Work & Labour in Denmark

1,001 indicators covering work & labour for Denmark.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Fatal occupational injury rates 1.03 per 100,000 employees 2023 down 29.0% 66th
Informal employment 40.1% 2019 up 56.0% 22nd
Earners distribution based on their level of earnings relative to the 100 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 unchanged 1st
Collective bargaining coverage rate 80.3 2018 down 0.9% 9th
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued 385.5 2025 up 25.2% 7th
Informal employment, male 42.6% 2019 up 56.9% 19th
Employees working shifts - % of total employees 10.7% 2025 up 109.8% 41st
Employed persons working on Saturdays by professional status - % of 25.5% 2025 up 17.5% 13th
Employed persons working on Sundays by professional status - % of 24.6% 2025 up 24.9% 5th
Employed persons working at nights by professional status - % of 7.1% 2025 up 6.0% 26th
Job tenure by professional status and occupation 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Long working hours in the main job by professional status and 4.3% 2025 down 21.8% 32nd
Employed persons working in the evenings by professional status - % 27.7% 2025 up 1.1% 9th
Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 78.1% 2025 up 2.6% 29th
Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 78.1% 2025 up 2.6% 29th
Unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by 8.6% 2025 down 15.7% 23rd
Labour force participation rates of young persons not in education 85.5% 2025 up 0.9% 35th
Labour force non-participation rates of young persons not in 14.5% 2025 down 5.2% 11th
Participation rate of young persons in education and training by 90.4% 2025 down 7.8% 43rd
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by labour 65.1% 2025 down 9.7% 15th
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs 34.7 Rate 2025 up 3.9% 28th
Persons in part-time employment by country of birth - % of total 83.8% 2025 down 3.0% 3rd
Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Labour force 1.35 million Persons 2014 down 3.3% 12th
Annual net earnings 36,124 2025 up 33.5% 5th
Nurses by age and sex — Health and social employment 62,913 Persons 2024 up 12.2% 18th
Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - item weights 1,000 2025 unchanged 1st
Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data 115.3 Index, 2020=100 2025 up 26.4% 38th
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap 83.56 Rate 2025 down 5.9% 10th
Average full time adjusted salary per employee 71,565 Euro 2024 up 27.8% 2nd
Annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children 30,556 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 2025 up 27.3% 15th
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap 39.45 Rate 2025 down 50.6% 25th
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 7.9% 2025 up 12.9% 32nd
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 7.9% 2025 up 12.9% 32nd
Population in private households by educational attainment level and 4,435 Thousand persons 2025 up 3.5% 23rd
Population in private households by educational attainment level and 24.1% 2025 down 16.3% 11th
Employees by educational attainment level and occupation 17.3% 2025 down 12.6% 9th
Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract 17.3% 2025 down 12.6% 9th
Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment 17.3% 2025 down 12.6% 9th
Participation rate of young persons in formal education by labour 84.3% 2025 down 13.3% 44th
Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) 62.6% 2025 down 9.5% 3rd
Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) 62.6% 2025 down 9.5% 3rd
Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) 62.6% 2025 down 9.5% 3rd
Employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit 17.3% 2025 down 12.6% 9th
Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 78.1% 2025 up 2.6% 29th
Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 78.1% 2025 up 2.6% 29th
Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) 62.6% 2025 down 9.5% 3rd
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type 36.7% 2025 down 3.7% 2nd
Early leavers from formal education by labour status 13.2% 2025 up 25.7% 6th
Distribution of population aged 18 and over by part-time or full-time 17.0% 2025 down 18.3% 14th
Persons with information and communications technology (ICT) 35.7 Thousand 2025 up 44.5% 26th
Employed persons with information and communications technology (ICT) 32.1 Thousand 2025 up 41.4% 28th
Employed persons with information and communications technology (ICT) 32.1 Thousand 2025 up 41.4% 28th
Employed persons with information and communications technology (ICT) 32.1 Thousand 2025 up 41.4% 28th
Employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) (2008-2026) 3,112 Thousand persons 2026 up 12.3% 21st
Employed persons by occupation and economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 3,135 Thousand persons 2026 up 13.2% 21st
Self-employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) (2008-2026) 216.8 Thousand persons 2026 down 6.2% 28th
Employees by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) (2008-2026) - quarterly 2,885 Thousand persons 2026 up 14.1% 21st
Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 31.8 Hour 2026 down 5.6% 43rd
Average actual weekly hours worked in the second job of persons who 10.9 Hour 2026 up 2.8% 39th
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 3,135 Thousand persons 2026 up 13.2% 21st