Work & Labour in Denmark 1,001 indicators covering work & labour for Denmark. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 7.9% 2025 down 10.8% 174th Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 94.3% 2025 down 0.1% 12th Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 90.1% 2025 up 2.1% 13th Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 92.1% 2025 up 1.0% 14th Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 0.4% 2025 up 0.9% 152nd Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 0.2% 2025 down 16.0% 153rd Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 0.3% 2025 down 6.8% 153rd Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 9.2% 2025 down 4.4% 106th Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 27.4% 2025 down 2.2% 77th Employment in industry (% of total employment) 18.8% 2025 down 3.2% 96th Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 90.1% 2025 up 0.8% 33rd Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 70.1% 2025 up 2.9% 24th Employment in services (% of total employment) 79.6% 2025 up 1.9% 22nd Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 11.4% 2025 up 2.4% 107th Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 12.1% 2025 down 8.1% 94th Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 11.7% 2025 down 3.4% 100th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per capita 0.0005 units per person 2025 up 8.2% 27th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0005 units per person 2025 up 8.2% 27th Share of workers in vulnerable employment 5.4% 2025 down 16.9% 174th GDP per person employed 140,396 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 8.2% 12th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 25.4% 178th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 25.4% 178th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 0.2279 % change on previous year 2025 down 87.1% 137th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.2279 % change on previous year 2025 down 87.1% 137th GDP per employed person 140,396 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 8.2% 12th Women can take the same jobs as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 1.58 2027 down 19.2% 116th SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 1.58 2027 down 19.2% 116th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.0798 units per square kilometre 2023 up 11.8% 50th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0453 units per square kilometre 2023 up 1.5% 51st CPI: National consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 99.99 2025 up 21.1% 181st Employment in agriculture vs. urban population 2.0% 2023 down 22.0% 161st CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change from previous 1.89 2025 up 320.0% 132nd Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled 60.5 2025 up 6.6% 55th Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled 60.5 2025 up 6.6% 55th Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled 60.5 2025 up 6.6% 55th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre 0.0757 units per square kilometre 2023 up 14.5% 50th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.0757 units per square kilometre 2023 up 14.5% 50th Employment in agri vs urban pop, annual growth rate -4.5 % change on previous year 2023 down 172.4% 161st Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 65.16 2025 up 6.3% 77th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 6.4% 2025 up 1.9% 72nd Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 6.4% 2025 up 5.7% 65th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 6.4% 2025 down 2.0% 88th Labour income share as a percent of GDP 56.08 2026 down 1.9% 33rd SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 56.08 2026 down 1.9% 33rd Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 28.91 2027 down 1.4% 183rd Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 23.75 2027 up 7.1% 124th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 90,252 2027 up 10.0% 121st LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 8.76 2027 down 9.3% 109th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 8.76 2027 down 9.3% 109th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 49.7 2027 down 11.3% 144th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 6.89 2027 down 9.1% 175th Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 2,256 2027 up 10.0% 121st Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 109.82 2027 down 3.3% 103rd Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 3.52 2027 down 13.3% 112th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 60.5% 2025 up 6.6% 55th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 70.0% 2025 up 6.0% 108th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 65.2% 2025 up 6.3% 74th Female labor force participation rate 60.5% 2025 up 6.6% 55th Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 60.5% 2025 up 6.6% 55th ← Previous Page 2 of 17 Next →