Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Iceland
Iceland: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0196 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Iceland, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Iceland is 0.0196 units per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Iceland peaked at 0.021 units per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0183 units per person, in 2010.
That places Iceland 29th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Iceland, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0205 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0209 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.021 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0208 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0186 units per person | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0183 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0185 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0187 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0189 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0199 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0204 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0209 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0207 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0205 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0201 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0186 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0185 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0191 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0194 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0196 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0196 units per person | -0.3% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0196 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0166 units per person, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0196 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0155 units per person, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0204 units per person | 0.0186 units per person | 0.021 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0197 units per person | 0.0183 units per person | 0.0209 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0191 units per person | 0.0185 units per person | 0.0196 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 26 Peru 0.02 units per person compare
- 27 Paraguay 0.0198 units per person compare
- 28 Colombia 0.0197 units per person compare
- 30 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0195 units per person compare
- 31 El Salvador 0.0195 units per person compare
- 32 Burkina Faso 0.0192 units per person 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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Iceland?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Iceland was 0.0196 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.021 units per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0183 units per person in 2010.
- How does Iceland rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Iceland ranks 29th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.