Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data (1996–2020) in Denmark
Denmark: Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data (1996–2020) was 28 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Denmark, 1999–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 28 for long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in 2020.
The figure is up 12.0% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Denmark peaked at 60 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 13, in 2008.
That places Denmark 36th out of 47 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data (1996–2020) in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 34 | — |
| 2000 | 29 | -14.7% |
| 2001 | 26 | -10.3% |
| 2002 | 25 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 31 | +24.0% |
| 2004 | 34 | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 33 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 24 | -27.3% |
| 2007 | 18 | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 13 | -27.8% |
| 2009 | 17 | +30.8% |
| 2010 | 42 | +147.1% |
| 2011 | 51 | +21.4% |
| 2012 | 60 | +17.6% |
| 2013 | 51 | -15.0% |
| 2014 | 48 | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 47 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 36 | -23.4% |
| 2017 | 35 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 29 | -17.1% |
| 2019 | 25 | -13.8% |
| 2020 | 28 | +12.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 28 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 63, 44% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 28 is below the median for high income countries, which is 60, 47% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data (1996–2020) 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 | +147.1% | 17 | 42 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34 | 34 | 34 | 1 |
| 2000s | 25 | 13 | 34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.4 | 25 | 60 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28 | 28 | 28 | 1 |
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 long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Denmark?
- Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Denmark was 28 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest long-term unemployment by sex - annual data recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 60 in 2012.
- What is the lowest long-term unemployment by sex - annual data recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 in 2008.
- How does Denmark rank for long-term unemployment by sex - annual data?
- Denmark ranks 36th out of 47 countries with data for 2020.
- Is long-term unemployment by sex - annual data rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. 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 Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data (1996–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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