Unemployment rate,Percent in Denmark

Denmark: Unemployment rate,Percent was 2.9% in 2025. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2025)
2.9%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
63rd
of 71 countries
All-time high
6.1%
in 2010
All-time low
2.5%
in 2022
Years of data
20
2006–2025

Unemployment rate,Percent in Denmark, 2006–2025

02462006201520252006: 3.82007: 3.62008: 2.62009: 4.82010: 6.12011: 5.92012: 6.12013: 5.72014: 52015: 4.62016: 4.12017: 4.22018: 3.82019: 3.72020: 4.62021: 3.62022: 2.52023: 2.82024: 2.92025: 2.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2025, unemployment rate,percent in Denmark stood at 2.9%.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 36.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in Denmark peaked at 6.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2022.

Denmark ranks 63rd of 71 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.7% 2.6% 4.8% 4
2010s 4.9% 3.7% 6.1% 10
2020s 3.2% 2.5% 4.6% 6

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 60 Switzerland 3.0% compare
  2. 61 South Korea 3.0% compare
  3. 62 Malta 2.9% compare
  4. 64 Czechia 2.9% compare
  5. 65 Mexico 2.6% compare
  6. 66 Belarus 2.6% compare

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More reference data data for Denmark

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate,percent in Denmark?
Unemployment rate,percent in Denmark was 2.9% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 2010.
What is the lowest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2022.
How does Denmark rank for unemployment rate,percent?
Denmark ranks 63rd out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate,Percent,,,. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Unemployment rate,Percent,,,
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 2,196 data points, 1990–2026
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