Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Iceland
Iceland: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 was 0.2% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Iceland, 2004–2015
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population with low education in working age.
Analysis
In 2015, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Iceland stood at 0.2%.
That represents a change of down 44.2% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Iceland peaked at 0.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2012.
Iceland ranks 30th of 81 countries on this measure, 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 15-64 in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % of employed population with low education in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.2% | — |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +17.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +72.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -21.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -19.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +22.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -39.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +51.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +47.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -44.2% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 2.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 2.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More reference data data for Iceland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0288 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0708 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0964 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2576 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Iceland?
- Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Iceland was 0.2% in 2015, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 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 recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2012.
- How does Iceland rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
- Iceland ranks 30th out of 81 countries with data for 2015.
- Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. 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, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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