Annual working hours per worker in Denmark
Denmark: Annual working hours per worker was 1,380 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours per worker in Denmark, 1870–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual working hours per worker in Denmark is 1,380 hours per worker, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Denmark peaked at 3,434 hours per worker in 1870 and was at its lowest, 1,341 hours per worker, in 2020.
Denmark ranks 129th of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 81 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 3,434 hours per worker | 3,434 hours per worker | 3,434 hours per worker | 1 |
| 1880s | 3,172 hours per worker | 3,172 hours per worker | 3,172 hours per worker | 1 |
| 1890s | 2,933 hours per worker | 2,933 hours per worker | 2,933 hours per worker | 1 |
| 1900s | 2,742 hours per worker | 2,742 hours per worker | 2,742 hours per worker | 1 |
| 1910s | 2,731 hours per worker | 2,731 hours per worker | 2,731 hours per worker | 1 |
| 1920s | 2,301 hours per worker | 2,301 hours per worker | 2,301 hours per worker | 1 |
| 1930s | 2,203 hours per worker | 2,203 hours per worker | 2,203 hours per worker | 1 |
| 1950s | 1,986 hours per worker | 1,923 hours per worker | 2,050 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,935 hours per worker | 1,870 hours per worker | 1,982 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,679 hours per worker | 1,564 hours per worker | 1,845 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,524 hours per worker | 1,455 hours per worker | 1,577 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,434 hours per worker | 1,407 hours per worker | 1,456 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,450 hours per worker | 1,417 hours per worker | 1,469 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,410 hours per worker | 1,372 hours per worker | 1,437 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,374 hours per worker | 1,341 hours per worker | 1,389 hours per worker | 4 |
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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)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 82.2% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Denmark?
- Annual working hours per worker in Denmark was 1,380 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 3,434 hours per worker in 1870.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,341 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Denmark rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Denmark ranks 129th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker 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 Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.