Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Denmark

Denmark: Employees working shifts - % of total employees was 10.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
10.7%
Change on year
up 27.4%
World rank
41st
of 44 countries
All-time high
10.7%
in 2025
All-time low
3.6%
in 2006
Years of data
32
1992–2025

Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Denmark, 1992–2025

468101992200820251992: 8.3 Percentage1993: 8.4 Percentage1994: 8.4 Percentage1995: 7.3 Percentage1996: 8 Percentage1997: 7.8 Percentage1998: 7.9 Percentage1999: 7.2 Percentage2000: 6 Percentage2001: 6.1 Percentage2002: 5 Percentage2003: 3.8 Percentage2004: 5.7 Percentage2005: 4.9 Percentage2006: 3.6 Percentage2007: 5.3 Percentage2008: 4.2 Percentage2009: 4.4 Percentage2010: 3.6 Percentage2011: 3.8 Percentage2012: 5 Percentage2013: 4.7 Percentage2014: 5.1 Percentage2015: 5.1 Percentage2016: 7 Percentage2017: 8.7 Percentage2018: 8.3 Percentage2019: 8.2 Percentage2020: 8.9 Percentage2021: 8 Percentage2023: 8.4 Percentage2025: 10.7 Percentage

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

Annual values for Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Denmark, 1992 to 2025.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 39 Germany 14.3% compare
  2. 40 Belgium 13.3% compare
  3. 42 Lithuania 8.4% compare
  4. 42 Lithuania 8.4% compare
  5. 44 France 5.9% compare

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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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Indicator
Employees working shifts - % of total employees
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
46 places, 1,154 data points, 1992–2025
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