Which has higher duration of working life, Denmark or Norway?

Denmark, at 42.6 Year against 41.4 Year in Norway as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?

26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.

Eurostat, published as Duration of working life. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark

42.6 Year

in 2025

Norway

41.4 Year

in 2025

Denmark rank

5th

Norway rank

7th

Denmark currently reports 42.6 Year against 41.4 Year in Norway, a difference of 1.2 Year.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Norway ahead.

Denmark ranks 5th and Norway ranks 7th of 35 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 2.

Decade	Denmark	Norway	Difference	Ahead
2000s	38.89 Year	39.04 Year	0.15 Year	Norway
2010s	39.02 Year	39.56 Year	0.54 Year	Norway
2020s	41.3 Year	40.93 Year	0.3667 Year	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher duration of working life, Denmark or Norway?: Denmark, at 42.6 Year against 41.4 Year in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in duration of working life between Denmark and Norway?: 1.2 Year, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?: 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for duration of working life?: Denmark ranks 5th and Norway ranks 7th of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Eurostat, published as Duration of working life. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.