Which has higher employment rate, Democratic Republic of Congo or Denmark?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 61.5% against 61.3% in Denmark as of 2025.

What is the difference in employment rate between Democratic Republic of Congo and Denmark?

0.2%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Denmark?

35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Employment rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Denmark: Employment rate

Democratic Republic of Congo

61.5%

in 2025

Denmark

61.3%

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

63rd

Denmark rank

65th

Employment rate over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Denmark

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 61.5% against 61.3% in Denmark, a difference of 0.2%.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 63rd and Denmark ranks 65th of 186 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Denmark	Difference	Ahead
1990s	69.9%	61.0%	8.9%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	69.3%	62.7%	6.7%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	62.7%	58.0%	4.7%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	61.0%	60.4%	0.7%	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment rate, Democratic Republic of Congo or Denmark?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 61.5% against 61.3% in Denmark as of 2025.
What is the difference in employment rate between Democratic Republic of Congo and Denmark?: 0.2%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Denmark?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Denmark rank globally for employment rate?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 63rd and Denmark ranks 65th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Employment rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Employment rate
Unit: %
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 6,496 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and older) who are employed.