Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Hovedstaden
Hovedstaden: Employment rates by NUTS 2 region was 72.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Hovedstaden, 2007–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment rates by nuts 2 region in Hovedstaden is 72.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by nuts 2 region in Hovedstaden peaked at 72.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 63.7%, in 2009.
Hovedstaden ranks 18th of 437 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Hovedstaden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 70.9% | — |
| 2008 | 67.7% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 63.7% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 64.7% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 65.9% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 65.3% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 64.9% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 65.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 66.3% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 67.7% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 67.5% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 67.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 68.6% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 68.3% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 68.9% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 71.5% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 71.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 72.2% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 72.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.4% | 63.7% | 70.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 66.4% | 64.7% | 68.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.8% | 68.3% | 72.4% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Hovedstaden
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 79.0% (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,458 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,458 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 84.9% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 84.9% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,133 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 1,133 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 77.7% (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,056 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 79.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by nuts 2 region in Hovedstaden?
- Employment rates by nuts 2 region in Hovedstaden was 72.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Hovedstaden?
- The highest recorded value was 72.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Hovedstaden?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.7% in 2009.
- How does Hovedstaden rank for employment rates by nuts 2 region?
- Hovedstaden ranks 18th out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Hovedstaden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hovedstaden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment rates by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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