Share of female workers by sector in Denmark
Denmark: Share of female workers by sector was 0.7342 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of female workers by sector in Denmark, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of female workers by sector in Denmark is 0.7342, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female workers by sector in Denmark peaked at 2.78 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.7342, in 2025.
That places Denmark 166th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.24 | 1.46 | 2.78 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.6 | 1.22 | 1.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9636 | 0.8604 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9089 | 0.7342 | 1.07 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More gender data for Denmark
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 28,897 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 30,488 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 28,736 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 30,324 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 28,778 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 30,480 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 30,398 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 32,150 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 31,327 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 32,908 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female workers by sector in Denmark?
- Share of female workers by sector in Denmark was 0.7342 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of female workers by sector recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 2.78 in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of female workers by sector recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7342 in 2025.
- How does Denmark rank for share of female workers by sector?
- Denmark ranks 166th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of female workers by sector rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of female workers by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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