Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region in Iceland
Iceland: Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region was 37.6 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region in Iceland, 1999β2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 37.6 for average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region in Iceland peaked at 42.3 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 37.6, in 2025.
Iceland ranks 19th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.9 | 41.9 | 41.9 | 1 |
| 2000s | 41.36 | 39.1 | 42.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.32 | 38.8 | 39.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.02 | 37.6 | 38.4 | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Iceland
- 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)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region in Iceland?
- Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region in Iceland was 37.6 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 42.3 in 2000.
- What is the lowest average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.6 in 2025.
- How does Iceland rank for average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region?
- Iceland ranks 19th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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