Iceland vs Japan: Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of

Iceland
12.25 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status
in 2025
Japan
13.72 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status
in 2025
Iceland rank
11th
Japan rank
9th

Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of over time

  • Iceland
  • Japan
0102030199520102025

How they compare

Japan currently reports 13.72 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status against 12.25 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in Iceland, a difference of 1.47 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 11th and Japan ranks 9th of 40 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Japan Difference Ahead
2000s 25.16 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status 27.12 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status 1.97 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status Japan
2010s 17.81 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status 21.52 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status 3.71 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status Japan
2020s 13.37 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status 15.14 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status 1.78 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of, Iceland or Japan?
Japan, at 13.72 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status against 12.25 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in Iceland as of 2025.
What is the difference in incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of between Iceland and Japan?
1.47 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Japan?
24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Iceland and Japan rank globally for incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of?
Iceland ranks 11th and Japan ranks 9th of 40 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of employment in the hour band. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of employment in the hour band
Unit
Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
54 places, 1,686 data points, 1976–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset contains the share of employment by long hour bands (50 and over, 60 and over) for usual weekly hours worked in the main job. Actual hours of work instead of usual hours of work are only available in some countries (Japan and Korea). Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - by sex and age groups. Detailed notes and sources can be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates.