In Iceland, the average actual weekly working hours of men were constantly higher than those of women from 2010 to 2022. Whereas women worked an average of around 31.5 hours per week in 2022, men worked nearly 39 hours per week. The government in Iceland recently decided to reduce the standard working hours in the country from 40 to 36 or 35 hours per week.
Average actual weekly working hours in Iceland by gender from 2010 to 2022
Characteristic
Men
Women
2022
38.7
31.6
2021
39.3
31.5
2020
40.3
33.2
2019
42
34.4
2018
42.2
34
2017
42.1
34.4
2016
42.5
34.3
2015
43.1
34.3
2014
42.9
34.1
2013
42.9
34.1
2012
42.7
34.1
2011
43.1
34.2
2010
42.8
34
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