Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Iceland

Iceland: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male was 0.3% in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
0.3%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
21st
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2006
All-time low
0.3%
in 2012
Years of data
12
2004–2015

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Iceland, 2004–2015

00.20.40.62004200920152004: 0.454 % of male employed population in working age2005: 0.449 % of male employed population in working age2006: 0.508 % of male employed population in working age2007: 0.463 % of male employed population in working age2008: 0.481 % of male employed population in working age2009: 0.366 % of male employed population in working age2010: 0.36 % of male employed population in working age2011: 0.343 % of male employed population in working age2012: 0.338 % of male employed population in working age2013: 0.348 % of male employed population in working age2014: 0.34 % of male employed population in working age2015: 0.339 % of male employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male employed population in working age.

Analysis

In 2015, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Iceland stood at 0.3%.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Iceland peaked at 0.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2012.

Iceland ranks 21st of 82 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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 15-64, male in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age) in Iceland, 2004 to 2015.
Year % of male employed population in working age Change
2004 0.5%
2005 0.4% -1.2%
2006 0.5% +13.2%
2007 0.5% -9.0%
2008 0.5% +4.0%
2009 0.4% -23.9%
2010 0.4% -1.5%
2011 0.3% -4.9%
2012 0.3% -1.3%
2013 0.3% +2.8%
2014 0.3% -2.3%
2015 0.3% -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 6
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Iceland?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Iceland was 0.3% in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2006.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2012.
How does Iceland rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male?
Iceland ranks 21st out of 82 countries with data for 2015.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. 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 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age)
Unit
% of male employed population in working age
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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