Percentage of adults having a second job by number of children in Denmark
Denmark: Percentage of adults having a second job by number of children was 20.2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
20.2
Change on year
up 10.4%
World rank
1st
of 37 countries
All-time high
20.2
in 2025
All-time low
11
in 2019
Years of data
19
2007–2025
Percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and in Denmark, 2007–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 20.2 for percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and in 2025. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.4% on the previous year and up 65.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and in Denmark peaked at 20.2 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11, in 2019.
That places Denmark 1st out of 37 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of adults having a second job by number of children in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 14 | — |
| 2008 | 14.3 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 14.8 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 13.6 | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 13.3 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 12.4 | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 12.6 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 11.7 | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 12.2 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 15.2 | +24.6% |
| 2017 | 12.4 | -18.4% |
| 2018 | 11.9 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 11 | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 11.6 | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 12.3 | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 13.4 | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 13.9 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 18.3 | +31.7% |
| 2025 | 20.2 | +10.4% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 20.2 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.2, 6.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 20.2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.15, 6.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.37 | 14 | 14.8 | 3 |
| 2010s | 12.63 | 11 | 15.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.95 | 11.6 | 20.2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 2 Netherlands 14.8 compare
- 2 Netherlands 14.8 compare
- 4 Sweden 8.6 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 percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and in Denmark?
- Percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and in Denmark was 20.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2 in 2025.
- What is the lowest percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 in 2019.
- How does Denmark rank for percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and?
- Denmark ranks 1st out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.6%. 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 Percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and age of the youngest child. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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