Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Denmark
Denmark: Employees working shifts - % of total employees was 10.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Denmark, 1992–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, employees working shifts - % of total employees in Denmark stood at 10.7%. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.4% on the previous year and up 109.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employees working shifts - % of total employees in Denmark peaked at 10.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2006.
Denmark ranks 41st of 44 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 8.3% | — |
| 1993 | 8.4% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 8.4% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 7.3% | -13.1% |
| 1996 | 8.0% | +9.6% |
| 1997 | 7.8% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 7.9% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 7.2% | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 6.0% | -16.7% |
| 2001 | 6.1% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | -18.0% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | -24.0% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | +50.0% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | -14.0% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | -26.5% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | +47.2% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | -20.8% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -18.2% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | +31.6% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | +37.3% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | +24.3% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 8.2% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 8.4% | +5.0% |
| 2025 | 10.7% | +27.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9% | 7.2% | 8.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 3.6% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 3.6% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 8.0% | 10.7% | 4 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1196 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1326 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.3351 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,829 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 485.03 1000 No (2050)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,964 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,863 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employees working shifts - % of total employees in Denmark?
- Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Denmark was 10.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employees working shifts - % of total employees recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employees working shifts - % of total employees recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2006.
- How does Denmark rank for employees working shifts - % of total employees?
- Denmark ranks 41st out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employees working shifts - % of total employees rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employees working shifts - % of total employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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