Denmark vs OECD members: Part time employment, total (% of total employment)
Denmark
47.0%
in 2024
OECD members
27.5%
in 2025
Denmark rank
9th
OECD members rank
10th
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) over time
- Denmark
- OECD members
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 47.0% against 27.5% in OECD members, a difference of 19.5%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.7 times OECD members's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 9th and OECD members ranks 10th of 115 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.2% | 28.5% | 16.8% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 43.2% | 30.3% | 12.8% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 44.7% | 31.7% | 13.0% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, total, Denmark or OECD members?
- Denmark, at 47.0% against 27.5% in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in part time employment, total between Denmark and OECD members?
- 19.5%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and OECD members?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and OECD members rank globally for part time employment, total?
- Denmark ranks 9th and OECD members ranks 10th of 115 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Part time employment, total (% of total employment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.