Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and in Denmark
Denmark: Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and was 1.46 million National currency in 2025. ▲ Rising
Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and in Denmark, 1995–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 1.46 million National currency for quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and in Denmark peaked at 1.46 million National currency in 2025 and was at its lowest, 489,519 National currency, in 1995.
That places Denmark 9th out of 26 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and in Denmark, year by year
| Year | National currency | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 489,519 National currency | — |
| 1996 | 513,632 National currency | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 537,164 National currency | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 566,182 National currency | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 595,398 National currency | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 618,248 National currency | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 648,043 National currency | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 668,955 National currency | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 684,557 National currency | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 702,410 National currency | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 736,195 National currency | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 778,896 National currency | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 829,274 National currency | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 870,570 National currency | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 867,392 National currency | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 874,964 National currency | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 888,766 National currency | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 901,211 National currency | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 915,598 National currency | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 941,357 National currency | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 968,221 National currency | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 996,275 National currency | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.03 million National currency | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 1.07 million National currency | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 1.10 million National currency | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 1.11 million National currency | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.17 million National currency | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 1.26 million National currency | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 1.33 million National currency | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 1.40 million National currency | +5.4% |
| 2025 | 1.46 million National currency | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 540,379 National currency | 489,519 National currency | 595,398 National currency | 5 |
| 2000s | 740,454 National currency | 618,248 National currency | 870,570 National currency | 10 |
| 2010s | 968,374 National currency | 874,964 National currency | 1.10 million National currency | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 million National currency | 1.11 million National currency | 1.46 million National currency | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 6 Lithuania 41,346 National currency compare
- 6 Sweden 2.59 million National currency compare
- 7 Germany 2.03 million National currency compare
- 7 Slovenia 31,854 National currency compare
- 8 Latvia 18,389 National currency compare
- 8 Norway 1.86 million National currency compare
- 9 Estonia 15,850 National currency compare
- 10 Canada 1.41 million National currency compare
- 11 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.23 million National currency compare
- 12 Australia 1.23 million National currency 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)
- 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)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 5.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 1.54 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and in Denmark?
- Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and in Denmark was 1.46 million National currency in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1.46 million National currency in 2025.
- What is the lowest quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 489,519 National currency in 1995.
- How does Denmark rank for quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and?
- Denmark ranks 9th out of 26 countries with data for 2025.
- Is quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and salaries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This table presents compensation of employees by main economic activity following the high-level categories in the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC), Revision 4. The components of compensation of employees, wages and salaries and employers’ social contributions, are also broken down by main economic activity. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union (27 countries) and the euro area (21 countries). In this table, the presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the QNA dataset. See User Guide on Quarterly National Accounts (QNA) in OECD Data Explorer: QNA User guide See QNA Calendar for information on advance release dates: QNA Calendar See QNA Changes for information on changes in methodology: QNA Changes See QNA TIPS for a better use of QNA data: QNA TIPS Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org