Denmark vs North America: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%)
Denmark
69.4%
in 2025
North America
55.6%
in 2025
Denmark rank
4th
North America rank
1st
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) over time
- Denmark
- North America
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 69.4% against 55.6% in North America, a difference of 13.8%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 4th and North America ranks 1st of 173 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 6 and North America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.3% | 43.4% | 18.9% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 57.8% | 58.3% | 0.5% | North America |
| 1980s | 70.3% | 63.8% | 6.5% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 70.0% | 62.5% | 7.5% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 66.8% | 59.6% | 7.3% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 61.0% | 55.0% | 6.0% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 64.6% | 55.6% | 9.0% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%), Denmark or North America?
- Denmark, at 69.4% against 55.6% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) between Denmark and North America?
- 13.8%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and North America?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and North America rank globally for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%)?
- Denmark ranks 4th and North America ranks 1st of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.