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 ← Previous Page 12 of 17 Next →