The number of unemployed people in Denmark decreased annually from 2012 to 2019, but rose sharply in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, however, the number was less than 106,000 people. As of March 2022, there were 2.95 million people
Number of unemployed people in Denmark from 2011 to 2021
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Statistics on Employment in Denmark
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Employment rate in Denmark 2011-2021
- Basic Statistic Unemployment rate in Denmark 2011-2021
- Basic Statistic Monthly average earnings in Denmark 2010-2020
- Basic Statistic Average weekly working hours in Denmark 2011-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of individuals unemployed after the coronavirus outbreak in Denmark 2020-2021
Employment
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- Basic Statistic Employment in Denmark 2023
- Basic Statistic Number of employed people in Denmark 2021-2022, by sector
- Basic Statistic Number of employed people in Denmark 2021-2022, by industry
- Basic Statistic Employment rate in Denmark 2011-2021, by gender
- Basic Statistic Employment rate in Denmark 2021, by age group
- Premium Statistic Employment rate in Denmark 2011-2021, by origin
- Basic Statistic Employment by economic sector in Denmark 2019
Unemployment
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- Basic Statistic Number of unemployed people in Denmark 2011-2021
- Basic Statistic Quarterly unemployment rate in Denmark 2018-2022
- Basic Statistic Unemployment rate in Denmark 2011-2021, by gender
- Basic Statistic Unemployment rate in Denmark 2021, by age group
- Basic Statistic Foreign unemployment rate in Denmark 2021, by region of origin
- Basic Statistic Youth unemployment rate in Denmark in 2021
- Premium Statistic Percentage of young people who were NEET in Denmark 2015-2022
Earnings
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- Basic Statistic Average monthly salary in Denmark 2021, by industry
- Basic Statistic Average monthly salary in Denmark 2021, by education level
- Basic Statistic Average monthly salary in the public and private sector Denmark 2021, by gender
- Premium Statistic Average annual wages and salaries in Denmark 2011-2021, by ancestry
- Premium Statistic Occupations in Denmark with the highest average salaries 2020
- Premium Statistic Women's share of men's earnings in Denmark 2011-2021
Working hours
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- Basic Statistic Average weekly working hours in Denmark 2021, by age and gender
- Premium Statistic Average weekly working hours in Denmark 2021, by industry
- Premium Statistic Average weekly working hours in the public and private sector in Denmark 2012-2018
- Basic Statistic Share of people who want to work less in Denmark 2019, by education level
- Premium Statistic Sickness absence rate for employees in Denmark 2013-2020
- Premium Statistic Sickness absence rate in Denmark 2013-2020, by gender
Job openings
4
Impact of COVID-19
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- Basic Statistic Number of employed people in Denmark 2020-2022
- Basic Statistic Unemployment rate in Denmark 2020-2022
- Basic Statistic Post coronavirus unemployment forecast in Denmark 2020-2024
- Basic Statistic Share of employees working from home during COVID-19 in Denmark 2020
- Basic Statistic Share of people working from home due to the coronavirus in Denmark 2020, by region
- Premium Statistic Share of unemployed people after the coronavirus outbreak in Denmark 2020, by sector
- Basic Statistic Unemployment rate before and after the coronavirus in Denmark 2020-2023, by region
Further related statistics
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- Italy: unemployment figures for predominantly urban regions 2011-2015
- Italy: unemployment figures for intermediate regions 2011-2015
- Italy: unemployment figures for predominantly rural regions 2011-2015
- Number of registered unemployed people in Romania 2015-2020
- Italy: unemployment figures by urban-rural typology in 2015
- Monthly number of unemployed persons in Finland 2017-2018, by gender
- Italy: long-term unemployed individuals 2007-2018
- Monthly number of job seekers registered in Hungary 2015-2020
- Unemployed women who did not participate in formal study New Zealand 2015-2019
- Number of the unemployed working population in the Netherlands 2019-2024
- Long-term unemployed persons in Finland per month in 2017-2018
- Most important concerns of Romanian people 2020
- Employment indicators in Angola 2021
- Unemployment rate in Morocco 2020-2022, by educational qualification
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- Monthly number of unemployed persons in Finland 2017-2018, by gender
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- Number of the unemployed working population in the Netherlands 2019-2024
- Long-term unemployed persons in Finland per month in 2017-2018
- Most important concerns of Romanian people 2020
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- Unemployment rate in Morocco 2020-2022, by educational qualification
Statistics Denmark. (April 13, 2022). Number of unemployed people in Denmark from 2011 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 21, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/585963/number-of-unemployed-persons-in-denmark/
Statistics Denmark. "Number of unemployed people in Denmark from 2011 to 2021." Chart. April 13, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/585963/number-of-unemployed-persons-in-denmark/
Statistics Denmark. (2022). Number of unemployed people in Denmark from 2011 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/585963/number-of-unemployed-persons-in-denmark/
Statistics Denmark. "Number of Unemployed People in Denmark from 2011 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/585963/number-of-unemployed-persons-in-denmark/
Statistics Denmark, Number of unemployed people in Denmark from 2011 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/585963/number-of-unemployed-persons-in-denmark/ (last visited March 21, 2023)
Number of unemployed people in Denmark from 2011 to 2021 [Graph], Statistics Denmark, April 13, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/585963/number-of-unemployed-persons-in-denmark/