Employment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Denmark
Denmark: Employment rates by sex, age and other typologies was 79.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Denmark, 2007–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, employment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Denmark stood at 79.2%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Denmark peaked at 79.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 72.4%, in 2013.
That places Denmark 4th out of 33 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Employment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 77.3% | — |
| 2008 | 76.8% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 74.6% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 73.3% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 72.8% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 72.5% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 72.4% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 72.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 73.7% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 75.2% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 75.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 75.9% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 77.1% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 76.4% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 76.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 78.9% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 78.4% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 79.1% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 79.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.2% | 74.6% | 77.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 74.1% | 72.4% | 77.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.1% | 76.4% | 79.2% | 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 employment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Denmark?
- Employment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Denmark was 79.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by sex, age and other typologies recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 79.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rates by sex, age and other typologies recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.4% in 2013.
- How does Denmark rank for employment rates by sex, age and other typologies?
- Denmark ranks 4th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by sex, age and other typologies rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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 rates by sex, age and other typologies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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