Denmark vs Late-demographic dividend: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Denmark
- Late-demographic dividend
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 92.1% against 64.5% in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 27.6%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.4 times Late-demographic dividend's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 14th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 15th of 187 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Late-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.1% | 50.6% | 39.5% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 90.9% | 55.2% | 35.7% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 91.2% | 60.8% | 30.4% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 91.7% | 63.6% | 28.1% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Denmark or Late-demographic dividend?
- Denmark, at 92.1% against 64.5% in Late-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Denmark and Late-demographic dividend?
- 27.6%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Late-demographic dividend?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Late-demographic dividend rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Denmark ranks 14th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 15th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (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
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.