Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Denmark

Denmark: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons was 90,252 in 2027. ▲ Rising

Latest (2027)
90,252
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
121st
of 188 countries
All-time high
90,252
in 2027
All-time low
79,175
in 2013
Years of data
23
2005–2027

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Denmark, 2005–2027

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k2005201620272005: 83.0k2006: 83.2k2007: 84.0k2008: 83.8k2009: 79.8k2010: 79.2k2011: 80.0k2012: 79.3k2013: 79.2k2014: 79.5k2015: 81.0k2016: 81.5k2017: 82.0k2018: 84.2k2019: 83.9k2020: 82.1k2021: 85.9k2022: 87.3k2023: 87.6k2024: 89.7k2025: 89.9k2026: 90.2k2027: 90.3k

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

Annual values for Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) in Denmark, 2005 to 2027.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 118 Somalia 93,839 compare
  2. 119 Libya 92,562 compare
  3. 120 Turkmenistan 90,385 compare
  4. 122 Slovakia 88,302 compare
  5. 123 Central African Republic 84,344 compare
  6. 124 Ireland 83,483 compare

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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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Indicator
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 6,324 data points, 2005–2027
Last refreshed

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.