Denmark vs Upper middle income: Employment in services, male (% of male employment)

Denmark
70.1%
in 2025
Upper middle income
45.0%
in 2025
Denmark rank
24th
Upper middle income rank
23rd

Employment in services, male (% of male employment) over time

  • Denmark
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 70.1% against 45.0% in Upper middle income, a difference of 25.1%.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.6 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 24th and Upper middle income ranks 23rd of 187 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 57.4% 30.1% 27.3% Denmark
2000s 62.1% 34.7% 27.3% Denmark
2010s 67.9% 40.5% 27.4% Denmark
2020s 69.3% 44.1% 25.2% Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment in services, male (% of male employment), Denmark or Upper middle income?
Denmark, at 70.1% against 45.0% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in employment in services, male (% of male employment) between Denmark and Upper middle income?
25.1%, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Upper middle income?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Upper middle income rank globally for employment in services, male (% of male employment)?
Denmark ranks 24th and Upper middle income ranks 23rd of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).