Denmark vs Sweden: Part time employment, total (% of total employment)
Denmark
47.0%
in 2024
Sweden
47.8%
in 2024
Denmark rank
9th
Sweden rank
7th
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 47.8% against 47.0% in Denmark, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Sweden ahead.
Denmark ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 7th of 115 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.7% | 51.0% | 5.3% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 45.2% | 49.9% | 4.7% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 43.2% | 47.0% | 3.8% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 44.7% | 48.0% | 3.3% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, total, Denmark or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 47.8% against 47.0% in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in part time employment, total between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.8%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for part time employment, total?
- Denmark ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 7th 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.