Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Denmark
Denmark: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons was 90,252 in 2027. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Denmark, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Denmark is 90,252, measured in 2027. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Denmark peaked at 90,252 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 79,175, in 2013.
Denmark ranks 121st of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 82,972 | — |
| 2006 | 83,245 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 84,048 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 83,756 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 79,832 | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 79,191 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 80,035 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 79,268 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 79,175 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 79,517 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 81,005 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 81,524 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 82,030 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 84,178 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 83,882 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 82,124 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 85,945 | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 87,275 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 87,613 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 89,690 | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 89,903 | +0.2% |
| 2026 | 90,206 | +0.3% |
| 2027 | 90,252 | +0.1% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 90,252 is below the median for high income countries, which is 111,042, 81% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 90,252 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 116,137, 78% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82,771 | 79,832 | 84,048 | 5 |
| 2010s | 80,981 | 79,175 | 84,178 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87,876 | 82,124 | 90,252 | 8 |
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 in Denmark?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Denmark was 90,252 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 90,252 in 2027.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 79,175 in 2013.
- How does Denmark rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- Denmark ranks 121st out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings.This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator refers to total weekly hours actually worked of employed persons in their main job. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.