Denmark — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Denmark, 1990–2025.
Labor participation for Denmark was 64.94% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 67.30% in 1990. The lowest was 61.34% in 2014 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.10% per year.
Denmark ranks 61 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 33%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 60.12%, so Denmark sits above it. It peaked in 1990 and has fallen 4% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 6%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 9 of 49 economies; Ireland (64.84%) is just below it. That is 3% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 49th of 187 in 1990 → 59th of 187 in 2000 → 72nd of 187 in 2010 → 77th of 187 in 2020 → 60th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 64.94% | -0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 65.05% | +1.3 pp |
| 2023 | 63.75% | +0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 63.5% | +0.8 pp |
| 2021 | 62.67% | +0.5 pp |
| 2020 | 62.14% | -0.3 pp |
| 2019 | 62.45% | +0.5 pp |
| 2018 | 61.91% | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 61.83% | +0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 61.74% | +0.3 pp |
| 2015 | 61.41% | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 61.34% | -0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 61.49% | -0.9 pp |
| 2012 | 62.42% | -0.7 pp |
| 2011 | 63.17% | -0.4 pp |
| 2010 | 63.6% | -0.9 pp |
| 2009 | 64.51% | -0.7 pp |
| 2008 | 65.21% | -0.7 pp |
| 2007 | 65.89% | -0.5 pp |
| 2006 | 66.34% | +0.4 pp |
| 2005 | 65.93% | -0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 66.14% | +0.4 pp |
| 2003 | 65.77% | -0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 65.98% | +0.6 pp |
| 2001 | 65.42% | -0.3 pp |
| 2000 | 65.76% | -0.3 pp |
| 1999 | 66.09% | +0.8 pp |
| 1998 | 65.32% | -0.4 pp |
| 1997 | 65.69% | +0.3 pp |
| 1996 | 65.39% | +0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 65.25% | +0.7 pp |
| 1994 | 64.51% | -1.9 pp |
| 1993 | 66.44% | -0.6 pp |
| 1992 | 67.08% | -0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 67.21% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 67.3% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Denmark’s Labor participation in 1991?
67.21% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population ages 15+, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Denmark’s Labor participation growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -3.5% in total — about 0.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.TLF.CACT.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 64.94%; 2024: 65.05%; 2023: 63.75%; 2022: 63.5%; 2021: 62.67%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.