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Annual working hours per worker in Denmark

Denmark: Annual working hours per worker was 1,380 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1,380 hours per worker
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
129th
of 130 countries
All-time high
3,434 hours per worker
in 1870
All-time low
1,341 hours per worker
in 2020
Years of data
81
1870–2023

Annual working hours per worker in Denmark, 1870–2023

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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.

Annual working hours per worker in Denmark, year by year

Year hours per worker Change
1870 3,434 hours per worker —
1880 3,172 hours per worker -7.6%
1890 2,933 hours per worker -7.5%
1900 2,742 hours per worker -6.5%
1913 2,731 hours per worker -0.4%
1929 2,301 hours per worker -15.7%
1938 2,203 hours per worker -4.3%
1950 2,050 hours per worker -7.0%
1951 2,035 hours per worker -0.7%
1952 2,021 hours per worker -0.7%
1953 2,006 hours per worker -0.7%
1954 1,992 hours per worker -0.7%
1955 1,978 hours per worker -0.7%
1956 1,964 hours per worker -0.7%
1957 1,950 hours per worker -0.7%
1958 1,937 hours per worker -0.7%
1959 1,923 hours per worker -0.7%
1960 1,909 hours per worker -0.7%
1961 1,921 hours per worker +0.6%
1962 1,933 hours per worker +0.6%
1963 1,946 hours per worker +0.6%
1964 1,958 hours per worker +0.6%
1965 1,970 hours per worker +0.6%
1966 1,982 hours per worker +0.6%
1967 1,954 hours per worker -1.4%
1968 1,909 hours per worker -2.3%
1969 1,870 hours per worker -2.1%
1970 1,845 hours per worker -1.3%
1971 1,810 hours per worker -1.9%
1972 1,752 hours per worker -3.2%
1973 1,710 hours per worker -2.4%
1974 1,692 hours per worker -1.1%
1975 1,617 hours per worker -4.4%
1976 1,624 hours per worker +0.4%
1977 1,598 hours per worker -1.5%
1978 1,575 hours per worker -1.5%
1979 1,564 hours per worker -0.7%
1980 1,577 hours per worker +0.9%
1981 1,546 hours per worker -2.0%
1982 1,553 hours per worker +0.4%
1983 1,546 hours per worker -0.4%
1984 1,541 hours per worker -0.3%
1985 1,527 hours per worker -0.9%
1986 1,531 hours per worker +0.2%
1987 1,493 hours per worker -2.5%
1988 1,471 hours per worker -1.5%
1989 1,455 hours per worker -1.1%
1990 1,440 hours per worker -1.0%
1991 1,437 hours per worker -0.2%
1992 1,452 hours per worker +1.0%
1993 1,449 hours per worker -0.2%
1994 1,407 hours per worker -2.9%
1995 1,419 hours per worker +0.9%
1996 1,412 hours per worker -0.5%
1997 1,428 hours per worker +1.1%
1998 1,441 hours per worker +0.9%
1999 1,456 hours per worker +1.1%
2000 1,466 hours per worker +0.6%
2001 1,469 hours per worker +0.2%
2002 1,463 hours per worker -0.4%
2003 1,458 hours per worker -0.3%
2004 1,458 hours per worker +0.0%
2005 1,451 hours per worker -0.5%
2006 1,456 hours per worker +0.3%
2007 1,433 hours per worker -1.6%
2008 1,430 hours per worker -0.2%
2009 1,417 hours per worker -0.9%
2010 1,422 hours per worker +0.4%
2011 1,437 hours per worker +1.0%
2012 1,423 hours per worker -0.9%
2013 1,426 hours per worker +0.2%
2014 1,414 hours per worker -0.8%
2015 1,407 hours per worker -0.5%
2016 1,412 hours per worker +0.4%
2017 1,404 hours per worker -0.6%
2018 1,381 hours per worker -1.7%
2019 1,372 hours per worker -0.6%
2020 1,341 hours per worker -2.3%
2021 1,389 hours per worker +3.6%
2022 1,385 hours per worker -0.3%
2023 1,380 hours per worker -0.4%

Denmark compared with similar countries

  • Denmark's 1,380 hours per worker is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,668 hours per worker, 83% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
  • Denmark's 1,380 hours per worker is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,735 hours per worker, 80% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 126 Sweden 1,432 hours per worker compare
  2. 127 Norway 1,412 hours per worker compare
  3. 128 Yemen 1,382 hours per worker compare
  4. 130 Germany 1,335 hours per worker compare

See the full ranking of 130 places →

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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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Indicator
Annual working hours per worker
Unit
hours per worker
Source
Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
130 places, 5,063 data points, 1870–2023
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