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Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 in Denmark

79.8% of people aged 20 to 64 in Denmark were employed in 2025.

Measure: Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 Unit: % of population aged 20 to 64 Data: 2009 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Denmark, 2025 79.8% % of population aged 20 to 64
Change from 2024 −0.4percentage points 2024: 80.2%
European Union, 2025 76.1% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 78.3% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 13th of 34 See the full ranking

Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 in Denmark over time

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% of population aged 20 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 (% of population aged 20 to 64), 2009 to 2025
Period DenmarkEuropean Union
2025 79.8% 76.1%
2024 80.2% 75.7%
2023 79.8%b (break in time series) 75.3%
2022 80.1% 74.6%
2021 79.0% 73.0%
2020 77.8% 71.7%
2019 78.3% 72.7%
2018 77.5% 71.9%
2017 76.6%b (break in time series) 70.9%
2016 76.0%b (break in time series) 69.6%
2015 75.4% 68.5%
2014 74.7% 67.5%
2013 74.3% 66.7%
2012 74.3% 66.9%
2011 74.8% 67.1%
2010 74.9% 67.0%
2009 76.1% 67.3%

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

  • That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 80.2% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 75.4%, the figure has changed by +4.4 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Denmark has the 13th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 76.1%.

More for Denmark

All statistics for Denmark
Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64 76.7% 2025 · Eurostat Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74 6.4% 2025 · Eurostat Employment-to-population ratio 61.3% 2025 · ILOSTAT Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 13.8% 2025 · Eurostat Long-term unemployment rate 0.9% 2025 · Eurostat Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) 6.8% September 2026 · Eurostat

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Eurostat
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Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
lfsi_emp_a · dataset details · view at source
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freq=A indic_em=EMP_LFS age=Y20-64 unit=PC_POP
Observation period
2009 to 2025 for Denmark
Provider update
6 November 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat