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

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

Latest (2016)
0.1%
Change on year
down 17.3%
World rank
73rd
of 83 countries
All-time high
0.1%
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 in Denmark, 1991–2016

00.0250.050.0750.11991200320161991: 0.096 % of total employed population in working age1992: 0.105 % of total employed population in working age1993: 0.103 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.097 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.096 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.096 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.084 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.068 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.063 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.076 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.078 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.085 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.074 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.077 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.083 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.069 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

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

The figure is down 17.3% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.

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

Denmark ranks 73rd of 83 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 in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Denmark, 1991 to 2016.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1991 0.1%
1992 0.1% +9.8%
1993 0.1% -1.9%
2004 0.1% -6.3%
2005 0.1% -0.6%
2006 0.1% -0.9%
2007 0.1% -12.4%
2008 0.1% -18.9%
2009 0.1% -6.5%
2010 0.1% +19.5%
2011 0.1% +3.3%
2012 0.1% +8.7%
2013 0.1% -12.8%
2014 0.1% +3.8%
2015 0.1% +8.3%
2016 0.1% -17.3%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 70 Malta 0.1% compare
  2. 71 Kyrgyzstan 0.1% compare
  3. 72 Panama 0.1% compare
  4. 74 Estonia 0.1% compare
  5. 75 Hungary 0.1% compare
  6. 76 Croatia 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Denmark?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 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 recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1992.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 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?
Denmark ranks 73rd out of 83 countries with data for 2016.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. 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, total (% of total 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, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
83 places, 1,246 data points, 1970–2021
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