Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Denmark

Denmark: Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data was 58 Thousand persons in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
58 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 13.7%
World rank
20th
of 45 countries
All-time high
87 Thousand persons
in 2010
All-time low
31 Thousand persons
in 2001
Years of data
22
1999–2020

Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Denmark, 1999–2020

0204060801999200920201999: 58 Thousand persons2000: 40 Thousand persons2001: 31 Thousand persons2002: 38 Thousand persons2003: 43 Thousand persons2004: 43 Thousand persons2005: 39 Thousand persons2006: 37 Thousand persons2007: 35 Thousand persons2008: 56 Thousand persons2009: 82 Thousand persons2010: 87 Thousand persons2011: 86 Thousand persons2012: 76 Thousand persons2013: 67 Thousand persons2014: 71 Thousand persons2015: 62 Thousand persons2016: 51 Thousand persons2017: 48 Thousand persons2018: 49 Thousand persons2019: 51 Thousand persons2020: 58 Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

In 2020, unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Denmark stood at 58 Thousand persons.

That represents a change of up 13.7% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Denmark peaked at 87 Thousand persons in 2010 and was at its lowest, 31 Thousand persons, in 2001.

Denmark ranks 20th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data (1998–2020) in Denmark, 1999 to 2020.
Year Thousand persons Change
1999 58 Thousand persons
2000 40 Thousand persons -31.0%
2001 31 Thousand persons -22.5%
2002 38 Thousand persons +22.6%
2003 43 Thousand persons +13.2%
2004 43 Thousand persons +0.0%
2005 39 Thousand persons -9.3%
2006 37 Thousand persons -5.1%
2007 35 Thousand persons -5.4%
2008 56 Thousand persons +60.0%
2009 82 Thousand persons +46.4%
2010 87 Thousand persons +6.1%
2011 86 Thousand persons -1.1%
2012 76 Thousand persons -11.6%
2013 67 Thousand persons -11.8%
2014 71 Thousand persons +6.0%
2015 62 Thousand persons -12.7%
2016 51 Thousand persons -17.7%
2017 48 Thousand persons -5.9%
2018 49 Thousand persons +2.1%
2019 51 Thousand persons +4.1%
2020 58 Thousand persons +13.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 58 Thousand persons 58 Thousand persons 58 Thousand persons 1
2000s 44.4 Thousand persons 31 Thousand persons 82 Thousand persons 10
2010s 64.8 Thousand persons 48 Thousand persons 87 Thousand persons 10
2020s 58 Thousand persons 58 Thousand persons 58 Thousand persons 1

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 17 Poland 62 Thousand persons compare
  2. 17 Poland 62 Thousand persons compare
  3. 19 Bulgaria 60 Thousand persons compare
  4. 20 Hungary 58 Thousand persons compare
  5. 22 Serbia 52 Thousand persons compare
  6. 23 Switzerland 49 Thousand persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Denmark?
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Denmark was 58 Thousand persons in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 87 Thousand persons in 2010.
What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 31 Thousand persons in 2001.
How does Denmark rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data?
Denmark ranks 20th out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
Is unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. 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 Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data (1998–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data (1998–2020)
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
51 places, 973 data points, 1998–2020
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