Denmark vs Norway: Annual working hours per worker
Denmark
1,380 hours per worker
in 2023
Norway
1,412 hours per worker
in 2023
Denmark rank
129th
Norway rank
127th
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1,412 hours per worker against 1,380 hours per worker in Denmark, a difference of 32 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Norway ahead.
Denmark ranks 129th and Norway ranks 127th of 130 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,986 hours per worker | 2,068 hours per worker | 82.07 hours per worker | Norway |
| 1960s | 1,935 hours per worker | 1,957 hours per worker | 22.11 hours per worker | Norway |
| 1970s | 1,679 hours per worker | 1,703 hours per worker | 24.58 hours per worker | Norway |
| 1980s | 1,524 hours per worker | 1,532 hours per worker | 8.27 hours per worker | Norway |
| 1990s | 1,434 hours per worker | 1,483 hours per worker | 48.33 hours per worker | Norway |
| 2000s | 1,450 hours per worker | 1,427 hours per worker | 23.43 hours per worker | Denmark |
| 2010s | 1,410 hours per worker | 1,425 hours per worker | 15.63 hours per worker | Norway |
| 2020s | 1,374 hours per worker | 1,417 hours per worker | 43.82 hours per worker | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Denmark or Norway?
- Norway, at 1,412 hours per worker against 1,380 hours per worker in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Denmark and Norway?
- 32 hours per worker, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Denmark ranks 129th and Norway ranks 127th of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average working hours per worker in a given year.