Denmark - Part time employment, total (% of total employment)

Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Denmark was 43.97 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 50.22 in 2000, while its lowest value was 28.54 in 1983.

Definition: Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1983 28.54
1984 48.45
1985 41.12
1986 46.59
1987 41.46
1988 43.95
1989 45.13
1990 39.42
1991 45.85
1992 43.16
1993 43.10
1994 41.40
1995 48.10
1996 47.31
1997 44.76
1998 48.53
1999 39.86
2000 50.22
2001 46.06
2002 42.35
2003 46.81
2004 48.49
2005 43.04
2006 44.07
2007 43.54
2008 43.42
2009 44.37
2010 43.60
2011 42.29
2012 42.83
2013 43.23
2014 42.84
2015 42.44
2016 44.27
2017 43.51
2018 42.58
2019 44.30
2020 43.97

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Relevance to gender indicator: More and more women are working part-time and one of the concern is that part time work does not provide the stability that full time work does.

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity