Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time in Iceland
Iceland: Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time was 2.3 Weeks per year per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time in Iceland, 2003–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Weeks per year per person.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 2.3 Weeks per year per person for sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in 2025.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in Iceland peaked at 3.2 Weeks per year per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.5 Weeks per year per person, in 2008.
That places Iceland 11th out of 23 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.84 Weeks per year per person | 1.5 Weeks per year per person | 2.1 Weeks per year per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.71 Weeks per year per person | 1.6 Weeks per year per person | 1.9 Weeks per year per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.47 Weeks per year per person | 1.9 Weeks per year per person | 3.2 Weeks per year per person | 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 sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in Iceland?
- Sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in Iceland was 2.3 Weeks per year per person in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2 Weeks per year per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 Weeks per year per person in 2008.
- How does Iceland rank for sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time?
- Iceland ranks 11th out of 23 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time dependent employees, annual averages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents time series on sickness absences of full-time dependent employees, annual averages. Data are expressed in number of weeks of sickness absences per year, self-reported, covering both full and part-week absences. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.