Total tourism contribution to employment in Iceland 2019-2023

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Ana M. López,
Jan 20, 2025

Directly and indirectly, the travel and tourism sector accounted for over 45 thousand jobs in Iceland in 2023. Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, this European country lost over 12 thousand jobs during 2020.

Number of jobs in travel and tourism in Iceland from 2019 to 2023 (in 1,000s)

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April 2024

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Iceland

Survey time period

2019 to 2023

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Report based on data from Oxford Economics, UNWTO, and national sources.

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