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

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

Latest (2016)
0.1%
Change on year
down 16.4%
World rank
70th
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1992
All-time low
0.1%
in 2009
Years of data
16
1991–2016

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Denmark, 1991–2016

00.050.10.151991200320161991: 0.142 % of male employed population in working age1992: 0.157 % of male employed population in working age1993: 0.155 % of male employed population in working age2004: 0.153 % of male employed population in working age2005: 0.148 % of male employed population in working age2006: 0.151 % of male employed population in working age2007: 0.129 % of male employed population in working age2008: 0.107 % of male employed population in working age2009: 0.098 % of male employed population in working age2010: 0.122 % of male employed population in working age2011: 0.121 % of male employed population in working age2012: 0.134 % of male employed population in working age2013: 0.12 % of male employed population in working age2014: 0.122 % of male employed population in working age2015: 0.131 % of male employed population in working age2016: 0.11 % of male employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male employed population in working age.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 0.1% for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.4% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Denmark peaked at 0.2% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2009.

Denmark ranks 70th of 82 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age) in Denmark, 1991 to 2016.
Year % of male employed population in working age Change
1991 0.1%
1992 0.2% +10.5%
1993 0.2% -1.2%
2004 0.2% -1.5%
2005 0.1% -3.4%
2006 0.2% +2.2%
2007 0.1% -14.5%
2008 0.1% -17.1%
2009 0.1% -8.7%
2010 0.1% +25.1%
2011 0.1% -0.7%
2012 0.1% +10.4%
2013 0.1% -10.2%
2014 0.1% +1.3%
2015 0.1% +7.6%
2016 0.1% -16.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 3
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 6
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 7

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 67 Brazil 0.1% compare
  2. 68 Sweden 0.1% compare
  3. 69 Malta 0.1% compare
  4. 71 Panama 0.1% compare
  5. 72 Kyrgyzstan 0.1% compare
  6. 73 Estonia 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Denmark?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male 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, male recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1992.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2009.
How does Denmark rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male?
Denmark ranks 70th out of 82 countries with data for 2016.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. 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, male (% of male employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age)
Unit
% of male employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,165 data points, 1970–2021
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