Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Denmark
Denmark: Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees was 12.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Denmark, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Denmark is 12.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Denmark peaked at 12.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2010.
That places Denmark 16th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 12.1% | — |
| 1996 | 11.2% | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 11.1% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 10.1% | -9.0% |
| 1999 | 10.2% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9.4% | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 8.9% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | +53.6% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10.3% | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 12.7% | +23.3% |
| 2025 | 12.6% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.9% | 10.1% | 12.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 8.4% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 8.2% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 10.3% | 12.7% | 6 |
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- 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 temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Denmark?
- Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Denmark was 12.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2010.
- How does Denmark rank for temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees?
- Denmark ranks 16th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. 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 Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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