Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Iceland
Iceland: Part time employment, total (% of total employment) was 50.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
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 50.0% for part time employment, total in 2023.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Iceland peaked at 50.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 31.8%, in 2000.
That places Iceland 6th out of 115 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 36.6% | — |
| 1996 | 34.6% | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 33.4% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 34.4% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 34.7% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 31.8% | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 32.0% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 33.5% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 38.6% | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 35.9% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 37.0% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 38.2% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 38.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 35.2% | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 38.9% | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 39.8% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 39.4% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 39.3% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 40.4% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 37.2% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 37.5% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 37.5% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 37.3% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 37.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 37.1% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 39.7% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 48.0% | +21.1% |
| 2022 | 50.3% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 50.0% | -0.5% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 50.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 32.0%, 1.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 50.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 30.1%, 1.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.7% | 33.4% | 36.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 35.9% | 31.8% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.3% | 37.1% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 39.7% | 50.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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 part time employment, total in Iceland?
- Part time employment, total in Iceland was 50.0% 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 50.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.8% in 2000.
- How does Iceland rank for part time employment, total?
- Iceland ranks 6th out of 115 countries with data for 2023.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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.