Austria vs Iceland: Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time

Austria
3.3 Weeks per year per person
in 2025
Iceland
2.3 Weeks per year per person
in 2025
Austria rank
8th
Iceland rank
11th

Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time over time

  • Austria
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 3.3 Weeks per year per person against 2.3 Weeks per year per person in Iceland, a difference of 1 Weeks per year per person.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.4 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 8th and Iceland ranks 11th of 23 countries.

Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Iceland Difference Ahead
2000s 2.09 Weeks per year per person 1.84 Weeks per year per person 0.2429 Weeks per year per person Austria
2010s 2.41 Weeks per year per person 1.71 Weeks per year per person 0.7 Weeks per year per person Austria
2020s 2.93 Weeks per year per person 2.47 Weeks per year per person 0.4667 Weeks per year per person Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time, Austria or Iceland?
Austria, at 3.3 Weeks per year per person against 2.3 Weeks per year per person in Iceland as of 2025.
What is the difference in sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time between Austria and Iceland?
1 Weeks per year per person, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Iceland?
23 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
How do Austria and Iceland rank globally for sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time?
Austria ranks 8th and Iceland ranks 11th of 23 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time dependent employees, annual averages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time dependent employees, annual averages
Unit
Weeks per year per person
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
32 places, 737 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset presents time series on sickness absences of full-time dependent employees, annual averages. Data are expressed in number of weeks of sickness absences per year, self-reported, covering both full and part-week absences. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.