Denmark Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

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 2023 was 63.95%, a 1.15% increase from 2022.
  • Denmark labor force participation rate for 2022 was 62.80%, a 2.39% 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.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Iceland 76.74%
Netherlands 71.41%
New Zealand 68.93%
Australia 67.83%
Norway 65.12%
Switzerland 64.63%
Canada 64.28%
Denmark 63.95%
Qatar 60.64%
Austria 59.29%
Sweden 58.68%
United Kingdom 55.03%
Finland 54.94%
Ireland 54.56%
Germany 54.33%
Malta 54.17%
United States 51.04%
Japan 49.84%
Channel Islands 49.44%
Bahamas 48.41%
Israel 47.61%
Panama 46.01%
Uruguay 45.93%
UAE 45.86%
Guam 45.05%
Estonia 44.08%
Cyprus 43.65%
France 42.76%
Barbados 42.37%
Bahrain 41.18%
Macao 39.78%
Brunei 38.35%
French Polynesia 38.20%
Argentina 37.73%
Oman 36.74%
Trinidad and Tobago 36.58%
Slovenia 36.34%
New Caledonia 35.83%
Singapore 35.61%
Portugal 35.46%
Luxembourg 35.05%
Latvia 34.74%
Lithuania 34.00%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 33.80%
Spain 32.94%
Poland 32.11%
Hong Kong 31.98%
Belgium 31.45%
Hungary 31.16%
Croatia 30.49%
Chile 29.93%
Czech Republic 28.52%
Saudi Arabia 27.72%
Slovak Republic 27.56%
South Korea 27.04%
Italy 26.39%
Greece 24.85%
Kuwait 24.43%
Puerto Rico 23.02%
Denmark Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 63.95% 1.15%
2022 62.80% 2.39%
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% -1.15%