Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 in Denmark

Denmark: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 was 0.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
up 69.6%
World rank
6th
of 106 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 25-64 in Denmark, 1991–2016

00.20.40.60.81991200320161991: 0 % of employed population aged 25-641992: 0.866 % of employed population aged 25-641993: 0.864 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.506 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.51 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.504 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.504 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.534 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.525 % of employed population aged 25-642010: 0.509 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.504 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.517 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.517 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.488 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.522 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.885 % of employed population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 25-64.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 0.9% for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 in 2016. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is up 69.6% on the previous year and up 75.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 in Denmark peaked at 0.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1991.

That places Denmark 6th out of 106 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) in Denmark, 1991 to 2016.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
1991 0.0%
1992 0.9%
1993 0.9% -0.2%
2004 0.5% -41.5%
2005 0.5% +0.9%
2006 0.5% -1.1%
2007 0.5% -0.1%
2008 0.5% +5.9%
2009 0.5% -1.7%
2010 0.5% -3.1%
2011 0.5% -0.9%
2012 0.5% +2.7%
2013 0.5% -0.1%
2014 0.5% -5.5%
2015 0.5% +6.9%
2016 0.9% +69.6%

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. 3 Germany 0.9% compare
  2. 4 Russian Federation 0.9% compare
  3. 5 Cyprus 0.9% compare
  4. 7 Malta 0.9% compare
  5. 8 Puerto Rico 0.9% compare
  6. 9 Slovenia 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 in Denmark?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 in Denmark was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
How does Denmark rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64?
Denmark ranks 6th out of 106 countries with data for 2016.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 75.5%. 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 Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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