Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Iceland
Iceland: Employees working shifts - % of total employees was 21.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
21.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
17th
of 44 countries
All-time high
26.8%
in 2015
All-time low
19.2%
in 2004
Years of data
28
1995–2025
Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Iceland, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 21.7% for employees working shifts - % of total employees in 2025.
The figure is down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employees working shifts - % of total employees in Iceland peaked at 26.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 2004.
Iceland ranks 17th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 19.3% | — |
| 1996 | 19.6% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 19.9% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 21.2% | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 21.4% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 20.8% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 22.6% | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 24.4% | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 19.9% | -18.4% |
| 2004 | 19.2% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 20.9% | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 21.4% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 21.8% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 20.5% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 22.8% | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 22.7% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 24.6% | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 25.3% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 25.6% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 26.7% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 26.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 26.1% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 25.7% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 23.6% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 22.4% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 21.7% | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 21.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.3% | 19.3% | 21.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 19.2% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 22.7% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 21.7% | 22.4% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employees working shifts - % of total employees in Iceland?
- Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Iceland was 21.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employees working shifts - % of total employees recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 26.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest employees working shifts - % of total employees recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 2004.
- How does Iceland rank for employees working shifts - % of total employees?
- Iceland ranks 17th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employees working shifts - % of total employees rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. 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 Employees working shifts - % of total employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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