Average weekly hours worked in Iceland
Average weekly hours worked in Iceland was 35.1 hours per week in 2023, according to International Labour Organization. That is down 0.3% from 2022. That is the 82nd highest of 97 countries in 2023.
Average weekly hours worked in Iceland, 1995 to 2023
All 29 values
| Period | hours per week |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 35.1 |
| 2022 | 35.2 |
| 2021 | 35.6 |
| 2020 | 37 |
| 2019 | 38.4 |
| 2018 | 38.3 |
| 2017 | 38.4 |
| 2016 | 38.5 |
| 2015 | 38.6 |
| 2014 | 38.5 |
| 2013 | 38.5 |
| 2012 | 38.5 |
| 2011 | 38.7 |
| 2010 | 38.3 |
| 2009 | 38.4 |
| 2008 | 40.3 |
| 2007 | 40.4 |
| 2006 | 40.8 |
| 2005 | 40.7 |
| 2004 | 40.4 |
| 2003 | 40.2 |
| 2002 | 41.2 |
| 2001 | 41.9 |
| 2000 | 42.5 |
| 1999 | 41.4 |
| 1998 | 40.9 |
| 1997 | 41.3 |
| 1996 | 41.5 |
| 1995 | 40.7 |
Rankings
Definition
Average number of hours actually worked per week in the main job by employed people, full-time and part-time together, from labour force and household surveys compiled by the ILO (13th ICLS definitions). Hours actually worked include overtime and exclude paid leave.
Main job only, so people with second jobs work more than shown. Countries with many part-time workers show lower averages. The ILO's modelled estimates are not served. The ILO recalculates national survey data to its international definitions, so values can differ from the figures national offices publish, and it revises past years.
How to cite
International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT. Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person by sex, total, annual (DF_HOW_TEMP_SEX_NB). https://data.ilo.org/vis?df%5Bds%5D=ds-production&df%5Bid%5D=DF_HOW_TEMP_SEX_NB&df%5Bag%5D=ILO (Accessed on 2026-10-12). Licensed under CC BY 4.0.Use this data in your AI agent
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What is the average weekly hours worked in Iceland?
Average weekly hours worked in Iceland was 35.1 hours per week in 2023, according to International Labour Organization. That is down 0.3% from 2022. That is the 82nd highest of 97 countries in 2023.
Where does this figure come from?
International Labour Organization. Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person by sex, total, annual (DF_HOW_TEMP_SEX_NB). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest average weekly hours worked in Iceland?
42.5 hours per week in 2000, the highest value since 1995 in this series.