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. There are 523 observations in the monthly series shown in the plot above. The time range covered by the series goes from January 1983 to July 2026.
History. Here’s a quick look at a few statistics we computed on the full sample: the unemployment rate had a mean value of 6.1 per cent; it recorded a bottom of 3.2 in January 2008; it achieved a maximum of 9.9 in April 1993.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Per cent |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | 7.00000 |
| 2026-06-30 | 6.60000 |
| 2026-07-31 | 6.70000 |
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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 | 319 | 2000-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - Euro Area - Eurostat - Monthly | 319 | 2000-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |