Regional disparities in unemployment rates in Denmark

Denmark: Regional disparities in unemployment rates was 6.9 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
6.9
Change on year
up 35.3%
World rank
20th
of 20 countries
All-time high
11.1
in 2007
All-time low
4.3
in 2008
Years of data
19
2007–2025

Regional disparities in unemployment rates in Denmark, 2007–2025

02.557.5102007201620252007: 11.12008: 4.32009: 7.12010: 4.32011: 6.12012: 7.82013: 5.12014: 6.52015: 6.62016: 5.52017: 5.62018: 5.62019: 5.82020: 7.42021: 9.42022: 7.12023: 5.42024: 5.12025: 6.9

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2025, regional disparities in unemployment rates in Denmark stood at 6.9.

That represents a change of up 35.3% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regional disparities in unemployment rates in Denmark peaked at 11.1 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.3, in 2008.

That places Denmark 20th out of 20 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.5 4.3 11.1 3
2010s 5.89 4.3 7.8 10
2020s 6.88 5.1 9.4 6

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 17 Sweden 10.9 compare
  2. 18 Norway 10.3 compare
  3. 19 Finland 9.1 compare

See the full ranking of 22 places →

More work & labour data for Denmark

All data for Denmark →

Frequently asked questions

What is regional disparities in unemployment rates in Denmark?
Regional disparities in unemployment rates in Denmark was 6.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest regional disparities in unemployment rates recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 11.1 in 2007.
What is the lowest regional disparities in unemployment rates recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 4.3 in 2008.
How does Denmark rank for regional disparities in unemployment rates?
Denmark ranks 20th out of 20 countries with data for 2025.
Is regional disparities in unemployment rates rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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 Regional disparities in unemployment rates (NUTS level 2, NUTS level 3). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 19 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Regional disparities in unemployment rates in Denmark. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 22 August 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/regional-disparities-in-unemployment-rates-nuts-level-2-nuts-level-3/denmark/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/regional-disparities-in-unemployment-rates-nuts-level-2-nuts-level-3/denmark/">Regional disparities in unemployment rates in Denmark</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Regional disparities in unemployment rates (NUTS level 2, NUTS level 3)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
22 places, 565 data points, 1999–2025
Last refreshed