Weekly absences from work - experimental statistics in Denmark

Denmark: Weekly absences from work - experimental statistics was 1,313 Thousand in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
1,313 Thousand
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
17th
of 40 countries
All-time high
1,410 Thousand
in 2020
All-time low
1,032 Thousand
in 2015
Years of data
8
2015–2022

Weekly absences from work - experimental statistics in Denmark, 2015–2022

05001.0k1.5k2015201820222015: 1.0k Thousand2016: 1.1k Thousand2017: 1.2k Thousand2018: 1.3k Thousand2019: 1.2k Thousand2020: 1.4k Thousand2021: 1.3k Thousand2022: 1.3k Thousand

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand.

Analysis

The most recent figure for weekly absences from work - experimental statistics in Denmark is 1,313 Thousand, measured in 2022.

The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.

Denmark ranks 17th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Weekly absences from work - experimental statistics in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Weekly absences from work - experimental statistics (2015-2022) in Denmark, 2015 to 2022.
Year Thousand Change
2015 1,032 Thousand —
2016 1,076 Thousand +4.3%
2017 1,220 Thousand +13.4%
2018 1,298 Thousand +6.4%
2019 1,240 Thousand -4.5%
2020 1,410 Thousand +13.7%
2021 1,276 Thousand -9.5%
2022 1,313 Thousand +2.9%

Denmark compared with similar countries

  • Denmark's 1,313 Thousand is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,050 Thousand, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Denmark's 1,313 Thousand is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,234 Thousand, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1,173 Thousand 1,032 Thousand 1,298 Thousand 5
2020s 1,333 Thousand 1,276 Thousand 1,410 Thousand 3

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 14 Belgium 1,807 Thousand compare
  2. 15 Austria 1,758 Thousand compare
  3. 16 Norway 1,331 Thousand compare
  4. 18 Portugal 1,254 Thousand compare
  5. 19 Slovakia 1,214 Thousand compare
  6. 19 Slovakia 1,214 Thousand compare

See the full ranking of 41 places →

More reference data data for Denmark

All data for Denmark →

Frequently asked questions

What is weekly absences from work - experimental statistics in Denmark?
Weekly absences from work - experimental statistics in Denmark was 1,313 Thousand in 2022, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest weekly absences from work - experimental statistics recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 1,410 Thousand in 2020.
What is the lowest weekly absences from work - experimental statistics recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 1,032 Thousand in 2015.
How does Denmark rank for weekly absences from work - experimental statistics?
Denmark ranks 17th out of 40 countries with data for 2022.
Is weekly absences from work - experimental statistics rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Weekly absences from work - experimental statistics (2015-2022). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 8 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Weekly absences from work - experimental statistics in Denmark. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 25 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/weekly-absences-from-work-experimental-statistics-2015-2022/denmark/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/weekly-absences-from-work-experimental-statistics-2015-2022/denmark/">Weekly absences from work - experimental statistics in Denmark</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Weekly absences from work - experimental statistics (2015-2022)
Unit
Thousand
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
41 places, 319 data points, 2015–2022
Last refreshed