Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Iceland

Iceland: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 was 0.2% in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
0.2%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
35th
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2006
All-time low
0.2%
in 2012
Years of data
12
2004–2015

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Iceland, 2004–2015

00.10.20.32004200920152004: 0.314 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.304 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.331 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.322 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.33 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.251 % of employed population aged 25-642010: 0.242 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.233 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.227 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.233 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.231 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.232 % of employed population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 25-64.

Analysis

In 2015, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Iceland stood at 0.2%.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Iceland peaked at 0.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2012.

Iceland ranks 35th of 82 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 25-64 in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) in Iceland, 2004 to 2015.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
2004 0.3%
2005 0.3% -3.1%
2006 0.3% +8.9%
2007 0.3% -3.0%
2008 0.3% +2.8%
2009 0.3% -24.1%
2010 0.2% -3.3%
2011 0.2% -4.0%
2012 0.2% -2.3%
2013 0.2% +2.4%
2014 0.2% -0.7%
2015 0.2% +0.6%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Iceland?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 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 25-64 recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2006.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 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 25-64?
Iceland ranks 35th out of 82 countries with data for 2015.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. 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 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
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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