Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force in Denmark
Denmark: Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force was 1,768 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force in Denmark, 1999–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 1,768 Persons for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Denmark peaked at 1,851 Persons in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,474 Persons, in 1999.
Denmark ranks 28th of 33 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,474 Persons | 1,474 Persons | 1,474 Persons | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,519 Persons | 1,482 Persons | 1,606 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,784 Persons | 1,658 Persons | 1,844 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,805 Persons | 1,749 Persons | 1,851 Persons | 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 population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Denmark?
- Population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Denmark was 1,768 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1,851 Persons in 2020.
- What is the lowest population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,474 Persons in 1999.
- How does Denmark rank for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force?
- Denmark ranks 28th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the outside the labour force population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the outside the labour force population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. The persons outside the labour force comprise all persons of working age who, during the specified reference period, were not in the labour force (that is, were not employed or unemployed). The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.