Denmark vs Norway: Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment

Denmark
3,195 Persons
in 2025
Norway
2,943 Persons
in 2025
Denmark rank
26th
Norway rank
27th

Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment over time

  • Denmark
  • Norway
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 3,195 Persons against 2,943 Persons in Norway, a difference of 252 Persons.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 26th and Norway ranks 27th of 36 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Norway Difference Ahead
1970s 2,478 Persons 1,724 Persons 753.73 Persons Denmark
1980s 2,584 Persons 2,015 Persons 568.78 Persons Denmark
1990s 2,649 Persons 2,111 Persons 537.94 Persons Denmark
2000s 2,800 Persons 2,345 Persons 454.74 Persons Denmark
2010s 2,811 Persons 2,625 Persons 186.58 Persons Denmark
2020s 3,093 Persons 2,854 Persons 239.11 Persons Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual population and employment, national concept — total employment, Denmark or Norway?
Denmark, at 3,195 Persons against 2,943 Persons in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual population and employment, national concept — total employment between Denmark and Norway?
252 Persons, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for annual population and employment, national concept — total employment?
Denmark ranks 26th and Norway ranks 27th of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 1,714 data points, 1950–2025
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This table presents population and employment data according to the national concept. The national concept is defined by the residence of the person: employees are residents employed by either resident or non-resident producer units; and the self-employed are resident self-employed people in either resident or non-resident producer units. Users should note that population data corresponds to mid-year estimates (or the average of the reference year). These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE3 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org