Annual working hours per person employed in Iceland
Iceland: Annual working hours per person employed was 1,883 Hours in 2016. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours per person employed in Iceland, 1970–2016
Source: OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in Hours.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 1,883 Hours for annual working hours per person employed in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per person employed in Iceland peaked at 2,350 Hours in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1,834 Hours, in 2010.
That places Iceland 10th out of 37 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,192 Hours | 2,042 Hours | 2,350 Hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,021 Hours | 2,011 Hours | 2,030 Hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,001 Hours | 1,975 Hours | 2,026 Hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,970 Hours | 1,849 Hours | 2,053 Hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,863 Hours | 1,834 Hours | 1,883 Hours | 7 |
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 74.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 79.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 87.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 70.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 87.5% (2025)
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- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 84.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per person employed in Iceland?
- Annual working hours per person employed in Iceland was 1,883 Hours in 2016, according to OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per person employed recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,350 Hours in 1970.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per person employed recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,834 Hours in 2010.
- How does Iceland rank for annual working hours per person employed?
- Iceland ranks 10th out of 37 countries with data for 2016.
- Is annual working hours per person employed rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per person employed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Regular hours worked by full-time and part-time workers, paid and unpaid overtime, hours worked in additional jobs, and time not worked because of public holidays, annual paid leave, strikes and labour disputes, and other reasons.