Annual working hours per person employed in Denmark
Denmark: Annual working hours per person employed was 1,409 Hours in 2016. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours per person employed in Denmark, 1970–2016
Source: OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in Hours.
Analysis
In 2016, annual working hours per person employed in Denmark stood at 1,409 Hours.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per person employed in Denmark peaked at 1,845 Hours in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1,407 Hours, in 1994.
Denmark ranks 36th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,679 Hours | 1,564 Hours | 1,845 Hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,524 Hours | 1,455 Hours | 1,578 Hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,434 Hours | 1,407 Hours | 1,456 Hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,450 Hours | 1,417 Hours | 1,469 Hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,420 Hours | 1,409 Hours | 1,437 Hours | 7 |
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 69.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 87.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 60.8% (2025)
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- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 79.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per person employed in Denmark?
- Annual working hours per person employed in Denmark was 1,409 Hours in 2016, according to OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per person employed recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1,845 Hours in 1970.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per person employed recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,407 Hours in 1994.
- How does Denmark rank for annual working hours per person employed?
- Denmark ranks 36th out of 37 countries with data for 2016.
- Is annual working hours per person employed rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per person employed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Regular hours worked by full-time and part-time workers, paid and unpaid overtime, hours worked in additional jobs, and time not worked because of public holidays, annual paid leave, strikes and labour disputes, and other reasons.