Part time employment, total in Iceland
Iceland: Part time employment, total was 21.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, total in Iceland, 1995–2023
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 21.4% for part time employment, total in 2023.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Iceland peaked at 30.7% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2006.
That places Iceland 52nd out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Part time employment, total in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 30.7% | — |
| 1996 | 28.1% | -8.5% |
| 1997 | 28.9% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 29.9% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 28.5% | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 28.2% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 26.9% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 27.8% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 19.5% | -29.9% |
| 2004 | 19.9% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 22.2% | +11.8% |
| 2006 | 17.1% | -23.0% |
| 2007 | 21.7% | +27.1% |
| 2008 | 20.5% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 23.6% | +15.0% |
| 2010 | 22.9% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 21.4% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 23.6% | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 24.2% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 24.8% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 24.1% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 22.5% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 22.2% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 23.5% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 23.1% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 22.9% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 21.4% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.2% | 28.1% | 30.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 22.8% | 17.1% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 20.8% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 21.4% | 23.5% | 4 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4501 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, total in Iceland?
- Part time employment, total in Iceland was 21.4% in 2023, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 30.7% in 1995.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2006.
- How does Iceland rank for part time employment, total?
- Iceland ranks 52nd out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, total (% of total employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.