Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in Denmark

Denmark: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male was 39.04 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
39.04
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
76th
of 80 countries
All-time high
40.65
in 2004
All-time low
36.92
in 1991
Years of data
16
1991–2016

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in Denmark, 1991–2016

0102030401991200320161991: 36.91992: 37.81993: 37.52004: 40.62005: 40.42006: 40.52007: 39.82008: 39.62009: 392010: 39.52011: 39.72012: 40.12013: 39.82014: 39.72015: 39.82016: 39

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 39.04 for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in 2016.

That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in Denmark peaked at 40.65 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 36.92, in 1991.

Denmark ranks 76th of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 37.4 36.92 37.83 3
2000s 39.99 38.99 40.65 6
2010s 39.66 39.04 40.14 7

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 73 Panama 39.42 compare
  2. 74 Ireland 39.28 compare
  3. 75 Kyrgyzstan 39.13 compare
  4. 77 Netherlands 38.43 compare
  5. 78 Rwanda 38.28 compare
  6. 79 Georgia 35.57 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in Denmark?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in Denmark was 39.04 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 40.65 in 2004.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 36.92 in 1991.
How does Denmark rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male?
Denmark ranks 76th out of 80 countries with data for 2016.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
81 places, 1,158 data points, 1970–2021
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