Persons living in households with very low work intensity by level of in Denmark
Denmark: Persons living in households with very low work intensity by level of was 7.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by level of in Denmark, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 7.2% for persons living in households with very low work intensity by level of in 2025.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by level of in Denmark peaked at 10.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2017.
Denmark ranks 15th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by level of in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 9.4% | — |
| 2016 | 10.8% | +14.9% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | -38.0% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | +20.9% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -17.3% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | +44.3% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | -29.7% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | +15.5% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | -4.9% |
| 2025 | 7.2% | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.3% | 6.7% | 10.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.0% | 10.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 12 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 8.9% compare
- 13 Italy 7.6% compare
- 14 Romania 7.4% compare
- 16 Austria 7.1% compare
- 17 Ireland 7.0% compare
- 17 Netherlands 7.0% compare
- 17 Netherlands 7.0% compare
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- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1264 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.1% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 261,283 people (2100)
- Population density 146.58 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.1% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2287 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons living in households with very low work intensity by level of in Denmark?
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by level of in Denmark was 7.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by level of recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by level of recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2017.
- How does Denmark rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by level of?
- Denmark ranks 15th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by level of rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons living in households with very low work intensity by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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