Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Denmark
Denmark: Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data was 29 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Denmark, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Denmark is 29 Thousand persons, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 16.0% on the previous year and down 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Denmark peaked at 60 Thousand persons in 2012 and was at its lowest, 16 Thousand persons, in 2022.
That places Denmark 32nd out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 17 Thousand persons | — |
| 2010 | 42 Thousand persons | +147.1% |
| 2011 | 51 Thousand persons | +21.4% |
| 2012 | 60 Thousand persons | +17.6% |
| 2013 | 51 Thousand persons | -15.0% |
| 2014 | 48 Thousand persons | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 47 Thousand persons | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 36 Thousand persons | -23.4% |
| 2017 | 35 Thousand persons | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 29 Thousand persons | -17.1% |
| 2019 | 25 Thousand persons | -13.8% |
| 2020 | 28 Thousand persons | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 31 Thousand persons | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 16 Thousand persons | -48.4% |
| 2023 | 17 Thousand persons | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 25 Thousand persons | +47.1% |
| 2025 | 29 Thousand persons | +16.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17 Thousand persons | 17 Thousand persons | 17 Thousand persons | 1 |
| 2010s | 42.4 Thousand persons | 25 Thousand persons | 60 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.33 Thousand persons | 16 Thousand persons | 31 Thousand persons | 6 |
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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 29 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest long-term unemployment by sex - annual data recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 60 Thousand persons in 2012.
- What is the lowest long-term unemployment by sex - annual data recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 Thousand persons in 2022.
- How does Denmark rank for long-term unemployment by sex - annual data?
- Denmark ranks 32nd out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is long-term unemployment by sex - annual data rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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