Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Denmark
Denmark: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 0.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Denmark, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Denmark is 0.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.0% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Denmark peaked at 1.9% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2013.
Denmark ranks 153rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.8% | — |
| 1992 | 1.9% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 1.8% | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 1.4% | -19.4% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | -18.1% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -16.1% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | +14.4% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | +11.9% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | -19.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -12.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +18.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -13.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -14.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -19.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -32.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -15.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -28.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +47.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +35.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -19.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +19.5% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 0.3% | -17.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Denmark
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Denmark?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Denmark was 0.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 1992.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2013.
- How does Denmark rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Denmark ranks 153rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, total (% of total 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.