Share of workers employed in services vs. GDP per capita in Denmark
Denmark: Share of workers employed in services vs. GDP per capita was 78.4% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Share of workers employed in services vs. GDP per capita in Denmark, 1950–2011
Source: Herrendorf et al. and Groningen Growth and Development Centre (2015) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 78.4% for share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita in 2011. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita in Denmark peaked at 78.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 41.4%, in 1950.
That places Denmark 6th out of 44 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 43.7% | 41.4% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 47.8% | 44.7% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 58.6% | 53.1% | 62.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.4% | 64.0% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.8% | 68.8% | 72.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.2% | 73.3% | 77.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.2% | 78.0% | 78.4% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita in Denmark?
- Share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita in Denmark was 78.4% in 2011, according to Herrendorf et al. and Groningen Growth and Development Centre (2015) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 78.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4% in 1950.
- How does Denmark rank for share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita?
- Denmark ranks 6th out of 44 countries with data for 2011.
- Is share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Herrendorf et al. and Groningen Growth and Development Centre (2015) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers employed in services vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The vertical axis shows historical estimates of the employment share in the service sector. The horizontal axis shows GDP per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.