Employment (thousand hours worked) by NUTS 2 region in Danmark
Danmark: Employment (thousand hours worked) by NUTS 2 region was 4.40 million Thousand in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.40 million Thousand
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
30th
of 313 regions
All-time high
4.40 million Thousand
in 2024
All-time low
3.92 million Thousand
in 2012
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Employment (thousand hours worked) by NUTS 2 region in Danmark, 2000–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand.
Analysis
In 2024, employment (thousand hours worked) by nuts 2 region in Danmark stood at 4.40 million Thousand. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment (thousand hours worked) by nuts 2 region in Danmark peaked at 4.40 million Thousand in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.92 million Thousand, in 2012.
Danmark ranks 30th of 313 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Employment (thousand hours worked) by NUTS 2 region in Danmark, year by year
| Year | Thousand | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.03 million Thousand | — |
| 2001 | 4.07 million Thousand | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 4.06 million Thousand | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 4.00 million Thousand | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 3.99 million Thousand | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 4.03 million Thousand | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 4.13 million Thousand | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 4.16 million Thousand | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 4.20 million Thousand | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 4.03 million Thousand | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 3.95 million Thousand | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 3.99 million Thousand | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 3.92 million Thousand | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 3.93 million Thousand | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 3.93 million Thousand | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 3.96 million Thousand | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 4.05 million Thousand | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 4.09 million Thousand | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 4.08 million Thousand | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 4.11 million Thousand | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 3.97 million Thousand | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 4.21 million Thousand | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 4.37 million Thousand | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 4.38 million Thousand | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 4.40 million Thousand | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.07 million Thousand | 3.99 million Thousand | 4.20 million Thousand | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.00 million Thousand | 3.92 million Thousand | 4.11 million Thousand | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.27 million Thousand | 3.97 million Thousand | 4.40 million Thousand | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Danmark
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 4,435 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 74.0% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 3,282 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 3,282 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 82.3% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 82.3% (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 3,073 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 69.3% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 3,073 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 32.6 Hour (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment (thousand hours worked) by nuts 2 region in Danmark?
- Employment (thousand hours worked) by nuts 2 region in Danmark was 4.40 million Thousand in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment (thousand hours worked) by nuts 2 region recorded in Danmark?
- The highest recorded value was 4.40 million Thousand in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment (thousand hours worked) by nuts 2 region recorded in Danmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.92 million Thousand in 2012.
- How does Danmark rank for employment (thousand hours worked) by nuts 2 region?
- Danmark ranks 30th out of 313 regions with data for 2024.
- Is employment (thousand hours worked) by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Danmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Danmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment (thousand hours worked) by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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