Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Denmark
Denmark: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 0.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Denmark, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Denmark stood at 0.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.5% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Denmark peaked at 0.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2013.
That places Denmark 153rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.4% | — |
| 1992 | 0.4% | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | -16.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -13.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -13.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | +21.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | +16.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -17.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +25.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +61.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -17.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -56.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +22.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -25.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +45.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +68.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +17.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -30.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +29.7% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +4.6% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | -16.5% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 79% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 34% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 150 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.3% compare
- 151 Qatar 0.3% compare
- 152 French Polynesia 0.3% compare
- 154 France 0.2% compare
- 155 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2% compare
- 156 Spain 0.2% compare
More work & labour data for Denmark
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1261 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1196 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1326 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.3351 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,829 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 485.03 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,899 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,964 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,863 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Denmark?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Denmark was 0.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.
- How does Denmark rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Denmark ranks 153rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.