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Denmark Unemployment Rate 1980s

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank
6.50% decade average (1980-1989)

Denmark's unemployment rate during the 1980s ranged from 4.98% (1986) to 8.38% (1983), averaging 6.50% over 10 years of data.

1980s Data
YearValueChangeRank
1980 5.18% 18th
1981 6.98% +1.80pp 24th
1982 7.47% +0.49pp 27th
1983 8.38% +0.91pp 29th
1984 7.93% −0.45pp 28th
1985 6.62% −1.31pp 24th
1986 4.98% −1.63pp 18th
1987 5.00% +0.02pp 20th
1988 5.66% +0.66pp 24th
1989 6.83% +1.17pp 33rd