Denmark Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2023

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Denmark youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 8.78%, a 2.03% decline from 2021.
  • Denmark youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 10.81%, a 0.78% decline from 2020.
  • Denmark youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 11.59%, a 1.54% increase from 2019.
  • Denmark youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 10.05%, a 0.47% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
New Caledonia 38.02%
French Polynesia 36.37%
Greece 30.05%
Spain 28.34%
Uruguay 27.58%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 27.20%
Barbados 24.49%
Italy 23.93%
Brunei 23.89%
Bahamas 23.85%
Saudi Arabia 23.77%
Sweden 20.68%
Panama 20.19%
Estonia 20.15%
Slovak Republic 19.30%
Cyprus 18.69%
Argentina 18.57%
Portugal 17.80%
France 17.75%
Croatia 17.56%
Luxembourg 17.54%
Chile 17.25%
Belgium 16.27%
Kuwait 15.38%
Channel Islands 14.79%
Finland 14.47%
Guam 13.64%
Latvia 13.20%
Puerto Rico 13.11%
Hong Kong 12.96%
Trinidad and Tobago 11.57%
Slovenia 11.09%
Lithuania 11.05%
Iceland 10.73%
Hungary 10.22%
Canada 10.01%
United Kingdom 9.94%
Norway 9.64%
Austria 9.40%
UAE 9.29%
New Zealand 9.23%
Ireland 9.15%
Denmark 8.78%
Poland 8.71%
Australia 8.29%
Malta 8.27%
United States 7.89%
Netherlands 7.79%
Oman 7.47%
Switzerland 7.37%
Czech Republic 7.08%
Macao 7.05%
South Korea 6.88%
Bahrain 6.63%
Singapore 6.12%
Israel 6.03%
Germany 5.75%
Japan 4.23%
Qatar 0.30%
Denmark Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 8.78% -2.03%
2021 10.81% -0.78%
2020 11.59% 1.54%
2019 10.05% -0.47%
2018 10.51% -1.88%
2017 12.39% 0.24%
2016 12.15% 0.00%
2015 12.15% -2.05%
2014 14.20% -0.56%
2013 14.76% -1.01%
2012 15.77% -0.53%
2011 16.30% 0.74%
2010 15.56% 2.13%
2009 13.43% 3.98%
2008 9.46% 1.97%
2007 7.49% -0.18%
2006 7.67% -0.93%
2005 8.60% 0.83%
2004 7.77% -2.03%
2003 9.80% 2.78%
2002 7.02% -1.19%
2001 8.22% 1.48%
2000 6.73% -3.16%
1999 9.89% 2.72%
1998 7.17% -0.92%
1997 8.10% -2.49%
1996 10.59% 0.67%
1995 9.92% -0.27%
1994 10.19% -4.42%
1993 14.61% 2.28%
1992 12.33% 0.83%
1991 11.50% 0.83%