Employees in the private sector in Denmark work longer hours than people who belong to the public sector. While public sector employees worked 36.3 hours on a weekly average in 2018, the number amounted to 38.2 hours for private sector employees. In Denmark, a work week of 37 hours is the most common, and 34.7 percent of Danes worked this much in 2018.
Average weekly working hours in the public and private sector in Denmark in selected years from 2012 to 2018
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Nationale Forskningscenter for Arbejdsmiljø. (January 31, 2019). Average weekly working hours in the public and private sector in Denmark in selected years from 2012 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1167518/average-weekly-working-hours-in-public-and-private-sector-in-denmark/
Nationale Forskningscenter for Arbejdsmiljø. "Average weekly working hours in the public and private sector in Denmark in selected years from 2012 to 2018." Chart. January 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1167518/average-weekly-working-hours-in-public-and-private-sector-in-denmark/
Nationale Forskningscenter for Arbejdsmiljø. (2019). Average weekly working hours in the public and private sector in Denmark in selected years from 2012 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1167518/average-weekly-working-hours-in-public-and-private-sector-in-denmark/
Nationale Forskningscenter for Arbejdsmiljø. "Average Weekly Working Hours in The Public and Private Sector in Denmark in Selected Years from 2012 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1167518/average-weekly-working-hours-in-public-and-private-sector-in-denmark/
Nationale Forskningscenter for Arbejdsmiljø, Average weekly working hours in the public and private sector in Denmark in selected years from 2012 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1167518/average-weekly-working-hours-in-public-and-private-sector-in-denmark/ (last visited November 09, 2024)
Average weekly working hours in the public and private sector in Denmark in selected years from 2012 to 2018 [Graph], Nationale Forskningscenter for Arbejdsmiljø, January 31, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1167518/average-weekly-working-hours-in-public-and-private-sector-in-denmark/
