Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Denmark

Denmark: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total was 0.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
up 70.6%
World rank
7th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2016
All-time low
0.0%
in 1991
Years of data
16
1991–2016

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Denmark, 1991–2016

00.20.40.60.81991200320161991: 0 % of total employed population in working age1992: 0.88 % of total employed population in working age1993: 0.876 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.505 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.513 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.505 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.504 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.536 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.527 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.508 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.504 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.52 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.515 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.489 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.517 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.882 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2016, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Denmark stood at 0.9%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 70.6% on the previous year and up 74.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Denmark peaked at 0.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1991.

Denmark ranks 7th of 107 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Denmark, 1991 to 2016.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1991 0.0%
1992 0.9%
1993 0.9% -0.4%
2004 0.5% -42.4%
2005 0.5% +1.5%
2006 0.5% -1.5%
2007 0.5% -0.2%
2008 0.5% +6.3%
2009 0.5% -1.8%
2010 0.5% -3.6%
2011 0.5% -0.6%
2012 0.5% +3.2%
2013 0.5% -1.1%
2014 0.5% -5.1%
2015 0.5% +5.8%
2016 0.9% +70.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.0% 0.9% 3
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 6
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 4 Russian Federation 0.9% compare
  2. 5 Malta 0.9% compare
  3. 6 Cyprus 0.9% compare
  4. 8 Puerto Rico 0.9% compare
  5. 9 Belgium 0.9% compare
  6. 10 Austria 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Denmark?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Denmark was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
How does Denmark rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total?
Denmark ranks 7th out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 74.7%. 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 Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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