Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, abov in Denmark

Denmark: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, abov was 0.1% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.1%
Change on year
down 26.9%
World rank
73rd
of 80 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2005
All-time low
0.1%
in 2016
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, abov in Denmark, 2004–2016

00.020.040.060.080.12004201020162004: 0.096 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.096 % of employed population with high education in working age2006: 0.096 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.082 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.068 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.064 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.076 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.079 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.086 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.075 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.079 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.085 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.062 % of employed population with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population with high education in working age.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 0.1% for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, abov in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.9% on the previous year and down 35.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, abov in Denmark peaked at 0.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2016.

That places Denmark 73rd out of 80 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 6
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 7

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  1. 70 Croatia 0.1% compare
  2. 71 Hungary 0.1% compare
  3. 72 Estonia 0.1% compare
  4. 74 Netherlands 0.1% compare
  5. 75 Bulgaria 0.1% compare
  6. 76 Romania 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, abov in Denmark?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, abov in Denmark was 0.1% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, abov recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2005.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, abov recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
How does Denmark rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, abov?
Denmark ranks 73rd out of 80 countries with data for 2016.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, abov rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
81 places, 1,074 data points, 1970–2021
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