Canada vs Denmark: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates
Canada
6.8%
in 2025
Denmark
6.4%
in 2025
Canada rank
67th
Denmark rank
70th
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates over time
- Canada
- Denmark
How they compare
Canada currently reports 6.8% against 6.4% in Denmark, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 67th and Denmark ranks 70th of 185 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.0% | 5.1% | 1.9% | Canada |
| 1980s | 9.4% | 8.2% | 1.2% | Canada |
| 1990s | 9.5% | 7.5% | 2.1% | Canada |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 4.6% | 2.4% | Canada |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 6.6% | 0.4% | Canada |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 5.5% | 1.4% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates, Canada or Denmark?
- Canada, at 6.8% against 6.4% in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates between Canada and Denmark?
- 0.4%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Denmark?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Denmark rank globally for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Canada ranks 67th and Denmark ranks 70th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.