Iceland Long Working Hours Rate (2025)
Iceland's Long Working Hours Rate: 12.6 % of employed persons in 2025, -0.5pp YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_QOE_3A2), 2018–2025.
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
| 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.