Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS in Denmark
Denmark: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS was 6.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS in Denmark, 2014–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in Denmark is 6.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 20.8% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in Denmark peaked at 6.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2022.
Denmark ranks 29th of 70 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6.9% | — |
| 2015 | 6.3% | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | +14.9% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | +20.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.9% | 5.0% | 6.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 4.4% | 6.2% | 5 |
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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 unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in Denmark?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in Denmark was 6.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2022.
- How does Denmark rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls?
- Denmark ranks 29th out of 70 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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