Denmark Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

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 2023 was 11.66%, a 1.12% increase from 2022.
  • Denmark youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 10.54%, a 0.26% decline from 2021.
  • Denmark youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 10.80%, a 0.78% decline from 2020.
  • Denmark youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 11.58%, a 1.54% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
French Polynesia 37.31%
New Caledonia 32.57%
Spain 28.70%
Greece 26.57%
Uruguay 26.16%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 25.55%
Barbados 24.87%
Bahamas 23.57%
Italy 22.73%
Chile 22.05%
Sweden 21.57%
Portugal 20.25%
Slovak Republic 19.41%
Croatia 19.24%
Luxembourg 18.99%
Brunei 18.62%
Argentina 18.00%
Cyprus 17.45%
France 17.13%
Estonia 17.09%
Panama 16.59%
Saudi Arabia 16.25%
Belgium 16.09%
Finland 15.92%
Kuwait 14.99%
Lithuania 13.90%
Puerto Rico 13.65%
Channel Islands 13.47%
Guam 12.88%
Hungary 12.76%
United Kingdom 12.54%
Latvia 12.50%
Denmark 11.66%
Poland 11.58%
Norway 10.95%
Austria 10.93%
New Zealand 10.72%
UAE 10.65%
Canada 10.59%
Ireland 10.54%
Hong Kong 10.45%
Trinidad and Tobago 10.12%
Slovenia 9.91%
Malta 9.34%
Iceland 9.16%
Netherlands 8.94%
Australia 8.57%
Singapore 8.29%
Czech Republic 8.28%
Switzerland 8.00%
United States 7.90%
Macao 6.97%
Oman 6.85%
Israel 6.03%
Germany 5.96%
Bahrain 5.82%
South Korea 5.37%
Japan 4.09%
Qatar 0.60%
Denmark Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 11.66% 1.12%
2022 10.54% -0.26%
2021 10.80% -0.78%
2020 11.58% 1.54%
2019 10.04% -0.48%
2018 10.52% -1.87%
2017 12.39% 0.24%
2016 12.15% 0.00%
2015 12.15% -2.04%
2014 14.20% -0.58%
2013 14.78% -1.00%
2012 15.78% -0.53%
2011 16.30% 0.75%
2010 15.55% 2.12%
2009 13.44% 3.97%
2008 9.46% 1.98%
2007 7.49% -0.18%
2006 7.67% -0.92%
2005 8.59% 0.82%
2004 7.77% -2.02%
2003 9.79% 2.76%
2002 7.04% -1.19%
2001 8.22% 1.50%
2000 6.73% -3.16%
1999 9.89% 2.72%
1998 7.17% -0.93%
1997 8.10% -2.49%
1996 10.59% 0.66%
1995 9.93% -0.25%
1994 10.18% -4.42%
1993 14.60% 2.28%
1992 12.33% 0.82%
1991 11.50% 0.82%