Share of public paid employees with a contract in Denmark

Denmark: Share of public paid employees with a contract was 1 in 2020. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2020)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 42 countries
All-time high
1
in 2016
All-time low
1
in 2016
Years of data
5
2016–2020

Share of public paid employees with a contract in Denmark, 2016–2020

00.20.40.60.812016201820202016: 12017: 12018: 12019: 12020: 1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2020, share of public paid employees with a contract in Denmark stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over five years.

That places Denmark 1st out of 42 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1 1 1 4
2020s 1 1 1 1

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 1 Austria 1 compare
  2. 1 Croatia 1 compare
  3. 1 Cyprus 1 compare
  4. 1 Czechia 1 compare
  5. 1 Ecuador 1
  6. 1 Estonia 1 compare
  7. 1 Finland 1 compare
  8. 1 France 1 compare
  9. 1 Hungary 1 compare
  10. 1 Iceland 1
  11. 1 Ireland 1 compare
  12. 1 Italy 1 compare
  13. 1 Malta 1 compare
  14. 1 Serbia 1 compare
  15. 1 Slovenia 1 compare
  16. 1 Switzerland 1 compare

See the full ranking of 42 places β†’

More reference data data for Denmark

All data for Denmark β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is share of public paid employees with a contract in Denmark?
Share of public paid employees with a contract in Denmark was 1 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest share of public paid employees with a contract recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2016.
What is the lowest share of public paid employees with a contract recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2016.
How does Denmark rank for share of public paid employees with a contract?
Denmark ranks 1st out of 42 countries with data for 2020.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Share of public paid employees with a contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of public paid employees with a contract
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
42 places, 554 data points, 2000–2021
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