ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Denmark

Denmark: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 58.79 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
58.79 %
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
7th
of 79 countries
All-time high
69.65 %
in 2000
All-time low
47.62 %
in 2014
Years of data
33
1992–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Denmark, 1992–2024

02040601992200820241992: 65 %1993: 59.2 %1994: 64.1 %1995: 64.3 %1996: 68.2 %1997: 68.7 %1998: 62.8 %1999: 65 %2000: 69.7 %2001: 60 %2002: 63.4 %2003: 59.5 %2004: 62.1 %2005: 65 %2006: 64.6 %2007: 66.5 %2008: 64 %2009: 58.8 %2010: 53.1 %2011: 51.4 %2012: 50.5 %2013: 47.9 %2014: 47.6 %2015: 47.8 %2016: 49.9 %2017: 52 %2018: 52.7 %2019: 54.4 %2020: 53.6 %2021: 54.1 %2022: 55.1 %2023: 55.1 %2024: 58.8 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 58.79 % for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Denmark peaked at 69.65 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 47.62 %, in 2014.

Denmark ranks 7th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Value in Denmark, 1992 to 2024.
Year % Change
1992 65.05 %
1993 59.23 % -8.9%
1994 64.11 % +8.2%
1995 64.28 % +0.3%
1996 68.19 % +6.1%
1997 68.67 % +0.7%
1998 62.8 % -8.5%
1999 64.98 % +3.5%
2000 69.65 % +7.2%
2001 59.95 % -13.9%
2002 63.37 % +5.7%
2003 59.52 % -6.1%
2004 62.08 % +4.3%
2005 65.04 % +4.8%
2006 64.61 % -0.7%
2007 66.5 % +2.9%
2008 64.05 % -3.7%
2009 58.8 % -8.2%
2010 53.1 % -9.7%
2011 51.38 % -3.2%
2012 50.48 % -1.8%
2013 47.94 % -5.0%
2014 47.62 % -0.7%
2015 47.77 % +0.3%
2016 49.88 % +4.4%
2017 52.03 % +4.3%
2018 52.73 % +1.3%
2019 54.39 % +3.1%
2020 53.56 % -1.5%
2021 54.06 % +0.9%
2022 55.11 % +1.9%
2023 55.08 % -0.1%
2024 58.79 % +6.7%

Denmark compared with similar countries

  • Denmark's 58.79 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 33.77 %, 1.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Denmark's 58.79 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.54 %, 2.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 64.66 % 59.23 % 68.67 % 8
2000s 63.36 % 58.8 % 69.65 % 10
2010s 50.73 % 47.62 % 54.39 % 10
2020s 55.32 % 53.56 % 58.79 % 5

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 4 Australia 67.21 % compare
  2. 4 Türkiye 36.63 % compare
  3. 5 Norway 64.34 % compare
  4. 6 New Zealand 61.65 % compare
  5. 8 Ecuador 58.47 % compare
  6. 9 Germany 55.64 % compare
  7. 10 Austria 55.38 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Denmark?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Denmark was 58.79 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 69.65 % in 2000.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 47.62 % in 2014.
How does Denmark rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
Denmark ranks 7th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,539 data points, 1987–2025
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.