Employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, female in Denmark

Denmark: Employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, female was 0.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
13th
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2012
All-time low
0.8%
in 1992
Years of data
15
1992–2016

Employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, female in Denmark, 1992–2016

00.20.40.60.811992200420161992: 0.818 % of female employed population in working age1993: 0.829 % of female employed population in working age2004: 0.854 % of female employed population in working age2005: 0.868 % of female employed population in working age2006: 0.876 % of female employed population in working age2007: 0.877 % of female employed population in working age2008: 0.878 % of female employed population in working age2009: 0.866 % of female employed population in working age2010: 0.885 % of female employed population in working age2011: 0.905 % of female employed population in working age2012: 0.915 % of female employed population in working age2013: 0.907 % of female employed population in working age2014: 0.914 % of female employed population in working age2015: 0.914 % of female employed population in working age2016: 0.898 % of female employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female employed population in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, female in Denmark is 0.9%, measured in 2016.

The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, female in Denmark peaked at 0.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1992.

Denmark ranks 13th of 92 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, female in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) in Denmark, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of female employed population in working age Change
1992 0.8%
1993 0.8% +1.3%
2004 0.9% +3.0%
2005 0.9% +1.7%
2006 0.9% +0.9%
2007 0.9% +0.1%
2008 0.9% +0.1%
2009 0.9% -1.4%
2010 0.9% +2.2%
2011 0.9% +2.3%
2012 0.9% +1.1%
2013 0.9% -0.8%
2014 0.9% +0.8%
2015 0.9% -0.1%
2016 0.9% -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 6
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 10 Argentina 0.9% compare
  2. 11 Dominican Republic 0.9% compare
  3. 12 Ireland 0.9% compare
  4. 14 Iceland 0.9% compare
  5. 15 Finland 0.9% compare
  6. 16 Uruguay 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, female in Denmark?
Employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, female in Denmark was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, female recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2012.
What is the lowest employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, female recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1992.
How does Denmark rank for employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, female?
Denmark ranks 13th out of 92 countries with data for 2016.
Is employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age)
Unit
% of female employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,282 data points, 1970–2021
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