Iceland's part time employment, male (% of total male employment) was 41.87% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 11.48 percentage points from 30.39% in 2013.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 41.87% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 27.57% | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 30.39% | 2013 |
| Highest | 41.87% | 2023 |
| Lowest | 17.48% | 2000 |
| Average since 2014 | 31.93% | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 19.48% | 1995 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Iceland's part time employment, male (% of total male employment) rose 0.04 percentage points on 2022 (from 41.83% to 41.87%).
Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2022), the average change was +0.83 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.82 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 8.39 percentage points in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 5.66 percentage points in 2004. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about 1.67 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 69% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
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| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 41.87% | 2023 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 21.22% | 2024 |
| High income | 22.14% | 2024 |
Closest to Iceland in the 2023 ranking
- Indonesia — 2nd of 6: 31.61%
- Slovak Republic — 3rd of 6: 24.19%
- Armenia — 4th of 6: 15.58%
What this measures
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 29 values
| Year | Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 41.87 |
| 2022 | 41.83 |
| 2021 | 38.1 |
| 2020 | 29.71 |
| 2019 | 27.93 |
| 2018 | 27.57 |
| 2017 | 27.89 |
| 2016 | 28.57 |
| 2015 | 28.04 |
| 2014 | 27.84 |
| 2013 |
Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in nearby economies
More social protection & labor data for Iceland
- Net migration — 2,709 (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate) — 75.62% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (national estimate) — 71.97% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate) — 91% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (national estimate) — 79.09% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate) — 83.98% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate) — 81.49% (2025)
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Questions people ask
- What is Iceland's part time employment, male (% of total male employment)?
- 41.87% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1995?
- It is up 22.39 percentage points from 19.48% in 1995. The highest value was 41.87% in 2023 and the lowest 17.48% in 2000.
- Is the latest change in part time employment, male (% of total male employment) unusual for Iceland?
- In 2023, Iceland's part time employment, male (% of total male employment) rose 0.04 percentage points on 2022 (from 41.83% to 41.87%). Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2022), the average change was +0.83 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.82 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.TLF.PART.MA.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: September 28, 2026 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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