Denmark vs Finland: Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force

Denmark
1,768 Persons
in 2025
Finland
1,858 Persons
in 2025
Denmark rank
28th
Finland rank
27th

Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force over time

  • Denmark
  • Finland
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 1,858 Persons against 1,768 Persons in Denmark, a difference of 90 Persons.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Finland ahead.

Denmark ranks 28th and Finland ranks 27th of 33 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Finland Difference Ahead
1990s 1,474 Persons 1,558 Persons 84.83 Persons Finland
2000s 1,519 Persons 1,678 Persons 159.05 Persons Finland
2010s 1,784 Persons 1,851 Persons 67.47 Persons Finland
2020s 1,805 Persons 1,842 Persons 37.42 Persons Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force, Denmark or Finland?
Finland, at 1,858 Persons against 1,768 Persons in Denmark as of 2025.
What is the difference in population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force between Denmark and Finland?
90 Persons, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Finland?
27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Finland rank globally for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force?
Denmark ranks 28th and Finland ranks 27th of 33 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 1,266 data points, 1955–2025
Last refreshed

The infra-annual dataflow on the outside the labour force population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the outside the labour force population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. The persons outside the labour force comprise all persons of working age who, during the specified reference period, were not in the labour force (that is, were not employed or unemployed). The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.