Public employment in Denmark
Denmark: Public employment was 3,112 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public employment in Denmark, 2008–2023
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 3,112 for public employment in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public employment in Denmark peaked at 3,112 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,485, in 2012.
That places Denmark 25th out of 47 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Public employment in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2,633 | — |
| 2009 | 2,518 | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 2,500 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 2,496 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 2,485 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 2,494 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 2,759 | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 2,848 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 2,924 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 2,906 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 3,031 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 3,090 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 3,112 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,575 | 2,518 | 2,633 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2,644 | 2,485 | 2,924 | 7 |
| 2020s | 3,035 | 2,906 | 3,112 | 4 |
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 public employment in Denmark?
- Public employment in Denmark was 3,112 in 2023, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest public employment recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 3,112 in 2023.
- What is the lowest public employment recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,485 in 2012.
- How does Denmark rank for public employment?
- Denmark ranks 25th out of 47 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public employment rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Public employment. 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. The total public sector employment covers all employment of general government sector as defined in System of National Accounts 1993 plus employment of publicly owned enterprises and companies, resident and operating at central, state (or regional) and local levels of government. It covers all persons employed directly by those institutions, without regard for the particular type of employment contract. See the working paper: Statistics on Public Sector Employment: Methodology, Structures and Trends. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.