Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Denmark

Denmark: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 was 0.1% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.1%
Change on year
down 16.1%
World rank
71st
of 81 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 25-64 in Denmark, 1991–2016

00.0250.050.0750.10.1251991200320161991: 0.111 % of employed population aged 25-641992: 0.12 % of employed population aged 25-641993: 0.118 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.101 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.099 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.1 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.086 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.071 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.068 % of employed population aged 25-642010: 0.079 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.081 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.089 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.078 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.08 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.087 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.073 % of employed population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 25-64.

Analysis

The most recent figure for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Denmark is 0.1%, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.1% 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 25-64 in Denmark peaked at 0.1% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2009.

Denmark ranks 71st of 81 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

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  4. 72 Hungary 0.1% compare
  5. 73 Estonia 0.1% compare
  6. 74 Croatia 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Denmark?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 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 25-64 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 25-64 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 25-64?
Denmark ranks 71st out of 81 countries with data for 2016.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 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 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
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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