Denmark: number of employed people by sector 2023

The private sector in Denmark employs the highest number of people. As of the second quarter of 2023, nearly two million people were employed in private corporations in Denmark, which was more than the same quarter in 2022. The municipal government sector employed the second highest number of people with more than 500,000 employees. Across most sectors, there were more registered employees in 2023 than in 2022.

Number of employed people in Denmark in 2nd quarter 2023 and 2nd quarter 2023, by sector

Characteristic	Q2 2022	Q2 2023
Private corporations	1,947,354	1,976,433
Municipal government	508,151	513,254
Central government	210,895	215,062
Regional government	146,812	146,915
Private nonprofit organizations	85,632	87,505
Public corporations	49,065	50,198
Social security funds	2,109	2,064
Sector not stated	460	324

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Release date

September 2023

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Denmark

Survey time period

Q2 2023 and Q2 2023

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includes both full-time and part-time employees

Supplementary notes

The source adds the following information: 'From September 2020, new Danish holiday regulations mean that newly hired salaried employees are entitled to paid holiday already from the beginning of their employment. From 4th Quarter 2020 onwards this has an impact on the calculation of full-time equivalents (full-time employees) due to more paid working hours during holidays than before.'

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