Denmark vs Upper middle income: Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64)
Denmark
84.5%
in 2025
Upper middle income
78.7%
in 2025
Denmark rank
28th
Upper middle income rank
26th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) over time
- Denmark
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 84.5% against 78.7% in Upper middle income, a difference of 5.8%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 28th and Upper middle income ranks 26th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Upper middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.2% | 84.6% | 0.7% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 83.5% | 82.2% | 1.4% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 80.5% | 80.7% | 0.3% | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 83.2% | 78.9% | 4.3% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64), Denmark or Upper middle income?
- Denmark, at 84.5% against 78.7% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) between Denmark and Upper middle income?
- 5.8%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Upper middle income?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Upper middle income rank globally for labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64)?
- Denmark ranks 28th and Upper middle income ranks 26th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO 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 is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.