Unemployment rate (IMF) — all countries

Unemployment rate (IMF) — Denmark

Unemployment rate (IMF) in Denmark in 2031 — 2.9%. Ranked 13 in the world out of 102. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 2.3 pp.

2031 2.9% +0 pp vs 2030
World rank 13of 102
Period maximum 9.5%1993
Period minimum 2.5%2022

Trend over time

1980–2031 · % of labor force

Unemployment rate (IMF) — Denmark, 1980–203102.557.51019801986199219982004201020162022202820311980: 5.2%1981: 7%1982: 7.5%1983: 8.4%1984: 7.9%1985: 6.6%1986: 5%1987: 5%1988: 5.7%1989: 6.8%1990: 7.2%1991: 7.9%1992: 8.6%1993: 9.5%1994: 7.7%1995: 6.8%1996: 6.3%1997: 5.2%1998: 4.9%1999: 5.1%2000: 4.3%2001: 4.5%2002: 4.6%2003: 5.4%2004: 5.5%2005: 4.8%2006: 3.9%2007: 3.6%2008: 2.7%2009: 4.8%2010: 6.1%2011: 6%2012: 6.1%2013: 5.8%2014: 5%2015: 4.5%2016: 4.1%2017: 4.2%2018: 3.9%2019: 3.7%2020: 4.7%2021: 3.6%2022: 2.5%2023: 2.8%2024: 2.9%2025: 2.9%2026: 2.9%2027: 2.9%2028: 2.9%2029: 2.9%2030: 2.9%2031: 2.9%
Change over the period: −2.3 pp Annual average: -0.05 pp
Unemployment rate (IMF) — Denmark, by year Denmark All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 2.9 +0 pp
2030 2.9 +0 pp
2029 2.9 +0 pp
2028 2.9 +0 pp
2027 2.9 +0 pp
2026 2.9 +0 pp
2025 2.9 +0 pp
2024 2.9 +0.1 pp
2023 2.8 +0.3 pp
2022 2.5 −1.1 pp
2021 3.6 −1.1 pp
2020 4.7 +1 pp
2019 3.7 −0.2 pp
2018 3.9 −0.3 pp
2017 4.2 +0.1 pp
2016 4.1 −0.4 pp
2015 4.5 −0.5 pp
2014 5 −0.8 pp
2013 5.8 −0.3 pp
2012 6.1 +0.1 pp
2011 6 −0.1 pp
2010 6.1 +1.3 pp
2009 4.8 +2.1 pp
2008 2.7 −0.9 pp
2007 3.6 −0.3 pp
2006 3.9 −0.9 pp
2005 4.8 −0.7 pp
2004 5.5 +0.1 pp
2003 5.4 +0.8 pp
2002 4.6 +0.1 pp
2001 4.5 +0.2 pp
2000 4.3 −0.8 pp
1999 5.1 +0.2 pp
1998 4.9 −0.3 pp
1997 5.2 −1.1 pp
1996 6.3 −0.5 pp
1995 6.8 −0.9 pp
1994 7.7 −1.8 pp
1993 9.5 +0.9 pp
1992 8.6 +0.7 pp
1991 7.9 +0.7 pp
1990 7.2 +0.4 pp
1989 6.8 +1.1 pp
1988 5.7 +0.7 pp
1987 5 +0 pp
1986 5 −1.6 pp
1985 6.6 −1.3 pp
1984 7.9 −0.5 pp
1983 8.4 +0.9 pp
1982 7.5 +0.5 pp
1981 7 +1.8 pp
1980 5.2

Northern Europe, 2031

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About the indicator

The unemployment rate as a percent of the labor force, from the IMF World Economic Outlook database. The series is shorter than the ILO one: the IMF publishes it only for countries with comparable labor market statistics, but in exchange it includes a forecast. For full country coverage there is the unemployment rate based on ILO data.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.