From 2010 to 2019, the average actual weekly working hours in Iceland lay between 38 and 39 hours, but dropped since. The average weekly working hours in Iceland decreased to 35.5 hours in 2022. In Iceland, the government recently decided to reduce the standard weekly working hours in the country from 40 to 36 or 35 hours.
Average actual weekly working hours in Iceland from 2010 to 2022
Characteristic
Average weekly working hours
2022
35.5
2021
35.8
2020
37.2
2019
38.6
2018
38.5
2017
38.7
2016
38.8
2015
39
2014
38.8
2013
38.8
2012
38.7
2011
39
2010
38.7
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