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 0.3% in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
0.3%
Change on year
down 8.6%
World rank
17th
of 76 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2008
All-time low
0.2%
in 2009
Years of data
12
2004–2015

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

00.10.20.32004200920152004: 0.336 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.336 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.333 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.343 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.343 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.232 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.252 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.247 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.244 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.259 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.296 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.27 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Iceland is 0.3%, measured in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Iceland peaked at 0.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2009.

That places Iceland 17th out of 76 countries with data for 2015, putting it 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 in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Iceland, 2004 to 2015.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
2004 0.3%
2005 0.3% -0.1%
2006 0.3% -1.0%
2007 0.3% +3.1%
2008 0.3% +0.1%
2009 0.2% -32.4%
2010 0.3% +8.7%
2011 0.2% -2.2%
2012 0.2% -0.9%
2013 0.3% +6.0%
2014 0.3% +14.1%
2015 0.3% -8.6%

Averages by decade

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

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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 0.3% 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 0.3% in 2008.
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 2009.
How does Iceland rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
Iceland ranks 17th out of 76 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 19.5%. 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, rural (% of rural 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, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
76 places, 1,013 data points, 1980–2021
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