Denmark - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Denmark was 47.03 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 47.48 in 2013, while its lowest value was 45.34 in 1995.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 46.05
1991 46.43
1992 46.75
1993 46.83
1994 46.17
1995 45.34
1996 45.92
1997 45.95
1998 46.52
1999 46.48
2000 46.80
2001 46.64
2002 46.73
2003 46.43
2004 46.60
2005 46.78
2006 46.98
2007 46.90
2008 46.74
2009 47.02
2010 47.01
2011 47.12
2012 47.28
2013 47.48
2014 47.10
2015 46.80
2016 47.22
2017 47.21
2018 47.11
2019 47.05
2020 47.13
2021 47.03

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Denmark was 3,043,847 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,043,847 in 2021 and a minimum value of 2,775,070 in 1994.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1990 2,905,651
1991 2,900,547
1992 2,921,670
1993 2,897,901
1994 2,775,070
1995 2,793,968
1996 2,827,975
1997 2,842,438
1998 2,833,472
1999 2,862,051
2000 2,853,230
2001 2,843,345
2002 2,870,570
2003 2,868,773
2004 2,894,988
2005 2,891,543
2006 2,916,799
2007 2,924,600
2008 2,919,273
2009 2,910,409
2010 2,890,450
2011 2,886,698
2012 2,872,008
2013 2,852,590
2014 2,868,343
2015 2,898,109
2016 2,945,216
2017 2,971,347
2018 2,992,152
2019 3,031,682
2020 3,027,786
2021 3,043,847

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure