Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Denmark
Denmark: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) was 1.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Denmark, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Denmark stood at 1.6%.
The figure is up 61.0% on the previous year and up 387.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Denmark peaked at 4.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -2.5%, in 2022.
That places Denmark 101st out of 201 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.4% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -71.6% |
| 2002 | -0.5% | -148.5% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -476.6% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -44.2% |
| 2008 | -0.3% | -130.2% |
| 2009 | -1.9% | +548.3% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | -302.1% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -64.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -58.1% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +207.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -85.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +26.9% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +275.8% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +58.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -82.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -38.2% |
| 2020 | -1.1% | -614.3% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | -502.8% |
| 2022 | -2.5% | -156.6% |
| 2023 | -0.1% | -97.6% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -1766.7% |
| 2025 | 1.6% | +61.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 1.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 1.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.2%, 72% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +1766.7% | -0.1% | 1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | -1.9% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.2% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | -2.5% | 4.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Denmark?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Denmark was 1.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.5% in 2022.
- How does Denmark rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Denmark ranks 101st out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 387.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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