Employees by migration status and employment contract in Denmark

Denmark: Employees by migration status and employment contract was 2,856 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
2,856 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
19th
of 42 countries
All-time high
2,856 Thousand persons
in 2025
All-time low
2,643 Thousand persons
in 2021
Years of data
5
2021–2025

Employees by migration status and employment contract in Denmark, 2021–2025

01.0k2.0k3.0k2021202320252021: 2.6k Thousand persons2022: 2.7k Thousand persons2023: 2.8k Thousand persons2024: 2.8k Thousand persons2025: 2.9k Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 2,856 Thousand persons for employees by migration status and employment contract in 2025. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 8.1% over five years.

Denmark ranks 19th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Employees by migration status and employment contract in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Employees by migration status and employment contract in Denmark, 2021 to 2025.
Year Thousand persons Change
2021 2,643 Thousand persons
2022 2,726 Thousand persons +3.1%
2023 2,756 Thousand persons +1.1%
2024 2,823 Thousand persons +2.4%
2025 2,856 Thousand persons +1.2%

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 16 Switzerland 4,065 Thousand persons compare
  2. 17 Austria 3,951 Thousand persons compare
  3. 18 Greece 3,127 Thousand persons compare
  4. 20 Norway 2,746 Thousand persons compare
  5. 21 Bulgaria 2,540 Thousand persons compare
  6. 22 Ireland 2,428 Thousand persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employees by migration status and employment contract in Denmark?
Employees by migration status and employment contract in Denmark was 2,856 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest employees by migration status and employment contract recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 2,856 Thousand persons in 2025.
What is the lowest employees by migration status and employment contract recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 2,643 Thousand persons in 2021.
How does Denmark rank for employees by migration status and employment contract?
Denmark ranks 19th out of 42 countries with data for 2025.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employees by migration status and employment contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employees by migration status and employment contract
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
44 places, 220 data points, 2021–2025
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