ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Denmark
Denmark: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 61.02 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 61.02 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2024.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Denmark peaked at 67.62 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 58.31 %, in 2015.
That places Denmark 38th out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 67.62 % | — |
| 1993 | 66.71 % | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 63.44 % | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 63.05 % | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 64.3 % | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 65.02 % | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 63.81 % | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 64.5 % | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 65.16 % | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 63.4 % | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 64.34 % | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 64.89 % | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 64.53 % | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 64.19 % | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 64.37 % | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 63.95 % | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 65.04 % | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 65.23 % | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 62.22 % | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 60.52 % | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 59.67 % | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 59.03 % | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 58.63 % | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 58.31 % | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 58.53 % | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 58.71 % | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 58.87 % | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 59.38 % | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 59.08 % | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 58.97 % | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 59.9 % | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 60.03 % | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 61.02 % | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.81 % | 63.05 % | 67.62 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 64.51 % | 63.4 % | 65.23 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.39 % | 58.31 % | 62.22 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.8 % | 58.97 % | 61.02 % | 5 |
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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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 4.64 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 357,375 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5464 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 42,056 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2185 current US$ 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 61.02 % 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 67.62 % in 1992.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.31 % in 2015.
- How does Denmark rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Denmark ranks 38th 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 up 4.1%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), 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.