ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Denmark
Denmark: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 83.28 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Denmark, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 83.28 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Denmark peaked at 87.26 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 80.17 %, in 1995.
Denmark ranks 25th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 87.26 % | — |
| 1993 | 86.8 % | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 82.49 % | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 80.17 % | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 82.14 % | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 81.69 % | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 81.78 % | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 82.74 % | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 84.01 % | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 83.9 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 85.12 % | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 85.04 % | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 85.01 % | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 84.83 % | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 85.65 % | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 85.74 % | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 85.95 % | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 85.96 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 83.38 % | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 83.47 % | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 83.96 % | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 83.88 % | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 83.67 % | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 82.25 % | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 81.76 % | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 81.31 % | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 81.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 81.48 % | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 82.48 % | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 81.74 % | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 83.44 % | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 82.69 % | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 83.28 % | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.13 % | 80.17 % | 87.26 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 85.12 % | 83.9 % | 85.96 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.65 % | 81.31 % | 83.96 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.73 % | 81.74 % | 83.44 % | 5 |
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- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 15.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.256 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 19,705 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 10.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2322 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 17,870 current US$ per person (2025)
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- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 1.54 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Denmark?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Denmark was 83.28 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 87.26 % in 1992.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.17 % in 1995.
- How does Denmark rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Denmark ranks 25th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.