Population in private: % … labour in Denmark
Denmark: Population in private: % … labour was 24.1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population in private households by educational attainment level and in Denmark, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population in private households by educational attainment level and in Denmark is 24.1, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in private households by educational attainment level and in Denmark peaked at 34.5 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 24.1, in 2025.
That places Denmark 12th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Population in private: % … labour in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 27 | — |
| 2005 | 26.9 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 26.6 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 34.2 | +28.6% |
| 2008 | 34.5 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 33.5 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 33.4 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 32.4 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 31.6 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 31.2 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 29.6 | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 28.8 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 28.1 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 27.4 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 27.2 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 26.6 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 26.5 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 26.1 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 26.3 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 26.1 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 24.9 | -4.6% |
| 2025 | 24.1 | -3.2% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 24.1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.65, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 24.1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.4, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population in private: % … labour 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +28.6% | 26.6 | 34.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.45 | 26.6 | 34.5 | 6 |
| 2010s | 29.63 | 26.6 | 33.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.67 | 24.1 | 26.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 9 Netherlands 25.2 compare
- 9 Netherlands 25.2 compare
- 11 Bosnia and Herzegovina 25.1 compare
- 13 Iceland 24 compare
- 14 Romania 23.7 compare
- 15 Luxembourg 23.4 compare
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 population in private households by educational attainment level and in Denmark?
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and in Denmark was 24.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest population in private households by educational attainment level and recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 34.5 in 2008.
- What is the lowest population in private households by educational attainment level and recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1 in 2025.
- How does Denmark rank for population in private households by educational attainment level and?
- Denmark ranks 12th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in private households by educational attainment level and rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. 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 Population in private households by educational attainment level and labour status - %. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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