Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Denmark
Denmark: Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) was 80.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Denmark, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 80.9% for labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Denmark peaked at 86.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 59.4%, in 2009.
Denmark ranks 17th of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 80.2% | — |
| 2007 | 77.9% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 82.4% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 59.4% | -27.9% |
| 2010 | 77.9% | +31.1% |
| 2011 | 77.1% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 83.0% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 78.9% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 83.2% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 78.8% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 81.8% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 83.5% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 86.5% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 83.3% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 81.6% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 80.1% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 81.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 80.6% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 79.9% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 80.9% | +1.3% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 80.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.3%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 80.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.4%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +31.1% | 59.4% | 77.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.0% | 59.4% | 82.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 81.4% | 77.1% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.7% | 79.9% | 81.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
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 labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Denmark?
- Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Denmark was 80.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 86.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.4% in 2009.
- How does Denmark rank for labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status)?
- Denmark ranks 17th out of 46 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status and pay level) compared to previous year by sex and previous employment status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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