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Employment rate in Denmark

Employment rate in Denmark was 79.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.4 pts from 2024. That is the 11th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

202579.8%
Change on 2024-0.4 pts
Rank11th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high80.22024
Series low74.32012

Employment rate in Denmark, 2009 to 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

74767880822009201220152018202120252009: 76.1 %2010: 74.9 %2011: 74.8 %2012: 74.3 %2013: 74.3 %2014: 74.7 %2015: 75.4 %2016: 76 %2017: 76.6 %2018: 77.5 %2019: 78.3 %2020: 77.8 %2021: 79 %2022: 80.1 %2023: 79.8 %2024: 80.2 %2025: 79.8 %
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08, published 2026-09-10.
All 17 values
Period%
202579.8
202480.2
202379.8 Series break
202280.1
202179
202077.8
201978.3
201877.5
201776.6 Series break
201676 Series break
201575.4
201474.7
201374.3
201274.3
201174.8
201074.9
200976.1

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2025
Denmark79.8
European Union (27)76.1

Rankings

Definition

Employed people as a percentage of the population aged 16 and over (Spain, EPA) or 20 to 64 (EU headline indicator).

How to cite

Eurostat. Employment and activity by sex and age, annual data, employment rate 20 to 64 (lfsi_emp_a). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfsi_emp_a/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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What is the employment rate in Denmark?

Employment rate in Denmark was 79.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.4 pts from 2024. That is the 11th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Employment and activity by sex and age, annual data, employment rate 20 to 64 (lfsi_emp_a). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-08.

What was the highest employment rate in Denmark?

80.2% in 2024, the highest value since 2009 in this series.

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