Employment in industry in Denmark
18.8% of employed people in Denmark worked in industry in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2019.
Denmark, 2025
18.8%
Change from 2024
−0.2percentage points
European Union, 2025
23.9%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
24.6%
Position in 2025
93rd of 182
Employment in industry in Denmark over time
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% of total employment. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Denmark | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18.8% | 23.9% |
| 2024 | 19.0% | 24.2% |
| 2023 | 19.3% | 24.3% |
| 2022 | 19.1% | 24.6% |
| 2021 | 19.4% | 24.8% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | 25.0% |
| 2019 | 18.5% | 25.0% |
| 2018 | 18.9% | 25.1% |
| 2017 | 18.9% | 25.1% |
| 2016 | 19.0% | 25.0% |
| 2015 | 19.4% | 25.1% |
| 2014 | 19.4% | 25.1% |
| 2013 | 19.6% | 25.3% |
| 2012 | 19.8% | 25.7% |
| 2011 | 20.0% | 26.0% |
| 2010 | 19.9% | 26.4% |
| 2009 | 20.6% | 27.1% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | 28.3% |
| 2007 | 23.5% | 28.8% |
| 2006 | 23.3% | 28.7% |
| 2005 | 23.9% | 28.7% |
| 2004 | 23.7% | 29.1% |
| 2003 | 23.1% | 29.3% |
| 2002 | 23.5% | 29.9% |
| 2001 | 25.4% | 30.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 19.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 19.4%, the figure has changed by −0.6 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Denmark has the 93rd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 23.9%.
More for Denmark
All statistics for Denmark
Employment in agriculture
1.6%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
79.6%
2025 · World Bank
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
6.4%
2025 · Eurostat
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
13.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Long-term unemployment rate
0.9%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
79.8%
2025 · Eurostat