NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Denmark
Denmark: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 6.9 in 2024. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Denmark, 1983–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 6.9 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Denmark peaked at 12.96 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 3.64, in 2006.
That places Denmark 105th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 11.6 | — |
| 1984 | 10.9 | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 9.22 | -15.5% |
| 1986 | 7.57 | -17.9% |
| 1987 | 8.01 | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 7.96 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 8.42 | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 8.46 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 8.02 | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 10.8 | +34.7% |
| 1993 | 12.96 | +20.0% |
| 1994 | 6.96 | -46.3% |
| 1995 | 6.13 | -11.9% |
| 1996 | 9.3 | +51.6% |
| 1997 | 6.45 | -30.6% |
| 1998 | 4.49 | -30.4% |
| 1999 | 5.63 | +25.4% |
| 2000 | 4.95 | -12.2% |
| 2001 | 5.25 | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 4.86 | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 6.28 | +29.3% |
| 2004 | 5.92 | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 4.37 | -26.2% |
| 2006 | 3.64 | -16.6% |
| 2007 | 4.33 | +18.8% |
| 2008 | 5.21 | +20.5% |
| 2009 | 6.48 | +24.3% |
| 2010 | 6.86 | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 7.19 | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 7.35 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 6.63 | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 6.39 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 7.03 | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 6.72 | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 7.58 | +12.8% |
| 2018 | 7.68 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 7.72 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 7.46 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 7.11 | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 6.77 | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 7.16 | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 6.9 | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.1 | 7.57 | 11.6 | 7 |
| 1990s | 7.92 | 4.49 | 12.96 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.13 | 3.64 | 6.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.12 | 6.39 | 7.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.08 | 6.77 | 7.46 | 5 |
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 neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Denmark?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Denmark was 6.9 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 12.96 in 1993.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.64 in 2006.
- How does Denmark rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Denmark ranks 105th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. This indicator refers to the proportion of youth who are not in employment and not in education or training. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For statistical purposes, youth are defined as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.