Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Denmark

Denmark: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male was 0.9% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
49th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2004
All-time low
0.8%
in 2013
Years of data
16
1991–2016

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Denmark, 1991–2016

00.20.40.60.811991200320161991: 0.894 % of male youth labor force1992: 0.883 % of male youth labor force1993: 0.862 % of male youth labor force2004: 0.946 % of male youth labor force2005: 0.913 % of male youth labor force2006: 0.917 % of male youth labor force2007: 0.938 % of male youth labor force2008: 0.892 % of male youth labor force2009: 0.845 % of male youth labor force2010: 0.795 % of male youth labor force2011: 0.88 % of male youth labor force2012: 0.902 % of male youth labor force2013: 0.772 % of male youth labor force2014: 0.815 % of male youth labor force2015: 0.876 % of male youth labor force2016: 0.85 % of male youth labor force

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male youth labor force.

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Denmark is 0.9%, measured in 2016.

That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Denmark peaked at 0.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2013.

Denmark ranks 49th of 108 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.

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth labor force) in Denmark, 1991 to 2016.
Year % of male youth labor force Change
1991 0.9%
1992 0.9% -1.2%
1993 0.9% -2.4%
2004 0.9% +9.7%
2005 0.9% -3.4%
2006 0.9% +0.4%
2007 0.9% +2.3%
2008 0.9% -4.9%
2009 0.8% -5.3%
2010 0.8% -5.9%
2011 0.9% +10.6%
2012 0.9% +2.6%
2013 0.8% -14.4%
2014 0.8% +5.5%
2015 0.9% +7.6%
2016 0.9% -3.0%

Denmark compared with similar countries

  • Denmark's 0.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Denmark's 0.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 3
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 6
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 46 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.9% compare
  2. 47 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.9% compare
  3. 48 Indonesia 0.9% compare
  4. 50 Trinidad and Tobago 0.8% compare
  5. 51 Romania 0.8% compare
  6. 52 Mongolia 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Denmark?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Denmark was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2004.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2013.
How does Denmark rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male?
Denmark ranks 49th out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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 Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth labor force)
Unit
% of male youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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