Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Denmark
Denmark: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.015 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Denmark, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.015 units per person for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Denmark peaked at 0.0154 units per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0141 units per person, in 2020.
That places Denmark 119th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Denmark, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0153 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0153 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0154 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0152 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0145 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0143 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0144 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0142 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0141 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0141 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0143 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0142 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0142 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0145 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0144 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0141 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0147 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0148 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0147 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.015 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 0.015 units per person | -0.3% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.015 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0166 units per person, 90% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.015 units per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0155 units per person, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0151 units per person | 0.0145 units per person | 0.0154 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0143 units per person | 0.0141 units per person | 0.0145 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0147 units per person | 0.0141 units per person | 0.015 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Denmark?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Denmark was 0.015 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0154 units per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0141 units per person in 2020.
- How does Denmark rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Denmark ranks 119th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.