Iceland (2025)
12.6
% of employed persons
-0.5pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.5pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
8
years of data

Data

Iceland Long Working Hours Rate (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of employed persons YoY Change
2025 12.6 -0.5pp
2024 13.1 -0.2pp
2023 13.3 -0.3pp
2022 13.6 -0.4pp
2021 14 -0.1pp
2020 14.1 -1.2pp
2019 15.3 -1.7pp
2018 17 n/a

About this Dataset

Iceland recorded 12.6 % of employed persons in 2025. The latest change was -0.5pp. Across 2018–2025 the series ranges from 12.6 in 2025 to 17 in 2018.

This page tracks the share of employed persons in Iceland who usually work 49+ hours per week. Compare to EU-27 average.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the share of employed persons in Iceland who usually work 49+ hours per week. Compare to EU-27 average. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2018–2025 (8 observations).

The series peaked at 17 % of employed persons in 2018 and reached its lowest recorded value of 12.6 in 2025. The latest reading of 12.6 in 2025 represents a change of -0.5pp.