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

Denmark: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 13.4 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
13.4 %
Change on year
up 18.8%
World rank
46th
of 78 countries
All-time high
13.4 %
in 2024
All-time low
2.16 %
in 1999
Years of data
33
1992–2024

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

2.557.51012.51992200820241992: 8.2 %1993: 7.9 %1994: 2.3 %1995: 2.7 %1996: 2.7 %1997: 3.7 %1998: 3.7 %1999: 2.2 %2000: 2.5 %2001: 4.8 %2002: 5.2 %2003: 5.6 %2004: 4.6 %2005: 5.5 %2006: 5.1 %2007: 5.3 %2008: 6.4 %2009: 6.6 %2010: 6.5 %2011: 6.9 %2012: 6.9 %2013: 7.1 %2014: 8 %2015: 8.2 %2016: 8.5 %2017: 8.4 %2018: 8 %2019: 8.3 %2020: 8.4 %2021: 9.4 %2022: 10.7 %2023: 11.3 %2024: 13.4 %

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

Analysis

Denmark recorded 13.4 % for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.8% on the previous year and up 68.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Denmark peaked at 13.4 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.16 %, in 1999.

Denmark ranks 46th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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, 65+, rural areas — Value in Denmark, 1992 to 2024.
Year % Change
1992 8.15 %
1993 7.92 % -2.8%
1994 2.33 % -70.6%
1995 2.68 % +15.0%
1996 2.69 % +0.4%
1997 3.67 % +36.4%
1998 3.67 % +0.0%
1999 2.16 % -41.1%
2000 2.45 % +13.4%
2001 4.75 % +93.9%
2002 5.17 % +8.8%
2003 5.6 % +8.3%
2004 4.61 % -17.7%
2005 5.52 % +19.7%
2006 5.06 % -8.3%
2007 5.35 % +5.7%
2008 6.39 % +19.4%
2009 6.58 % +3.0%
2010 6.48 % -1.5%
2011 6.93 % +6.9%
2012 6.94 % +0.1%
2013 7.09 % +2.2%
2014 7.96 % +12.3%
2015 8.24 % +3.5%
2016 8.49 % +3.0%
2017 8.39 % -1.2%
2018 8.03 % -4.3%
2019 8.28 % +3.1%
2020 8.4 % +1.4%
2021 9.4 % +11.9%
2022 10.66 % +13.4%
2023 11.28 % +5.8%
2024 13.4 % +18.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.16 % 2.16 % 8.15 % 8
2000s 5.15 % 2.45 % 6.58 % 10
2010s 7.68 % 6.48 % 8.49 % 10
2020s 10.63 % 8.4 % 13.4 % 5

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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 13.4 % 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 13.4 % in 2024.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 2.16 % in 1999.
How does Denmark rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
Denmark ranks 46th out of 78 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 68.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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, 65+, 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, 65+, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
85 places, 1,510 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.