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 6.8 per cent in September 2026, compared to 5.8 in August.
Sample. This monthly time series has a total of 525 records. The series covers the time range going from January 1983 to September 2026.
History. Here are a few summary statistics calculated on the whole sample: the unemployment rate hit a trough of 3.2 per cent in January 2008; it recorded its highest level of 9.9 per cent in April 1993; it had a mean of 6.1 per cent.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Per cent |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 6.70000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 5.80000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 6.80000 |
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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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Geographic aggregates
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - European Union - Eurostat - Monthly | 321 | 2000-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - Euro Area - Eurostat - Monthly | 321 | 2000-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |