Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Denmark
Denmark: Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled was 60.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Denmark, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Denmark is 60.5, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Denmark peaked at 62.39 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 36.45, in 1960.
Denmark ranks 55th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 36.45 | — |
| 1965 | 41.14 | +12.9% |
| 1970 | 43.93 | +6.8% |
| 1971 | 45.7 | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 47.47 | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 49.24 | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 51.01 | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 51.6 | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 52.19 | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 53.67 | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 54.94 | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 55.69 | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 56.35 | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 57.01 | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 57.63 | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 58.26 | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 59.3 | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 59.66 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 60.78 | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 60.36 | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 60.77 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 60.55 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 61.46 | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 61.7 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 62.39 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 61.85 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 58.29 | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 57.47 | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 58.72 | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 59.01 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 59.51 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 60.03 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 60.22 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 59.66 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 60.24 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 59.72 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 60.38 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 60.39 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 60.93 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 60.66 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 59.91 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 59.65 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 58.85 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 58.59 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 58.15 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 57.6 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 57.02 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 56.73 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 57.56 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 57.61 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 57.56 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 57.99 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 57.78 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 58.05 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 59.42 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 59.7 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 60.84 | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 60.5 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.8 | 36.45 | 41.14 | 2 |
| 1970s | 50.54 | 43.93 | 55.69 | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.07 | 56.35 | 60.78 | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.05 | 57.47 | 62.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.18 | 59.65 | 60.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.76 | 56.73 | 58.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.38 | 57.78 | 60.84 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Denmark?
- Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Denmark was 60.5 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 62.39 in 1992.
- What is the lowest fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.45 in 1960.
- How does Denmark rank for fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled?
- Denmark ranks 55th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fertility and female labor force participation with 782 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Fertility and female labor force participation with 782 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.