Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - Denmark - Eurostat - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Unemployment rates (Eurostat)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Denmark, the unemployment rate was 6.7 per cent in July 2026, compared to 6.6 in June 2026.
Sample. In the monthly time series displayed in the chart, there are 523 data points in total. The time span covered by the series goes from January 1983 to July 2026.
History. Take a look at a few statistics calculated on the entire sample: the unemployment rate reached its minimum of 3.2 per cent in January 2008; it peaked at 9.9 in April 1993; it was equal on average to 6.1.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Per cent |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | 7.0 |
| 2026-06-30 | 6.6 |
| 2026-07-31 | 6.7 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Harmonised unemployment rate |
| Country | Denmark |
| Economic concept | Stock |
| Data type | Ratio |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Per cent |
| Source | Eurostat |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Free reuse with attribution |
| Other information | Percentage of the labour force |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM1 |
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| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - European Union - Eurostat - Monthly | 319 | 2000-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - Euro Area - Eurostat - Monthly | 319 | 2000-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |