Cases of non-fatal occupational injury in Denmark

Denmark: Cases of non-fatal occupational injury was 56,285 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
56,285
Change on year
up 12.0%
World rank
25th
of 126 countries
All-time high
110,668
in 2022
All-time low
31,159
in 1978
Years of data
40
1978–2024

Cases of non-fatal occupational injury in Denmark, 1978–2024

40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k120.0k1978200120241978: 31.2k1979: 34.2k1980: 33.8k1981: 34.0k1982: 34.7k1983: 46.1k1984: 53.9k1985: 59.0k1986: 61.9k1987: 53.0k1988: 50.4k1989: 45.2k1990: 44.6k1991: 43.2k1992: 44.1k1993: 44.9k1994: 48.3k1995: 50.4k1996: 51.3k1997: 51.1k1998: 50.0k1999: 49.8k2000: 47.8k2001: 43.6k2009: 61.4k2010: 62.5k2011: 57.6k2012: 57.8k2013: 55.9k2014: 54.2k2015: 50.3k2016: 49.4k2017: 48.8k2018: 50.2k2019: 50.2k2020: 74.5k2021: 85.3k2022: 110.7k2023: 50.2k2024: 56.3k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 56,285 for cases of non-fatal occupational injury in 2024.

The figure is up 12.0% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cases of non-fatal occupational injury in Denmark peaked at 110,668 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 31,159, in 1978.

That places Denmark 25th out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.

Cases of non-fatal occupational injury in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Cases of non-fatal occupational injury in Denmark, 1978 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1978 31,159
1979 34,196 +9.7%
1980 33,808 -1.1%
1981 33,969 +0.5%
1982 34,671 +2.1%
1983 46,136 +33.1%
1984 53,872 +16.8%
1985 59,029 +9.6%
1986 61,868 +4.8%
1987 52,973 -14.4%
1988 50,402 -4.9%
1989 45,217 -10.3%
1990 44,594 -1.4%
1991 43,227 -3.1%
1992 44,053 +1.9%
1993 44,867 +1.8%
1994 48,318 +7.7%
1995 50,376 +4.3%
1996 51,341 +1.9%
1997 51,103 -0.5%
1998 50,030 -2.1%
1999 49,835 -0.4%
2000 47,835 -4.0%
2001 43,644 -8.8%
2009 61,384 +40.6%
2010 62,523 +1.9%
2011 57,641 -7.8%
2012 57,761 +0.2%
2013 55,931 -3.2%
2014 54,157 -3.2%
2015 50,282 -7.2%
2016 49,439 -1.7%
2017 48,842 -1.2%
2018 50,185 +2.7%
2019 50,179 -0.0%
2020 74,471 +48.4%
2021 85,309 +14.6%
2022 110,668 +29.7%
2023 50,246 -54.6%
2024 56,285 +12.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 32,678 31,159 34,196 2
1980s 47,194 33,808 61,868 10
1990s 47,774 43,227 51,341 10
2000s 50,954 43,644 61,384 3
2010s 53,694 48,842 62,523 10
2020s 75,396 50,246 110,668 5

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 22 Poland 65,517 compare
  2. 23 Belgium 59,671 compare
  3. 24 Austria 56,644 compare
  4. 26 Sweden 51,437 compare
  5. 27 Israel 49,932 compare
  6. 28 Tunisia 43,162 compare

See the full ranking of 126 places →

More work & labour data for Denmark

All data for Denmark →

Frequently asked questions

What is cases of non-fatal occupational injury in Denmark?
Cases of non-fatal occupational injury in Denmark was 56,285 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest cases of non-fatal occupational injury recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 110,668 in 2022.
What is the lowest cases of non-fatal occupational injury recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 31,159 in 1978.
How does Denmark rank for cases of non-fatal occupational injury?
Denmark ranks 25th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
Is cases of non-fatal occupational injury rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Cases of non-fatal occupational injury. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 40 observations, free to reuse under ILO Terms of Use (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Cases of non-fatal occupational injury in Denmark. Statizoid, drawing on International Labour Organization. Retrieved 05 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/cases-of-non-fatal-occupational-injury/denmark/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under ILO Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/cases-of-non-fatal-occupational-injury/denmark/">Cases of non-fatal occupational injury in Denmark</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Cases of non-fatal occupational injury
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
126 places, 3,088 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A case of non-fatal occupational injury is the case of a worker incurring an occupational injury as a result of an occupational accident not leading to death. The non-fatal occupational injury entails a loss of working time. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Occupational Safety and Health Statistics (OSH) database description.