Long working hours in the main job by professional status in Denmark
Denmark: Long working hours in the main job by professional status was 4.3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Denmark, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Denmark stood at 4.3.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Denmark peaked at 9.6 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4.2, in 2019.
That places Denmark 33rd out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Long working hours in the main job by professional status in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.3 | — |
| 2001 | 8.8 | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 9 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 9.6 | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 8.8 | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 8.8 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.5 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 5.9 | -30.6% |
| 2008 | 5.6 | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 5.2 | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 5.1 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 5.4 | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 5.3 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 5.3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.5 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 5.1 | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 5.1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.7 | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 4.2 | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | +42.9% |
| 2022 | 5.5 | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 5 | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 4.4 | -12.0% |
| 2025 | 4.3 | -2.3% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 4.3 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.1, 70% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 4.3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 6, 72% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long working hours in the main job by professional status in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +42.9% | 4.2 | 6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.95 | 5.2 | 9.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9 | 4.2 | 6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 31 Slovenia 4.6 compare
- 31 Slovenia 4.6 compare
- 34 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.1 compare
- 35 North Macedonia 3.9 compare
- 35 North Macedonia 3.9 compare
More work & labour data for Denmark
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1261 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2050)
- 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)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,899 1000 No (2100)
- 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 long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Denmark?
- Long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Denmark was 4.3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest long working hours in the main job by professional status and recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6 in 2003.
- What is the lowest long working hours in the main job by professional status and recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2 in 2019.
- How does Denmark rank for long working hours in the main job by professional status and?
- Denmark ranks 33rd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is long working hours in the main job by professional status and rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Long working hours in the main job by professional status and occupation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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