Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Denmark

Denmark: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment was 0.3637 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.3637
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
11th
of 75 countries
All-time high
0.3789
in 2016
All-time low
0.3637
in 2020
Years of data
5
2016–2020

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Denmark, 2016–2020

00.10.20.30.42016201820202016: 0.3792017: 0.3682018: 0.3742019: 0.3662020: 0.364

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Denmark is 0.3637, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.0% over five years.

That places Denmark 11th out of 75 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Denmark, 2016 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2016 0.3789
2017 0.3681 -2.8%
2018 0.3741 +1.6%
2019 0.3661 -2.1%
2020 0.3637 -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.3718 0.3661 0.3789 4
2020s 0.3637 0.3637 0.3637 1

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 8 Belgium 0.4049 compare
  2. 9 Georgia 0.3768
  3. 10 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.3683
  4. 12 Armenia 0.361 compare
  5. 13 Albania 0.3566
  6. 14 Iceland 0.3446

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Denmark?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Denmark was 0.3637 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 0.3789 in 2016.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3637 in 2020.
How does Denmark rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment?
Denmark ranks 11th out of 75 countries with data for 2020.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
75 places, 979 data points, 2000–2022
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