Denmark vs Sweden: Employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job

Denmark
429 Thousand persons
in 2026
Sweden
320 Thousand persons
in 2026
Denmark rank
10th
Sweden rank
13th

Employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job over time

  • Denmark
  • Sweden
0100200300400500202120232026

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 429 Thousand persons against 320 Thousand persons in Sweden, a difference of 109 Thousand persons.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.3 times Sweden's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 13th of 41 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job, Denmark or Sweden?
Denmark, at 429 Thousand persons against 320 Thousand persons in Sweden as of 2026.
What is the difference in employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job between Denmark and Sweden?
109 Thousand persons, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
6 years are reported by both, from 2021 to 2026.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job?
Denmark ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 13th of 41 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job - quarterly data. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Denmark vs Sweden: Employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/employed-persons-by-usual-weekly-hours-of-work-in-main-and-second-job-quarterly-data/denmark/sweden/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/employed-persons-by-usual-weekly-hours-of-work-in-main-and-second-job-quarterly-data/denmark/sweden/">Denmark vs Sweden: Employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job - quarterly data
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
44 places, 262 data points, 2021–2026
Last refreshed