Domestic employment in foreign final use by industry of origin in Denmark

Denmark: Domestic employment in foreign final use by industry of origin was 830,771 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
830,771
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
21st
of 35 countries
All-time high
830,771
in 2024
All-time low
636,778
in 2010
Years of data
15
2010–2024

Domestic employment in foreign final use by industry of origin in Denmark, 2010–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k2010201720242010: 636.8k2011: 647.0k2012: 649.1k2013: 640.0k2014: 651.5k2015: 681.1k2016: 694.0k2017: 711.1k2018: 727.7k2019: 740.3k2020: 716.3k2021: 722.6k2022: 776.7k2023: 816.1k2024: 830.8k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 830,771 for domestic employment in foreign final use by industry of origin in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, domestic employment in foreign final use by industry of origin in Denmark peaked at 830,771 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 636,778, in 2010.

Denmark ranks 21st of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Domestic employment in foreign final use by industry of origin in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Domestic employment in foreign final use by industry of origin (FIGARO application) in Denmark, 2010 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2010 636,778 —
2011 647,002 +1.6%
2012 649,068 +0.3%
2013 639,962 -1.4%
2014 651,494 +1.8%
2015 681,069 +4.5%
2016 693,958 +1.9%
2017 711,097 +2.5%
2018 727,722 +2.3%
2019 740,320 +1.7%
2020 716,324 -3.2%
2021 722,573 +0.9%
2022 776,715 +7.5%
2023 816,145 +5.1%
2024 830,771 +1.8%

Denmark compared with similar countries

  • Denmark's 830,771 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.27 million, 66% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Denmark's 830,771 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.25 million, 66% of the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 677,847 636,778 740,320 10
2020s 772,506 716,324 830,771 5

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 18 Slovakia 948,932 compare
  2. 18 Slovakia 948,932 compare
  3. 20 Greece 851,296 compare
  4. 22 Finland 614,247 compare
  5. 23 Lithuania 533,101 compare
  6. 23 Lithuania 533,101 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is domestic employment in foreign final use by industry of origin in Denmark?
Domestic employment in foreign final use by industry of origin in Denmark was 830,771 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest domestic employment in foreign final use by industry of origin recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 830,771 in 2024.
What is the lowest domestic employment in foreign final use by industry of origin recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 636,778 in 2010.
How does Denmark rank for domestic employment in foreign final use by industry of origin?
Denmark ranks 21st out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
Is domestic employment in foreign final use by industry of origin rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. 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 Domestic employment in foreign final use by industry of origin (FIGARO application). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Domestic employment in foreign final use by industry of origin (FIGARO application)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
36 places, 540 data points, 2010–2024
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