Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Iceland

Iceland: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 was 0.1% in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
0.1%
Change on year
down 6.3%
World rank
40th
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2007
All-time low
0.1%
in 2011
Years of data
12
2004–2015

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Iceland, 2004–2015

00.10.20.32004200920152004: 0.169 % of employed population aged 15-242005: 0.15 % of employed population aged 15-242006: 0.294 % of employed population aged 15-242007: 0.295 % of employed population aged 15-242008: 0.257 % of employed population aged 15-242009: 0.167 % of employed population aged 15-242010: 0.165 % of employed population aged 15-242011: 0.118 % of employed population aged 15-242012: 0.148 % of employed population aged 15-242013: 0.146 % of employed population aged 15-242014: 0.147 % of employed population aged 15-242015: 0.138 % of employed population aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 15-24.

Analysis

Iceland recorded 0.1% for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 in 2015.

The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Iceland peaked at 0.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2011.

That places Iceland 40th out of 82 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) in Iceland, 2004 to 2015.
Year % of employed population aged 15-24 Change
2004 0.2%
2005 0.2% -10.9%
2006 0.3% +96.0%
2007 0.3% +0.3%
2008 0.3% -13.0%
2009 0.2% -35.1%
2010 0.2% -0.8%
2011 0.1% -28.9%
2012 0.1% +26.2%
2013 0.1% -1.8%
2014 0.1% +0.9%
2015 0.1% -6.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 6
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Iceland?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Iceland was 0.1% in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2007.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2011.
How does Iceland rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24?
Iceland ranks 40th out of 82 countries with data for 2015.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iceland data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed population aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,165 data points, 1970–2021
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