Employment in Foreign Controlled Enterprises in Denmark
Denmark: Employment in Foreign Controlled Enterprises was 20.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in Foreign Controlled Enterprises in Denmark, 2008–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of total.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 20.9% for employment in foreign controlled enterprises in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in foreign controlled enterprises in Denmark peaked at 20.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2008.
That places Denmark 12th out of 28 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.1% | 15.3% | 18.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 19.2% | 20.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 18.8% | 20.9% | 4 |
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- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 69.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 87.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 60.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 82.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 84.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 79.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in foreign controlled enterprises in Denmark?
- Employment in foreign controlled enterprises in Denmark was 20.9% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment in foreign controlled enterprises recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment in foreign controlled enterprises recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2008.
- How does Denmark rank for employment in foreign controlled enterprises?
- Denmark ranks 12th out of 28 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employment in foreign controlled enterprises rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 Employment in Foreign Controlled Enterprises. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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