Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Denmark
Denmark: Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity was 1.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Denmark, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 1.4% for precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in 2025.
That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in Denmark peaked at 1.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2015.
Denmark ranks 14th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.2% | — |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +100.0% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -22.2% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -21.4% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | +30.0% |
| 2025 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 1.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 1.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 1.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +100.0% | 0.9% | 1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 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 precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in Denmark?
- Precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in Denmark was 1.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2015.
- How does Denmark rank for precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity?
- Denmark ranks 14th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. 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 Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity (2008-2026). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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