Denmark Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Denmark labor force participation rate for 2022 was 61.49%, a 1.08% increase from 2021.
  • Denmark labor force participation rate for 2021 was 60.41%, a 0.19% increase from 2020.
  • Denmark labor force participation rate for 2020 was 60.22%, a 0.91% decline from 2019.
  • Denmark labor force participation rate for 2019 was 61.13%, a 1.06% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Iceland 78.63%
Netherlands 72.22%
Australia 70.90%
New Zealand 66.18%
Switzerland 65.41%
Qatar 65.04%
Canada 64.39%
Norway 63.85%
Denmark 61.49%
Austria 57.04%
Sweden 56.75%
Malta 56.59%
Ireland 54.81%
Finland 53.68%
Germany 53.47%
United Kingdom 51.59%
United States 50.55%
Bahamas 50.08%
Japan 49.19%
Channel Islands 49.02%
UAE 47.75%
Estonia 46.11%
Panama 45.41%
Guam 44.99%
Uruguay 44.93%
Israel 44.61%
Macao 43.05%
Barbados 42.99%
Cyprus 41.49%
Bahrain 41.35%
France 40.39%
Brunei 39.74%
French Polynesia 38.61%
Oman 37.93%
Singapore 37.08%
Trinidad and Tobago 37.04%
Lithuania 36.99%
Argentina 36.81%
Slovenia 36.16%
New Caledonia 36.12%
Croatia 35.79%
Latvia 35.66%
Hong Kong 35.07%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 33.27%
Spain 33.13%
Luxembourg 32.37%
Poland 31.42%
Belgium 30.83%
Hungary 30.37%
Portugal 30.33%
Chile 29.16%
South Korea 29.00%
Czech Republic 28.11%
Slovak Republic 27.38%
Italy 26.11%
Kuwait 25.64%
Puerto Rico 23.40%
Greece 22.67%
Saudi Arabia 20.70%
Denmark Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 61.49% 1.08%
2021 60.41% 0.19%
2020 60.22% -0.91%
2019 61.13% 1.06%
2018 60.07% -0.31%
2017 60.38% 0.84%
2016 59.54% 1.09%
2015 58.45% 0.18%
2014 58.27% 0.15%
2013 58.12% -2.87%
2012 60.99% -2.37%
2011 63.36% -0.61%
2010 63.97% -3.89%
2009 67.86% -1.22%
2008 69.08% -1.53%
2007 70.61% 0.67%
2006 69.94% 1.80%
2005 68.14% 1.71%
2004 66.43% 0.56%
2003 65.87% -2.96%
2002 68.83% 1.62%
2001 67.21% -4.68%
2000 71.89% -1.45%
1999 73.34% 1.76%
1998 71.58% -2.68%
1997 74.26% 0.48%
1996 73.78% 0.57%
1995 73.21% 4.10%
1994 69.11% -1.42%
1993 70.53% -1.48%
1992 72.01% -1.15%
1991 73.16% -0.32%
1990 73.48% -0.32%