ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per in Iceland
Iceland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per was 53.05 No in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per in Iceland, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in Iceland stood at 53.05 No.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in Iceland peaked at 63.96 No in 2000 and was at its lowest, 49.56 No, in 2021.
That places Iceland 5th out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per in Iceland, year by year
| Year | No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 63.5 No | — |
| 1992 | 62.9 No | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 63.9 No | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 62.3 No | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 58.14 No | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 57.21 No | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 58.15 No | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 58.88 No | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 59.52 No | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 63.96 No | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 59.39 No | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 55.95 No | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 57.61 No | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 52.79 No | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 54.66 No | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 59.07 No | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 56.28 No | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 60.14 No | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 54.57 No | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 56.05 No | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 54.98 No | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 55.63 No | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 53.92 No | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 53.48 No | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 54.44 No | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 54.03 No | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 55.29 No | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 56.57 No | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 53.86 No | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 54.59 No | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 49.56 No | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 51 No | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 52.82 No | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 53.05 No | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.5 No | 57.21 No | 63.9 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 57.44 No | 52.79 No | 63.96 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.83 No | 53.48 No | 56.57 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.2 No | 49.56 No | 54.59 No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 2 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 45.99 No compare
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire 40.08 No compare
- 2 United Arab Emirates 56.79 No compare
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 45.53 No compare
- 3 Senegal 56.6 No compare
- 4 Bhutan 53.16 No compare
- 4 Viet Nam 42.53 No compare
- 5 Türkiye 42.3 No compare
- 6 Mongolia 53.03 No compare
- 6 Republic of Moldova 41.86 No compare
- 7 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 41.44 No compare
- 7 Zimbabwe 52.07 No compare
- 8 Luxembourg 51.21 No compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 39.7 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Iceland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 19.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0365 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 3,593 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8983 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0578 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in Iceland?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in Iceland was 53.05 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 63.96 No in 2000.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.56 No in 2021.
- How does Iceland rank for ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per?
- Iceland ranks 5th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per employee in agriculture — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.