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Denmark Average Unemployment Rate 1980-2025

Name: Denmark Unemployment Rate
Creator: World Bank
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6.12% 46 data points

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

Denmark's average unemployment rate from 1980 to 2025 was 6.12%, based on 46 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	5.53%	+2.63pp	101st
2024	5.36%	+2.59pp	103rd
2023	5.09%	+2.59pp	93rd
2022	4.43%	+0.84pp	77th
2021	5.07%	+0.41pp	73rd
2020	5.64%	+1.99pp	83rd
2019	5.02%	+1.17pp	92nd
2018	5.13%	+0.93pp	91st
2017	5.83%	+1.71pp	101st
2016	5.99%	+1.45pp	97th
2015	6.28%	+1.29pp	94th
2014	6.93%	+1.17pp	102nd
2013	7.38%	+1.31pp	109th
2012	7.80%	+1.85pp	111th
2011	7.77%	+1.71pp	112th
2010	7.75%	+2.91pp	110th
2009	6.41%	+3.76pp	90th
2008	3.68%	+0.07pp	50th
2007	3.80%	−0.10pp	54th
2006	3.90%	−0.90pp	53rd
2005	4.83%	−0.69pp	65th
2004	5.20%	−0.23pp	70th
2003	5.40%	+0.76pp	70th
2002	4.27%	−0.23pp	56th
2001	4.16%	−0.15pp	57th
2000	4.48%	−0.63pp	59th
1999	5.14%	+0.26pp	67th
1998	5.04%	−0.20pp	69th
1997	5.40%	−0.92pp	71st
1996	6.84%	+0.09pp	84th
1995	6.99%	−0.74pp	88th
1994	8.04%	−1.50pp	104th
1993	10.72%	+2.11pp	133rd
1992	9.03%	+1.16pp	124th
1991	9.10%	+1.93pp	128th
1990	7.17%	+0.34pp	38th
1989	6.83%	+1.17pp	33rd
1988	5.66%	+0.66pp	24th
1987	5.00%	+0.02pp	20th
1986	4.98%	−1.63pp	18th
1985	6.62%	−1.31pp	24th
1984	7.93%	−0.45pp	28th
1983	8.38%	+0.91pp	29th
1982	7.47%	+0.49pp	27th
1981	6.98%	+1.80pp	24th
1980	5.18%	–	18th

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