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

Denmark: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment was 0.3252 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.3252
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
5th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.3448
in 2016
All-time low
0.3252
in 2020
Years of data
5
2016–2020

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

00.10.20.32016201820202016: 0.3452017: 0.3342018: 0.3372019: 0.3292020: 0.325

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2020, public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Denmark stood at 0.3252. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 5.7% over five years.

Denmark ranks 5th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Denmark, 2016 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2016 0.3448
2017 0.334 -3.1%
2018 0.3372 +1.0%
2019 0.3292 -2.4%
2020 0.3252 -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.3363 0.3292 0.3448 4
2020s 0.3252 0.3252 0.3252 1

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 2 Russia 0.4493
  2. 3 Ukraine 0.3867
  3. 4 Belgium 0.3578 compare
  4. 6 Luxembourg 0.3154 compare
  5. 7 Moldova 0.3029
  6. 8 Iceland 0.2991

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Denmark?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Denmark was 0.3252 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 0.3448 in 2016.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3252 in 2020.
How does Denmark rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment?
Denmark ranks 5th out of 79 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 total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
79 places, 1,004 data points, 2000–2022
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