Average annual hours actually worked per worker β Hours worked in Iceland
Iceland: Average annual hours actually worked per worker β Hours worked was 1,421 Hours per year per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Average annual hours actually worked per worker β Hours worked in Iceland, 1970β2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours per year per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average annual hours actually worked per worker β hours worked in Iceland is 1,421 Hours per year per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average annual hours actually worked per worker β hours worked in Iceland peaked at 2,047 Hours per year per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1,421 Hours per year per person, in 2025.
That places Iceland 33rd out of 36 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,909 Hours per year per person | 1,778 Hours per year per person | 2,047 Hours per year per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,760 Hours per year per person | 1,752 Hours per year per person | 1,768 Hours per year per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,748 Hours per year per person | 1,734 Hours per year per person | 1,764 Hours per year per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,645 Hours per year per person | 1,536 Hours per year per person | 1,729 Hours per year per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,514 Hours per year per person | 1,480 Hours per year per person | 1,538 Hours per year per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,451 Hours per year per person | 1,421 Hours per year per person | 1,464 Hours per year per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 30 Luxembourg 1,459 Hours per year per person compare
- 31 Austria 1,442 Hours per year per person compare
- 32 Sweden 1,421 Hours per year per person compare
- 34 Norway 1,386 Hours per year per person compare
- 35 Denmark 1,369 Hours per year per person compare
- 36 Germany 1,332 Hours per year per person compare
More work & labour data for Iceland
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4964 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4501 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5492 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2312 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 373.77 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 16.3 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 169.5 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 193.08 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 362.58 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average annual hours actually worked per worker β hours worked in Iceland?
- Average annual hours actually worked per worker β hours worked in Iceland was 1,421 Hours per year per person in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest average annual hours actually worked per worker β hours worked recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,047 Hours per year per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest average annual hours actually worked per worker β hours worked recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,421 Hours per year per person in 2025.
- How does Iceland rank for average annual hours actually worked per worker β hours worked?
- Iceland ranks 33rd out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average annual hours actually worked per worker β hours worked rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Average annual hours actually worked per worker β Hours worked. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The concept used is the total number of hours worked over the year divided by the average number of people in employment. The data are intended for comparisons of trends over time; they are unsuitable for comparisons of the level of average annual hours of work for a given year, because of differences in their sources. Part-time workers are covered as well as full-time workers. 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.