Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Denmark

Denmark: Wage workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.9% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
8th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2015
All-time low
0.9%
in 1991
Years of data
16
1991–2016

Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Denmark, 1991–2016

00.20.40.60.811991200320161991: 0.899 % of total employed population in working age1992: 0.9 % of total employed population in working age1993: 0.901 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.899 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.905 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.904 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.911 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.911 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.908 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.906 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.903 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.921 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.92 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.922 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.926 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.92 % of total employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total employed population in working age.

Analysis

In 2016, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Denmark stood at 0.9%.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Denmark peaked at 0.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1991.

Denmark ranks 8th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Denmark, 1991 to 2016.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1991 0.9%
1992 0.9% +0.2%
1993 0.9% +0.1%
2004 0.9% -0.2%
2005 0.9% +0.6%
2006 0.9% -0.1%
2007 0.9% +0.8%
2008 0.9% -0.0%
2009 0.9% -0.4%
2010 0.9% -0.2%
2011 0.9% -0.3%
2012 0.9% +2.0%
2013 0.9% -0.1%
2014 0.9% +0.2%
2015 0.9% +0.4%
2016 0.9% -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 3
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 6
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 5 Norway 0.9% compare
  2. 6 Germany 0.9% compare
  3. 7 Ukraine 0.9% compare
  4. 9 Croatia 0.9% compare
  5. 10 Sweden 0.9% compare
  6. 11 Bulgaria 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Denmark?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Denmark was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2015.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1991.
How does Denmark rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, total?
Denmark ranks 8th out of 106 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,582 data points, 1970–2021
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