Part time employment, male in Denmark
Denmark: Part time employment, male was 19.5% 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 19.5%. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, male in Denmark peaked at 19.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 1983.
That places Denmark 39th out of 111 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Part time employment, male in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of total male employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 6.6% | — |
| 1984 | 8.3% | +25.5% |
| 1985 | 8.4% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 8.7% | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 9.3% | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 8.9% | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 9.4% | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 10.4% | +10.6% |
| 1991 | 10.5% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 10.1% | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 11.0% | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 10.0% | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 10.4% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 10.8% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 12.1% | +11.5% |
| 1998 | 10.9% | -9.7% |
| 1999 | 9.6% | -12.4% |
| 2000 | 10.0% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 10.2% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 12.7% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 13.3% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13.9% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 14.9% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 15.5% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 15.8% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 16.1% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 16.8% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 15.9% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 16.7% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 17.9% | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 19.5% | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.5% | 6.6% | 9.4% | 7 |
| 1990s | 10.6% | 9.6% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 10.0% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 14.4% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 16.3% | 19.5% | 5 |
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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)
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- 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 part time employment, male in Denmark?
- Part time employment, male in Denmark was 19.5% 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 19.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 1983.
- How does Denmark rank for part time employment, male?
- Denmark ranks 39th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, male rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. 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.