Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Denmark

Denmark: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total was 0.2% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.2%
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
39th
of 83 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 1991
All-time low
0.2%
in 2005
Years of data
16
1991–2016

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Denmark, 1991–2016

00.10.20.30.41991200320161991: 0.412 % of total employed population in working age1992: 0.377 % of total employed population in working age1993: 0.372 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.171 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.166 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.172 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.171 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.172 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.173 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.193 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.185 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.182 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.181 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.191 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.196 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.21 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Denmark recorded 0.2% for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in 2016.

That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Denmark peaked at 0.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2005.

That places Denmark 39th out of 83 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Underemployment, less than 35 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 0.4%
1992 0.4% -8.5%
1993 0.4% -1.3%
2004 0.2% -54.1%
2005 0.2% -2.9%
2006 0.2% +3.3%
2007 0.2% -0.2%
2008 0.2% +0.5%
2009 0.2% +0.3%
2010 0.2% +11.5%
2011 0.2% -3.7%
2012 0.2% -1.6%
2013 0.2% -0.5%
2014 0.2% +5.5%
2015 0.2% +2.6%
2016 0.2% +7.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 3
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 6
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Denmark?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Denmark was 0.2% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1991.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2005.
How does Denmark rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total?
Denmark ranks 39th out of 83 countries with data for 2016.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. 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 Underemployment, less than 35 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
Underemployment, less than 35 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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