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February, 2021
Denmark
Total Workforce (000s) Q3 '20
3,046
Unemployed Workers (000s) 134
Unemployment Rate 4.4%
Youth Unemployment Rate 12.9%
1,201
2,768
1,106
81
574
62
19 years or Under
Prime Working Age
(20
-64 years)
65 years+
Local Born
Foreign Born
Population In Thousands
1,542 1,539
1,519
1,503
1,517
4.7% 4.7%
5.0%
4.7%
6.1%
1,357 1,356
1,346
1,325
1,335
5.3% 5.2% 5.4%
5.7%
6.7%
2019Q3 2019Q4 2020Q1 2020Q2 2020Q3
Male Employed Male Unemployed (%) Female Employed Female Unemployed (%)
67.3%
67.1%
66.5%
65.5%
67.1%
58.4%
58.1%
57.8%
57.0%
58.0%
2019Q3 2019Q4 2020Q1 2020Q2 2020Q3
Male Participation Rate Female Participation Rate
Approximately 1 in every 8 people in Denmark is foreign born.
257K Danes have emigrated.
The unemployment gap between foreign born and native born
populations was 3.7 percentage points in 2019.
88% of the population live in urban areas.
More than 2,300 Covid-19 deaths.
Business travel and travel from Germany and
Sweden is allowed for non-Danish citizens. A
negative test result and quarantine is mandatory.
Non-essential businesses are closed.
Depending on the region, some schools have
been allowed to return to face-to-face lessons.
Impact of Covid-19 on Labor Force Over Time
Labor Force Participation Rates by Gender
Migration
Migration
Migrant Stock by Working Age (June 2020)
Latest Labor Force Statistics
Workforce
Labor Force Employed and Unemployed by Gender
Covid-19 – Daily Confirmed Cases
(7 Day Average)
Covid-19 Restriction Update (End of February 2021)
Covid-19 Update and Restrictions
Employed W orkers in Thousands
Key Sources:
https://www.ilo.org/ https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/data/database
https://data.worldbank.org/
https://migrationdataportal.org/
https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/
https://vivoclinic.com/
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/COVID-19-Country-Specific-Information.html
