Denmark vs Estonia: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)
Denmark
86.4%
in 2025
Estonia
86.5%
in 2025
Denmark rank
56th
Estonia rank
54th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) over time
- Denmark
- Estonia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 86.5% against 86.4% in Denmark, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Estonia ahead.
Denmark ranks 56th and Estonia ranks 54th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Estonia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80.6% | 83.6% | 3.0% | Estonia |
| 1990s | 82.7% | 78.8% | 3.9% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 84.9% | 80.1% | 4.8% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 87.0% | 81.2% | 5.8% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 85.2% | 2.0% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%), Denmark or Estonia?
- Estonia, at 86.5% against 86.4% in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) between Denmark and Estonia?
- 0.1%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Estonia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Estonia rank globally for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Denmark ranks 56th and Estonia ranks 54th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is the proportion of female labor force participation relative to male labor force participation. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.