Belgium vs Denmark: Employment in services (% of total employment)

Belgium
79.8%
in 2025
Denmark
79.6%
in 2025
Belgium rank
20th
Denmark rank
22nd

Employment in services (% of total employment) over time

  • Belgium
  • Denmark
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 79.8% against 79.6% in Denmark, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Denmark ahead.

Belgium ranks 20th and Denmark ranks 22nd of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Denmark in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Denmark Difference Ahead
1990s 69.0% 69.0% 0.0% Belgium
2000s 73.3% 73.3% 0.0% Belgium
2010s 77.1% 78.2% 1.2% Denmark
2020s 79.0% 79.0% 0.0% Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment in services (% of total employment), Belgium or Denmark?
Belgium, at 79.8% against 79.6% in Denmark as of 2025.
What is the difference in employment in services (% of total employment) between Belgium and Denmark?
0.2%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Denmark rank globally for employment in services (% of total employment)?
Belgium ranks 20th and Denmark ranks 22nd of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment in services (% of total 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 (% of total 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).