Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total in Iceland

Iceland: Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total was 321.3 Hours in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
321.3 Hours
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
17th
of 18 countries
All-time high
321.3 Hours
in 2024
All-time low
248.28 Hours
in 2010
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total in Iceland, 2000–2024

01002003002000201220242000: 256.5 Hours2001: 257.2 Hours2002: 253.7 Hours2003: 250.9 Hours2004: 253.2 Hours2005: 261 Hours2006: 270.5 Hours2007: 276.7 Hours2008: 291.4 Hours2009: 252.9 Hours2010: 248.3 Hours2011: 252.6 Hours2012: 255 Hours2013: 261.1 Hours2014: 265.6 Hours2015: 272.8 Hours2016: 286.8 Hours2017: 296.4 Hours2018: 303.2 Hours2019: 299.6 Hours2020: 282.3 Hours2021: 285.5 Hours2022: 305.7 Hours2023: 318 Hours2024: 321.3 Hours

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours.

Analysis

Iceland recorded 321.3 Hours for annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total in Iceland peaked at 321.3 Hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 248.28 Hours, in 2010.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total employment in Iceland, 2000 to 2024.
Year Hours Change
2000 256.54 Hours
2001 257.16 Hours +0.2%
2002 253.74 Hours -1.3%
2003 250.85 Hours -1.1%
2004 253.2 Hours +0.9%
2005 260.96 Hours +3.1%
2006 270.5 Hours +3.7%
2007 276.75 Hours +2.3%
2008 291.4 Hours +5.3%
2009 252.89 Hours -13.2%
2010 248.28 Hours -1.8%
2011 252.64 Hours +1.8%
2012 254.96 Hours +0.9%
2013 261.08 Hours +2.4%
2014 265.61 Hours +1.7%
2015 272.81 Hours +2.7%
2016 286.82 Hours +5.1%
2017 296.44 Hours +3.4%
2018 303.18 Hours +2.3%
2019 299.58 Hours -1.2%
2020 282.34 Hours -5.8%
2021 285.51 Hours +1.1%
2022 305.7 Hours +7.1%
2023 317.96 Hours +4.0%
2024 321.3 Hours +1.0%

Iceland compared with similar countries

  • Iceland's 321.3 Hours is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8,991 Hours, 4% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
  • Iceland's 321.3 Hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 10,089 Hours, 3% of the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 262.4 Hours 250.85 Hours 291.4 Hours 10
2010s 274.14 Hours 248.28 Hours 303.18 Hours 10
2020s 302.56 Hours 282.34 Hours 321.3 Hours 5

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 14 Denmark 4,415 Hours compare
  2. 15 Finland 4,252 Hours compare
  3. 16 Luxembourg 757.12 Hours compare
  4. 18 United Kingdom 55.89 Hours compare

See the full ranking of 24 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total in Iceland?
Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total in Iceland was 321.3 Hours in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 321.3 Hours in 2024.
What is the lowest annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 248.28 Hours in 2010.
How does Iceland rank for annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total?
Iceland ranks 17th out of 18 countries with data for 2024.
Is annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iceland data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total employment
Unit
Hours
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
24 places, 774 data points, 1950–2025
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This table presents employment by institutional sector: Non-financial Corporations, Financial corporations, General Government, Households and Non-profit institutions serving households (NPISHs). For countries where information is available, the table also shows employment data for public corporations. The default view of the table is for persons, but users can select alternative views for jobs and hours using the ‘Unit of measure’ filter. Employment covers employees and self-employed people. This table shows total employment according to the domestic concept, which is defined by the location of the producer unit: employees are residents and non-residents employed by resident producer units; and self-employed people are resident and non-resident self-employed people in resident producer units. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE3 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org