Female employment rate in Denmark
Denmark: Female employment rate was 56.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female employment rate in Denmark, 1974–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, female employment rate in Denmark stood at 56.6%.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female employment rate in Denmark peaked at 58.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 49.1%, in 1974.
Denmark ranks 53rd of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50.4% | 49.1% | 52.0% | 5 |
| 1980s | 54.2% | 50.9% | 56.3% | 8 |
| 1990s | 54.9% | 52.5% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.2% | 56.3% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.9% | 52.9% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.0% | 54.3% | 56.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 50 Canada 57.1% compare
- 51 Greenland 57.0% compare
- 52 Burkina Faso 56.8% compare
- 54 United Kingdom 56.6% compare
- 55 Barbados 56.0% compare
- 56 South Korea 55.7% compare
More work & labour data for Denmark
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- 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 female employment rate in Denmark?
- Female employment rate in Denmark was 56.6% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female employment rate recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 58.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest female employment rate recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.1% in 1974.
- How does Denmark rank for female employment rate?
- Denmark ranks 53rd out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female employment rate rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female employment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population who are employed. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.