Austria vs Iceland: Annual working hours per worker
Austria
1,438 hours per worker
in 2023
Iceland
1,452 hours per worker
in 2023
Austria rank
125th
Iceland rank
123rd
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Austria
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 1,452 hours per worker against 1,438 hours per worker in Austria, a difference of 14 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Iceland ahead.
Austria ranks 125th and Iceland ranks 123rd of 130 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Iceland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,848 hours per worker | 2,073 hours per worker | 225.09 hours per worker | Iceland |
| 1970s | 1,774 hours per worker | 1,842 hours per worker | 68.17 hours per worker | Iceland |
| 1980s | 1,708 hours per worker | 1,698 hours per worker | 9.45 hours per worker | Austria |
| 1990s | 1,687 hours per worker | 1,682 hours per worker | 5.35 hours per worker | Austria |
| 2000s | 1,636 hours per worker | 1,654 hours per worker | 17.78 hours per worker | Iceland |
| 2010s | 1,520 hours per worker | 1,514 hours per worker | 5.88 hours per worker | Austria |
| 2020s | 1,428 hours per worker | 1,459 hours per worker | 30.9 hours per worker | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Austria or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 1,452 hours per worker against 1,438 hours per worker in Austria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Austria and Iceland?
- 14 hours per worker, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Iceland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Iceland rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Austria ranks 125th and Iceland ranks 123rd of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average working hours per worker in a given year.