Denmark vs Germany: Employment by status

Denmark

92.0%

in 2024

Germany

91.8%

in 2024

Denmark rank

14th

Germany rank

15th

Employment by status over time

Denmark currently reports 92.0% against 91.8% in Germany, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Germany ahead.

Denmark ranks 14th and Germany ranks 15th of 186 countries.

Indicator: Employment by status
Unit: %
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 6,257 data points, 1991–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of people in employment working as employees, as a percentage of total employment.