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Part-time employment in Iceland

21.6% of employed people aged 15 to 64 in Iceland worked part-time in 2025.

Measure: Part-time employment Unit: % of total employment Data: 1995 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Iceland, 2025 21.6% % of total employment
Change from 2024 +0.7percentage points 2024: 20.9%
European Union, 2025 17.7% Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025 16.2% Middle value of 26 countries
Position in 2025 8th of 34 See the full ranking

Part-time employment in Iceland over time

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% of total employment. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Part-time employment (% of total employment), 2001 to 2025
Period IcelandEuropean Union
2025 21.6% 17.7%
2024 20.9% 17.7%
2023 20.2% 17.7%
2022 22.0% 17.5%
2021 21.9%b (break in time series) 17.7%b (break in time series)
2020 22.8%b (break in time series) 18.2%
2019 21.5% 18.3%
2018 21.5% 18.3%
2017 23.1% 18.5%
2016 24.0% 18.6%
2015 23.3% 18.7%
2014 22.9% 18.7%
2013 20.8% 18.6%
2012 20.8% 18.1%
2011 20.5% 17.7%
2010 22.4% 17.4%
2009 23.0% 16.9%
2008 20.1% 16.4%
2007 21.1% 16.4%
2006 16.6% 16.3%
2005 21.8%b (break in time series) 16.0%b (break in time series)
2004 19.2% 15.3%
2003 19.1%b (break in time series) 14.6%
2002 27.4% 14.2%
2001 26.7% –

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

  • That is a change of +0.7 percentage points from 20.9% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 23.3%, the figure has changed by −1.7 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Iceland has the 8th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 17.7%.

More for Iceland

All statistics for Iceland
Usual weekly working hours 37.7 hours per week 2025 · Eurostat Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 85.8% 2025 · Eurostat Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74 4.5% 2025 · Eurostat Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 9.5% 2025 · Eurostat Long-term unemployment rate 0.6% 2025 · Eurostat Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64 83.6% 2025 · Eurostat

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
lfsa_eppga · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A age=Y15-64 unit=PC
Observation period
1995 to 2025 for Iceland
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat