Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (%) in Denmark
Denmark: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (%) was 7.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Denmark, 1983–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male youth population.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 7.7% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in 2025.
The figure is up 16.4% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Denmark peaked at 12.9% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2006.
That places Denmark 112th out of 125 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (%) in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of male youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 11.7% | — |
| 1984 | 9.4% | -19.7% |
| 1985 | 7.7% | -18.2% |
| 1986 | 6.4% | -17.1% |
| 1987 | 6.5% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 7.0% | +7.8% |
| 1989 | 7.6% | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 7.7% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 7.3% | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 10.2% | +40.0% |
| 1993 | 12.9% | +26.5% |
| 1994 | 5.4% | -58.1% |
| 1995 | 3.7% | -31.4% |
| 1996 | 8.0% | +116.5% |
| 1997 | 5.5% | -31.5% |
| 1998 | 3.7% | -32.3% |
| 1999 | 5.1% | +38.3% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | -23.8% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | +29.2% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | -16.3% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | -27.4% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | +38.8% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | +32.7% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | +11.0% |
| 2024 | 6.6% | -9.3% |
| 2025 | 7.7% | +16.4% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 7.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.7%, 79% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 7.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.9%, 77% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +116.5% | 3.7% | 8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.1% | 6.4% | 11.7% | 7 |
| 1990s | 7.0% | 3.7% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 3.4% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 6.8% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 6.6% | 7.7% | 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)
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- 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 share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Denmark?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Denmark was 7.7% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 1993.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2006.
- How does Denmark rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- Denmark ranks 112th out of 125 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).