Working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Denmark

Denmark: Working-age population, aged 15-64, total was 0.6% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.6%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
71st
of 110 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1991
All-time low
0.6%
in 2016
Years of data
16
1991–2016

Working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Denmark, 1991–2016

00.20.40.61991200320161991: 0.676 % of total population1992: 0.675 % of total population1993: 0.675 % of total population2004: 0.659 % of total population2005: 0.66 % of total population2006: 0.66 % of total population2007: 0.654 % of total population2008: 0.652 % of total population2009: 0.649 % of total population2010: 0.647 % of total population2011: 0.65 % of total population2012: 0.649 % of total population2013: 0.644 % of total population2014: 0.644 % of total population2015: 0.643 % of total population2016: 0.638 % of total population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 0.6% for working-age population, aged 15-64, total in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Denmark peaked at 0.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2016.

Denmark ranks 71st of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 3
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 6
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Denmark?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Denmark was 0.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, total recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1991.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, total recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2016.
How does Denmark rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, total?
Denmark ranks 71st out of 110 countries with data for 2016.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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 Working-age population, aged 15-64, total (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, total (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
112 places, 1,653 data points, 1970–2021
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