Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Denmark
Denmark: Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time was 5.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Denmark, 1983–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Denmark is 5.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.
The figure is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 60.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Denmark peaked at 18.2% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2025.
That places Denmark 39th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 11.5% | — |
| 1984 | 13.1% | +13.9% |
| 1985 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 11.1% | -15.3% |
| 1987 | 9.0% | -18.9% |
| 1988 | 10.8% | +20.0% |
| 1989 | 12.0% | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 11.7% | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 14.1% | +20.5% |
| 1992 | 16.0% | +13.5% |
| 1993 | 17.1% | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 18.2% | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 17.1% | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 14.5% | -15.2% |
| 1997 | 13.7% | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 13.6% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 15.4% | +13.2% |
| 2000 | 13.7% | -11.0% |
| 2001 | 13.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 16.1% | +17.5% |
| 2003 | 14.9% | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 16.4% | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 14.8% | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | -10.8% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 15.4% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 15.8% | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | -14.8% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | -18.3% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -31.5% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 5.9% | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.5% | 9.0% | 13.1% | 7 |
| 1990s | 15.1% | 11.7% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 12.2% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 10.3% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 5.9% | 10.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Denmark?
- Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Denmark was 5.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 1994.
- What is the lowest persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2025.
- How does Denmark rank for persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time?
- Denmark ranks 39th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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