Employed persons commuting to work by country of work and NUTS 2 in Denmark
Denmark: Employed persons commuting to work by country of work and NUTS 2 was 12.1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
12.1
Change on year
down 40.1%
World rank
26th
of 33 countries
All-time high
20.2
in 2023
All-time low
3.6
in 2007
Years of data
23
1999–2025
Employed persons commuting to work by country of work and NUTS 2 in Denmark, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 12.1 for employed persons commuting to work by country of work and nuts 2 in 2025.
That represents a change of down 40.1% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed persons commuting to work by country of work and nuts 2 in Denmark peaked at 20.2 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.6, in 2007.
Denmark ranks 26th of 33 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Employed persons commuting to work by country of work and NUTS 2 in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.8 | — |
| 2004 | 5.1 | -12.1% |
| 2005 | 4.4 | -13.7% |
| 2006 | 5.5 | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 3.6 | -34.5% |
| 2008 | 4 | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 4.3 | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 6.1 | +41.9% |
| 2011 | 9.2 | +50.8% |
| 2012 | 12.9 | +40.2% |
| 2013 | 11.5 | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 10 | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 13.2 | +32.0% |
| 2016 | 16.9 | +28.0% |
| 2017 | 15.5 | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 14.4 | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 17.8 | +23.6% |
| 2020 | 14.7 | -17.4% |
| 2021 | 15 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 18 | +20.0% |
| 2023 | 20.2 | +12.2% |
| 2024 | 20.2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 12.1 | -40.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.48 | 3.6 | 5.5 | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.75 | 6.1 | 17.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.7 | 12.1 | 20.2 | 6 |
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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 employed persons commuting to work by country of work and nuts 2 in Denmark?
- Employed persons commuting to work by country of work and nuts 2 in Denmark was 12.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons commuting to work by country of work and nuts 2 recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2 in 2023.
- What is the lowest employed persons commuting to work by country of work and nuts 2 recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6 in 2007.
- How does Denmark rank for employed persons commuting to work by country of work and nuts 2?
- Denmark ranks 26th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employed persons commuting to work by country of work and nuts 2 rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. 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 commuting to work by country of work and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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