Employers, total (% of total employment) in Denmark
Denmark: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 2.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Denmark, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Denmark recorded 2.5% for employers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Denmark peaked at 2.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1994.
That places Denmark 131st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.0% | — |
| 1992 | 2.0% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 2.0% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 1.9% | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 2.0% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 2.0% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 2.5% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 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 employers, total (% of total employment) in Denmark?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Denmark was 2.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1994.
- How does Denmark rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Denmark ranks 131st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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, total (% of total 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).