Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Iceland

Iceland: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0743 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0743 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
178th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0743 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.058 units per square kilometre
in 2010
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Iceland, 2005–2023

00.020.040.060.082005201420232005: 0.061 units per square kilometre2006: 0.063 units per square kilometre2007: 0.065 units per square kilometre2008: 0.066 units per square kilometre2009: 0.059 units per square kilometre2010: 0.058 units per square kilometre2011: 0.059 units per square kilometre2012: 0.06 units per square kilometre2013: 0.061 units per square kilometre2014: 0.065 units per square kilometre2015: 0.067 units per square kilometre2016: 0.07 units per square kilometre2017: 0.071 units per square kilometre2018: 0.072 units per square kilometre2019: 0.072 units per square kilometre2020: 0.068 units per square kilometre2021: 0.068 units per square kilometre2022: 0.073 units per square kilometre2023: 0.074 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Iceland stood at 0.0743 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Iceland peaked at 0.0743 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.058 units per square kilometre, in 2010.

That places Iceland 178th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre in Iceland, 2005 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
2005 0.0608 units per square kilometre
2006 0.0632 units per square kilometre +4.1%
2007 0.0652 units per square kilometre +3.1%
2008 0.066 units per square kilometre +1.2%
2009 0.059 units per square kilometre -10.6%
2010 0.058 units per square kilometre -1.7%
2011 0.0589 units per square kilometre +1.6%
2012 0.0597 units per square kilometre +1.3%
2013 0.061 units per square kilometre +2.2%
2014 0.065 units per square kilometre +6.5%
2015 0.0674 units per square kilometre +3.7%
2016 0.0699 units per square kilometre +3.6%
2017 0.0709 units per square kilometre +1.5%
2018 0.0716 units per square kilometre +1.0%
2019 0.0718 units per square kilometre +0.3%
2020 0.0677 units per square kilometre -5.7%
2021 0.0682 units per square kilometre +0.7%
2022 0.0725 units per square kilometre +6.3%
2023 0.0743 units per square kilometre +2.5%

Iceland compared with similar countries

  • Iceland's 0.0743 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.79 units per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Iceland's 0.0743 units per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.33 units per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0628 units per square kilometre 0.059 units per square kilometre 0.066 units per square kilometre 5
2010s 0.0654 units per square kilometre 0.058 units per square kilometre 0.0718 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0707 units per square kilometre 0.0677 units per square kilometre 0.0743 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 175 Central African Republic 0.1156 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 176 Gabon 0.1063 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 177 Canada 0.0752 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 179 Botswana 0.0673 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 180 Australia 0.0576 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 181 Suriname 0.0575 units per square kilometre compare

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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 0.0743 units per square kilometre in 2023, 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 0.0743 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.058 units per square kilometre in 2010.
How does Iceland rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
Iceland ranks 178th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 3,569 data points, 2005–2023
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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.