births 1,992 2,042
Government Ministers (Febr.) 2018
Total fertility rate 1.7 .
Local government, elected represent. 2014
Mean age of mothers/fathers, first child 27.7 30.3
Judges in district courts (Dec.) 2017 Borgum / Nordurslod · 600 Akureyri Borgartun 21a · 105 Reykjavík
Mean age of spouses, first marriage2 32.7 34.6
Tel: (+354) 460 6200 Tel: (+354) 528 1000
Associations of journalists, members 2016 www.gender.is · jafnretti@jafnretti.is www.statice.is · information@statice.is Self-perceived good health (16 years and older), %3 73 80
Managers of state institutions (Jan.) 2018 Disability pensioners 18-66 years, % of age-group 9.9 6.4
Althing, elected representatives 2017 Deaths total 1,112 1,197
Managers of enterprises 2016 Deaths per 1,000 pop. 6.7 7.1

Ásprent *140217
Municipal managers, mayors (Jan.) 2017 Infant mortality rate 0.5 1.0
Skógarhlíð 6 · 105 Reykjavík
Judges in Supreme court (Dec.) 2017 Tel: (+354) 545 8100
Average life expectancy at birth, years 83.7 80.7
www.velferdarraduneyti.is · postur@vel.is
%0 20 40 60 80 100 Source: Statistics Iceland
1
Immigrant is an individual born abroad with both parents of foreign origin.
2 3
Women Men www.statice.is 2011. 2015.
 Education Labour Market
Parents in paid maternity/paternity leave by birthyear of child 2016 Graduations by diploma 2012/2013 Labour force participation rates 1920–2017
%
4,500 100
Certified trade, school
Total number of deliveries 2016: 3,973 certificate Women
4,000 Men
Journeyman‘s examination
Women 80
3,500
Men Matriculation examination
3,000 Other exam. at upper
secondary level 60
2,500
Master of trade examination
Number
2,000 Other diplomas at the post- 40
secondary non-tertiary level
1,500 Diploma or first
university degree
1,000 20
Master‘s degree
500
Ph.D.
0
0 1920 1940 1960 1981 1991 2001 2007 2011 2016 2017
Total Parents in labour Parents outside Number 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500
market labour market Women Men

Families 2017 Graduations at tertiary level 2012/2013 Labour market 2017

Mother with Health and welfare
Father Women Men
children Married
with couple without Education
14% Labour force, number 92,600 106,800
children children
2% Agriculture and veterinary Percent division of labour force 46 54
40%
Economic activity rate, 16 – 74 years, % 79 86
Consensual Humanities and arts
Percent of employed, 16 – 74 years, % 77 84
union with
children Services Percent of employed full-time
13% Social sciences, (35+ hours per week), % 65 86
business and law
Percent of employed part-time
Science, mathematics
and computing (<35 hours per week), % 35 14
Consensual Married Engineering, manufacturing
and construction
Average working hours per week 36 43
union without couple with
children children %0 20 40 60 80 100 Average working hours per week, full-time 41 47
5% 27% Rate of unemployment, % 2.7 2.8
Women Men

Media
Interviewees in news and news related programs by gender 2014–2015 Population 25–64 years by educational attainment and region 2017 Occupations 2017
% 100 % 100
Clerks
20
Professionals
80 30 32 80 41
43
56 Service and sales workers
Women
60 60 Associate professionals
Men 47
70 68 Elementary occupations
29
40 40 Senior officials and managers
39
26
Agricultural and fishery workers
20 20
30 34 Craft and related trades workers
18 17
0 0 Plant and machine operators
News News related programs Women Men Women Men % 0 20 40 60 80 100
Capital region Other regions
Note: Interviewees in news and news related programs at RUV and 365 midlar (Bylgjan and Stöð 2)
1 September 2014 – 31 August 2015. Source: Creditinfo for the Ministry of Welfare (2015). Compulsory Upper and post secondary Tertiary Women Men