Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who in Danmark
Danmark: Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who was 32.6 Hour in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
32.6 Hour
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
404th
of 437 regions
All-time high
35.5 Hour
in 1999
All-time low
32.5 Hour
in 2024
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who in Danmark, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Hour.
Analysis
Danmark recorded 32.6 Hour for average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who in Danmark peaked at 35.5 Hour in 1999 and was at its lowest, 32.5 Hour, in 2024.
Danmark ranks 404th of 437 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who in Danmark, year by year
| Year | Hour | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 35.5 Hour | — |
| 2000 | 34.1 Hour | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 34.5 Hour | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 34.9 Hour | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 34.1 Hour | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 33.7 Hour | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 35.1 Hour | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 34.8 Hour | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 34.9 Hour | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 34.9 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 34.5 Hour | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 34.9 Hour | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 35.1 Hour | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 34.8 Hour | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 34.9 Hour | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 34.5 Hour | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 34.5 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 34 Hour | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 34.1 Hour | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 33.8 Hour | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 33.5 Hour | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 33.7 Hour | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 34 Hour | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 33.4 Hour | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 33 Hour | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 32.5 Hour | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 32.6 Hour | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.5 Hour | 35.5 Hour | 35.5 Hour | 1 |
| 2000s | 34.55 Hour | 33.7 Hour | 35.1 Hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.41 Hour | 33.5 Hour | 35.1 Hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.2 Hour | 32.5 Hour | 34 Hour | 6 |
More work & labour data for Danmark
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 3,073 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 3,282 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 3,282 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 82.3% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 82.3% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 4,435 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 4,435 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 69.3% (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 3,073 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 3,073 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who in Danmark?
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who in Danmark was 32.6 Hour in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who recorded in Danmark?
- The highest recorded value was 35.5 Hour in 1999.
- What is the lowest average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who recorded in Danmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5 Hour in 2024.
- How does Danmark rank for average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who?
- Danmark ranks 404th out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who rising or falling in Danmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Danmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who worked in this job during the reference week by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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