Employers, male (% of male employment) in Denmark
Denmark: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 3.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Denmark, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, male (% of male employment) in Denmark is 3.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Denmark peaked at 3.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1994.
Denmark ranks 114th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.1% | — |
| 1992 | 3.1% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 3.2% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 3.0% | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 3.0% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 3.0% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 3.1% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 3.2% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 3.3% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 3.3% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 3.6% | +0.9% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 3.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.7%, 77% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 3.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.9%, 74% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
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 employers, male (% of male employment) in Denmark?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Denmark was 3.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1994.
- How does Denmark rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Denmark ranks 114th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).