Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Denmark
Denmark: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) was 38.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, male in Denmark, 1983–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male employment.
Analysis
In 2024, part time employment, male in Denmark stood at 38.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, male in Denmark peaked at 40.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 1983.
That places Denmark 13th out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of total male employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 12.7% | — |
| 1984 | 36.6% | +187.6% |
| 1985 | 27.9% | -23.7% |
| 1986 | 35.0% | +25.3% |
| 1987 | 29.3% | -16.3% |
| 1988 | 31.9% | +8.8% |
| 1989 | 33.9% | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 27.4% | -19.1% |
| 1991 | 35.6% | +29.7% |
| 1992 | 31.8% | -10.5% |
| 1993 | 32.3% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 31.1% | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 38.2% | +22.7% |
| 1996 | 37.1% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 35.7% | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 39.5% | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 28.6% | -27.5% |
| 2000 | 40.1% | +40.3% |
| 2001 | 36.3% | -9.7% |
| 2002 | 32.0% | -11.7% |
| 2003 | 37.5% | +17.0% |
| 2004 | 37.9% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 32.3% | -14.8% |
| 2006 | 33.0% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 32.9% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 33.2% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 34.1% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 32.6% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 31.0% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 32.7% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 33.0% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 33.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 32.7% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 34.5% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 33.8% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 32.8% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 34.9% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 35.1% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 34.4% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 35.5% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 35.8% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 38.2% | +6.9% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 38.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.3%, 1.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 38.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.2%, 1.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +187.6% | 12.7% | 36.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.6% | 12.7% | 36.6% | 7 |
| 1990s | 33.7% | 27.4% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.9% | 32.0% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 31.0% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.8% | 34.4% | 38.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More work & labour data for Denmark
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Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, male in Denmark?
- Part time employment, male in Denmark was 38.2% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, male recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 40.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 1983.
- How does Denmark rank for part time employment, male?
- Denmark ranks 13th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, male rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, male (% of total male employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.