Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total in Denmark

Denmark: Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total was 4,415 Hours in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
4,415 Hours
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
14th
of 18 countries
All-time high
4,415 Hours
in 2025
All-time low
3,707 Hours
in 1995
Years of data
31
1995–2025

Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total in Denmark, 1995–2025

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1995201020251995: 3.7k Hours1996: 3.7k Hours1997: 3.8k Hours1998: 3.9k Hours1999: 4.0k Hours2000: 4.0k Hours2001: 4.1k Hours2002: 4.1k Hours2003: 4.0k Hours2004: 4.0k Hours2005: 4.0k Hours2006: 4.1k Hours2007: 4.2k Hours2008: 4.2k Hours2009: 4.0k Hours2010: 4.0k Hours2011: 4.0k Hours2012: 3.9k Hours2013: 3.9k Hours2014: 3.9k Hours2015: 4.0k Hours2016: 4.1k Hours2017: 4.1k Hours2018: 4.1k Hours2019: 4.1k Hours2020: 4.0k Hours2021: 4.2k Hours2022: 4.4k Hours2023: 4.4k Hours2024: 4.4k Hours2025: 4.4k Hours

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours.

Analysis

In 2025, annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total in Denmark stood at 4,415 Hours. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total in Denmark peaked at 4,415 Hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,707 Hours, in 1995.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total employment in Denmark, 1995 to 2025.
Year Hours Change
1995 3,707 Hours
1996 3,726 Hours +0.5%
1997 3,819 Hours +2.5%
1998 3,909 Hours +2.3%
1999 3,983 Hours +1.9%
2000 4,039 Hours +1.4%
2001 4,087 Hours +1.2%
2002 4,072 Hours -0.4%
2003 4,022 Hours -1.2%
2004 4,001 Hours -0.5%
2005 4,039 Hours +1.0%
2006 4,143 Hours +2.6%
2007 4,173 Hours +0.7%
2008 4,217 Hours +1.1%
2009 4,047 Hours -4.0%
2010 3,968 Hours -2.0%
2011 4,004 Hours +0.9%
2012 3,938 Hours -1.6%
2013 3,947 Hours +0.2%
2014 3,939 Hours -0.2%
2015 3,978 Hours +1.0%
2016 4,057 Hours +2.0%
2017 4,095 Hours +0.9%
2018 4,090 Hours -0.1%
2019 4,123 Hours +0.8%
2020 3,983 Hours -3.4%
2021 4,220 Hours +5.9%
2022 4,380 Hours +3.8%
2023 4,385 Hours +0.1%
2024 4,392 Hours +0.2%
2025 4,415 Hours +0.5%

Denmark compared with similar countries

  • Denmark's 4,415 Hours is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8,991 Hours, 49% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
  • Denmark's 4,415 Hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 10,089 Hours, 44% of the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,829 Hours 3,707 Hours 3,983 Hours 5
2000s 4,084 Hours 4,001 Hours 4,217 Hours 10
2010s 4,014 Hours 3,938 Hours 4,123 Hours 10
2020s 4,296 Hours 3,983 Hours 4,415 Hours 6

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 11 Belgium 8,081 Hours compare
  2. 12 Austria 7,265 Hours compare
  3. 13 Ireland 4,533 Hours compare
  4. 15 Finland 4,252 Hours compare
  5. 16 Luxembourg 757.12 Hours compare
  6. 17 Iceland 321.3 Hours compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total in Denmark?
Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total in Denmark was 4,415 Hours in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 4,415 Hours in 2025.
What is the lowest annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 3,707 Hours in 1995.
How does Denmark rank for annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total?
Denmark ranks 14th out of 18 countries with data for 2025.
Is annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total employment
Unit
Hours
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
24 places, 774 data points, 1950–2025
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This table presents employment by institutional sector: Non-financial Corporations, Financial corporations, General Government, Households and Non-profit institutions serving households (NPISHs). For countries where information is available, the table also shows employment data for public corporations. The default view of the table is for persons, but users can select alternative views for jobs and hours using the ‘Unit of measure’ filter. Employment covers employees and self-employed people. This table shows total employment according to the domestic concept, which is defined by the location of the producer unit: employees are residents and non-residents employed by resident producer units; and self-employed people are resident and non-resident self-employed people in resident producer units. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE3 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org