Part time employment, total in Denmark
Denmark: Part time employment, total was 28.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, total in Denmark, 1983–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 28.5% for part time employment, total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.4% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Denmark peaked at 28.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 2001.
Denmark ranks 38th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Part time employment, total in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 23.8% | — |
| 1984 | 21.1% | -11.2% |
| 1985 | 24.3% | +15.3% |
| 1986 | 23.7% | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 24.3% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 23.7% | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 23.4% | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 23.3% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 23.1% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 22.5% | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 23.3% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 21.2% | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 21.6% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 21.5% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 22.3% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 22.3% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 20.8% | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 21.7% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 20.1% | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 20.6% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 20.9% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 22.5% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 22.1% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 23.6% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 23.7% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 23.9% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 25.4% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 25.6% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 25.2% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 25.1% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 24.8% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 24.9% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 24.7% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 26.2% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 25.7% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 25.1% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 24.4% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 25.1% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 25.4% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 26.5% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 28.5% | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.5% | 21.1% | 24.3% | 7 |
| 1990s | 22.2% | 20.8% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.5% | 20.1% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 24.7% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.0% | 24.4% | 28.5% | 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)
- 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 part time employment, total in Denmark?
- Part time employment, total in Denmark was 28.5% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2001.
- How does Denmark rank for part time employment, total?
- Denmark ranks 38th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. 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, total (% of total 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.