Compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by in Denmark

Denmark: Compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by was 66,300 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
66,300
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
3rd
of 32 countries
All-time high
66,300
in 2024
All-time low
34,800
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by in Denmark, 2000–2024

020.0k40.0k60.0k2000201220242000: 34.8k2001: 36.2k2002: 37.7k2003: 39.1k2004: 40.2k2005: 41.5k2006: 42.9k2007: 44.5k2008: 46.3k2009: 47.6k2010: 49.2k2011: 49.9k2012: 50.8k2013: 51.5k2014: 52.3k2015: 53.1k2016: 53.9k2017: 54.9k2018: 55.7k2019: 56.6k2020: 58.1k2021: 60.1k2022: 61.6k2023: 63.6k2024: 66.3k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 66,300 for compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by in Denmark peaked at 66,300 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34,800, in 2000.

Denmark ranks 3rd of 32 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by NUTS 2 region and by industry in Denmark, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 34,800
2001 36,200 +4.0%
2002 37,700 +4.1%
2003 39,100 +3.7%
2004 40,200 +2.8%
2005 41,500 +3.2%
2006 42,900 +3.4%
2007 44,500 +3.7%
2008 46,300 +4.0%
2009 47,600 +2.8%
2010 49,200 +3.4%
2011 49,900 +1.4%
2012 50,800 +1.8%
2013 51,500 +1.4%
2014 52,300 +1.6%
2015 53,100 +1.5%
2016 53,900 +1.5%
2017 54,900 +1.9%
2018 55,700 +1.5%
2019 56,600 +1.6%
2020 58,100 +2.7%
2021 60,100 +3.4%
2022 61,600 +2.5%
2023 63,600 +3.2%
2024 66,300 +4.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 41,080 34,800 47,600 10
2010s 52,790 49,200 56,600 10
2020s 61,940 58,100 66,300 5

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 1 Luxembourg 88,900 compare
  2. 2 Belgium 71,700 compare
  3. 4 Ireland 61,600 compare
  4. 5 Netherlands 57,900 compare
  5. 6 Austria 56,300 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by in Denmark?
Compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by in Denmark was 66,300 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 66,300 in 2024.
What is the lowest compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 34,800 in 2000.
How does Denmark rank for compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by?
Denmark ranks 3rd out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
Is compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by NUTS 2 region and by industry. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by NUTS 2 region and by industry
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
346 places, 8,369 data points, 2000–2024
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