Employed persons by professional status in Denmark

Denmark: Employed persons by professional status was 3,073 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
3,073
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
17th
of 35 countries
All-time high
3,073
in 2025
All-time low
2,405
in 1983
Years of data
43
1983–2025

Employed persons by professional status in Denmark, 1983–2025

01.0k2.0k3.0k1983200420251983: 2.4k1984: 2.5k1985: 2.5k1986: 2.6k1987: 2.6k1988: 2.7k1989: 2.6k1990: 2.7k1991: 2.6k1992: 2.6k1993: 2.6k1994: 2.5k1995: 2.6k1996: 2.6k1997: 2.7k1998: 2.7k1999: 2.7k2000: 2.7k2001: 2.7k2002: 2.7k2003: 2.7k2004: 2.7k2005: 2.8k2006: 2.8k2007: 2.8k2008: 2.8k2009: 2.7k2010: 2.7k2011: 2.7k2012: 2.6k2013: 2.6k2014: 2.7k2015: 2.7k2016: 2.8k2017: 2.8k2018: 2.8k2019: 2.9k2020: 2.9k2021: 2.9k2022: 3.0k2023: 3.0k2024: 3.1k2025: 3.1k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 3,073 for employed persons by professional status in 2025. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed persons by professional status in Denmark peaked at 3,073 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,405, in 1983.

Denmark ranks 17th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.

Employed persons by professional status in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Employed persons by professional status in Denmark, 1983 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1983 2,405
1984 2,476 +3.0%
1985 2,539 +2.6%
1986 2,643 +4.1%
1987 2,630 -0.5%
1988 2,682 +2.0%
1989 2,630 -1.9%
1990 2,656 +1.0%
1991 2,634 -0.8%
1992 2,636 +0.1%
1993 2,566 -2.7%
1994 2,537 -1.1%
1995 2,601 +2.5%
1996 2,622 +0.8%
1997 2,675 +2.0%
1998 2,679 +0.1%
1999 2,708 +1.1%
2000 2,716 +0.3%
2001 2,717 +0.0%
2002 2,739 +0.8%
2003 2,703 -1.3%
2004 2,741 +1.4%
2005 2,751 +0.4%
2006 2,804 +1.9%
2007 2,804 -0.0%
2008 2,806 +0.1%
2009 2,719 -3.1%
2010 2,661 -2.1%
2011 2,659 -0.1%
2012 2,645 -0.5%
2013 2,636 -0.3%
2014 2,664 +1.1%
2015 2,709 +1.7%
2016 2,760 +1.9%
2017 2,788 +1.0%
2018 2,832 +1.6%
2019 2,878 +1.6%
2020 2,853 -0.9%
2021 2,889 +1.3%
2022 2,972 +2.9%
2023 3,002 +1.0%
2024 3,061 +2.0%
2025 3,073 +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 2,572 2,405 2,682 7
1990s 2,631 2,537 2,708 10
2000s 2,750 2,703 2,806 10
2010s 2,723 2,636 2,878 10
2020s 2,975 2,853 3,073 6

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 14 Hungary 4,669 compare
  2. 15 Austria 4,488 compare
  3. 16 Greece 4,330 compare
  4. 18 Bulgaria 2,921 compare
  5. 19 Norway 2,903 compare
  6. 20 Serbia 2,848 compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed persons by professional status in Denmark?
Employed persons by professional status in Denmark was 3,073 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest employed persons by professional status recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 3,073 in 2025.
What is the lowest employed persons by professional status recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 2,405 in 1983.
How does Denmark rank for employed persons by professional status?
Denmark ranks 17th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is employed persons by professional status rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. 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 Employed persons by professional status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employed persons by professional status
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 1,169 data points, 1983–2025
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