Employment rate in Hovedstaden
The employment rate in Hovedstaden was 82.1% of people aged 20 to 64 in 2025.
Hovedstaden, 2025
82.1%
Change from 2024
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Denmark, 2025
79.8%
Position in 2025
49th of 289
Employment rate in Hovedstaden over time
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% of people aged 20 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Hovedstaden | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 82.1% | 79.8% |
| 2024 | 82.1% | 80.2% |
| 2023 | 81.8%b (break in time series) | 79.8%b (break in time series) |
| 2022 | 82.0% | 80.1% |
| 2021 | 80.2%b (break in time series) | 79.0%b (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 79.8% | 77.8% |
| 2019 | 80.4% | 78.3% |
| 2018 | 79.3% | 77.5% |
| 2017 | 78.5%b (break in time series) | 76.6%b (break in time series) |
| 2016 | 78.3%b (break in time series) | 76.0%b (break in time series) |
| 2015 | 77.2% | 75.4% |
| 2014 | 76.4% | 74.7% |
| 2013 | 76.4% | 74.3% |
| 2012 | 75.8% | 74.3% |
| 2011 | 76.1% | 74.8% |
| 2010 | 76.7% | 74.9% |
| 2009 | 77.8% | 76.1% |
| 2008 | 79.8%b (break in time series) | 78.7%b (break in time series) |
| 2007 | 79.7% | 79.0% |
| 2006 | – | 79.4% |
| 2005 | – | 78.0%b (break in time series) |
| 2004 | – | 78.1% |
| 2003 | – | 77.4% |
| 2002 | – | 78.3% |
| 2001 | – | 78.2% |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 77.2%, the figure has changed by +4.9 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 289 regions with data for 2025, Hovedstaden has the 49th highest value.
- The figure for Denmark in 2025 was 79.8%.