ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Denmark
Denmark: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 13.78 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
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
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Denmark stood at 13.78 %. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 19.7% on the previous year and up 72.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Denmark peaked at 13.78 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.16 %, in 1999.
That places Denmark 46th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 — Labour force participation rate by in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 8.33 % | — |
| 1993 | 8.04 % | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 2.33 % | -71.0% |
| 1995 | 2.81 % | +20.6% |
| 1996 | 2.96 % | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 3.7 % | +25.0% |
| 1998 | 3.75 % | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 2.16 % | -42.4% |
| 2000 | 2.47 % | +14.4% |
| 2001 | 4.78 % | +93.5% |
| 2002 | 5.19 % | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 5.73 % | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 4.61 % | -19.5% |
| 2005 | 5.52 % | +19.7% |
| 2006 | 5.06 % | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 5.46 % | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 6.43 % | +17.8% |
| 2009 | 6.59 % | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 6.51 % | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 7.03 % | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 6.99 % | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 7.13 % | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 8.01 % | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 8.3 % | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 8.59 % | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 8.47 % | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 8.14 % | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 8.39 % | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 8.49 % | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 9.62 % | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 10.8 % | +12.3% |
| 2023 | 11.51 % | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 13.78 % | +19.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.26 % | 2.16 % | 8.33 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 5.18 % | 2.47 % | 6.59 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.76 % | 6.51 % | 8.59 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.84 % | 8.49 % | 13.78 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 43 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 14.94 % compare
- 44 Palestine, State of 14.48 % compare
- 45 Sweden 14.35 % compare
- 47 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 13.61 % compare
- 48 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13.27 % compare
- 49 Norway 12.99 % compare
More economy & growth data for Denmark
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.9574 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1874 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 14,422 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 95,499 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1777 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 13,675 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 94,268 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 12.11 % change on previous year (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 13.78 % 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 13.78 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.16 % in 1999.
- How does Denmark rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Denmark ranks 46th out of 78 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 up 72.0%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 65+, rural areas — 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.