Percentage of persons having a second job by household composition in Denmark

Denmark: Percentage of persons having a second job by household composition was 20.2 in 2025. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
20.2
Change on year
up 10.4%
World rank
1st
of 27 countries
All-time high
20.2
in 2025
All-time low
11
in 2019
Years of data
19
2007–2025

Percentage of persons having a second job by household composition in Denmark, 2007–2025

051015202007201620252007: 142008: 14.32009: 14.82010: 13.62011: 13.32012: 12.42013: 12.62014: 11.72015: 12.22016: 15.22017: 12.42018: 11.92019: 112020: 11.62021: 12.32022: 13.42023: 13.92024: 18.32025: 20.2

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of persons having a second job by household composition in Denmark is 20.2, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 65.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of persons having a second job by household composition in Denmark peaked at 20.2 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11, in 2019.

That places Denmark 1st out of 27 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 2 Netherlands 14.8 compare
  2. 3 Norway 13.7 compare
  3. 4 Sweden 8.6 compare

See the full ranking of 30 places β†’

More work & labour data for Denmark

All data for Denmark β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of persons having a second job by household composition in Denmark?
Percentage of persons having a second job by household composition in Denmark was 20.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest percentage of persons having a second job by household composition recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 20.2 in 2025.
What is the lowest percentage of persons having a second job by household composition recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 11 in 2019.
How does Denmark rank for percentage of persons having a second job by household composition?
Denmark ranks 1st out of 27 countries with data for 2025.
Is percentage of persons having a second job by household composition 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 persons having a second job by household composition. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 19 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Percentage of persons having a second job by household composition in Denmark. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 19 August 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/percentage-of-persons-having-a-second-job-by-household-composition/denmark/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/percentage-of-persons-having-a-second-job-by-household-composition/denmark/">Percentage of persons having a second job by household composition in Denmark</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Percentage of persons having a second job by household composition
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
30 places, 483 data points, 2006–2025
Last refreshed