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. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2025)
37.6
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
19th
of 37 countries
All-time high
42.3
in 2000
All-time low
37.6
in 2025
Years of data
27
1999–2025

Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region in Iceland, 1999–2025

0102030401999201220251999: 41.92000: 42.32001: 42.12002: 41.12003: 42.22004: 41.62005: 41.32006: 41.62007: 41.42008: 40.92009: 39.12010: 38.82011: 39.52012: 39.42013: 39.52014: 39.62015: 39.62016: 39.32017: 39.12018: 39.22019: 39.22020: 38.42021: 38.12022: 382023: 38.12024: 37.92025: 37.6

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 16 Lithuania 39 compare
  2. 17 Czechia 38.9 compare
  3. 18 Latvia 38.5 compare
  4. 19 Luxembourg 37.6 compare
  5. 19 Sweden 37.6 compare
  6. 22 Spain 37.5 compare

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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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Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
476 places, 11,137 data points, 1999–2025
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