Annual working hours per worker in Iceland
Iceland: Annual working hours per worker was 1,452 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours per worker in Iceland, 1964–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual working hours per worker in Iceland is 1,452 hours per worker, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Iceland peaked at 2,139 hours per worker in 1964 and was at its lowest, 1,452 hours per worker, in 2023.
Iceland ranks 123rd of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,073 hours per worker | 1,992 hours per worker | 2,139 hours per worker | 6 |
| 1970s | 1,842 hours per worker | 1,716 hours per worker | 1,975 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,698 hours per worker | 1,690 hours per worker | 1,706 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,682 hours per worker | 1,660 hours per worker | 1,703 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,654 hours per worker | 1,536 hours per worker | 1,725 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,514 hours per worker | 1,480 hours per worker | 1,538 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,459 hours per worker | 1,452 hours per worker | 1,464 hours per worker | 4 |
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 74.9% (2025)
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- 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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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Iceland?
- Annual working hours per worker in Iceland was 1,452 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,139 hours per worker in 1964.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,452 hours per worker in 2023.
- How does Iceland rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Iceland ranks 123rd out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.