Employed persons working on Sundays by professional status - % of in Iceland
Iceland: Employed persons working on Sundays by professional status - % of was 36.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
36.5%
Change on year
down 9.4%
World rank
1st
of 44 countries
All-time high
40.3%
in 2023
All-time low
27.3%
in 2010
Years of data
28
1995–2025
Employed persons working on Sundays by professional status - % of in Iceland, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of in Iceland is 36.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 9.4% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of in Iceland peaked at 40.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.3%, in 2010.
Iceland ranks 1st of 44 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Employed persons working on Sundays by professional status - % of in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 33.1% | — |
| 1996 | 31.8% | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 30.3% | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 33.0% | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 32.5% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 30.8% | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 34.8% | +13.0% |
| 2002 | 33.3% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 36.8% | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 35.7% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 32.2% | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 28.9% | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 29.7% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 33.3% | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 32.3% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 27.3% | -15.5% |
| 2011 | 29.1% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 31.0% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 36.3% | +17.1% |
| 2014 | 36.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 36.3% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 36.7% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 35.9% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 39.4% | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 38.0% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 35.9% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 40.3% | +12.3% |
| 2025 | 36.5% | -9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.1% | 30.3% | 33.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 32.8% | 28.9% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 27.3% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.6% | 35.9% | 40.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 2 Netherlands 32.2% compare
- 2 Netherlands 32.2% compare
- 4 Norway 26.6% compare
More work & labour data for Iceland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4964 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4501 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5492 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2312 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 373.77 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 16.3 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 169.5 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 193.08 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 362.58 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of in Iceland?
- Employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of in Iceland was 36.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.3% in 2010.
- How does Iceland rank for employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of?
- Iceland ranks 1st out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employed persons working on Sundays by professional status - % of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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