Labour Force (Total) rose 0.740% to 3.05 mil in Denmark in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Denmark reached an all time high of 3.05 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 2.78 mil in 1994. When compared to Denmark's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Germany amounted to 44.0 mil, 9.90 mil in Netherlands, 2.97 mil in Norway and 5.56 mil in Sweden in 2021.
Denmark has been ranked 103rd within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Austria | mil | 4.50 | 4.58 | 4.61 | 4.64 | 4.66 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | mil | 4.99 | 5.00 | 5.09 | 5.14 | 5.19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | mil | 2.90 | 2.94 | 2.97 | 2.99 | 3.03 | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | mil | 2.70 | 2.70 | 2.72 | 2.75 | 2.76 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | mil | 30.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 30.7 | 30.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | mil | 42.7 | 43.6 | 43.8 | 43.9 | 44.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | mil | 0.203 | 0.209 | 0.212 | 0.215 | 0.218 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | mil | 9.10 | 9.13 | 9.19 | 9.31 | 9.47 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | mil | 2.77 | 2.77 | 2.77 | 2.81 | 2.83 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | mil | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 18.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | mil | 75.0 | 75.0 | 74.8 | 74.8 | 74.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | mil | 5.18 | 5.24 | 5.33 | 5.39 | 5.45 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | mil | 33.6 | 33.9 | 34.1 | 34.4 | 34.7 |
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