Denmark Unemployment Rate

Last Release

Oct 31, 2025

Actual

2.6

Units In

2.6

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

N/A

Time to Release

N/A

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
6.2 Aug 2010	2.2 Sep 2022	4.15 %	2007-2025	Statistics Denmark

In Denmark, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.

Latest Updates

Denmark’s unemployment rate held at 2.6% in October 2025, unchanged from the previous month and remaining at its highest level since November 2024. The number of unemployed individuals rose by 0.2 thousand from a month earlier to 77.7 thousand. Net unemployment benefit recipients increased by 0.1 thousand to 69.0 thousand, while cash assistance recipients grew by 0.2 thousand to 8.9 thousand. Meanwhile, the youth unemployment rate, representing job-seekers aged 14 to 24, ticked up to 1.2% from 1.1% in September.