ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and in Denmark

Denmark: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and was 4.33 % in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
4.33 %
Change on year
up 27.7%
World rank
22nd
of 66 countries
All-time high
7.17 %
in 2003
All-time low
3.22 %
in 2013
Years of data
20
1993–2021

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and in Denmark, 1993–2021

024681993200720211993: 6 %1994: 6.2 %1995: 6.3 %1996: 7.1 %1997: 5.3 %1998: 5 %2002: 6.1 %2003: 7.2 %2006: 3.7 %2007: 3.4 %2008: 3.2 %2009: 3.5 %2010: 4.6 %2011: 4.1 %2012: 4.5 %2013: 3.2 %2017: 3.5 %2018: 3.5 %2020: 3.4 %2021: 4.3 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 4.33 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and in 2021.

The figure is up 27.7% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and in Denmark peaked at 7.17 % in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.22 %, in 2013.

Denmark ranks 22nd of 66 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and aquaculture — Value in Denmark, 1993 to 2021.
Year % Change
1993 6 %
1994 6.24 % +4.0%
1995 6.3 % +1.0%
1996 7.07 % +12.2%
1997 5.35 % -24.3%
1998 4.98 % -6.9%
2002 6.07 % +21.9%
2003 7.17 % +18.1%
2006 3.68 % -48.7%
2007 3.42 % -7.1%
2008 3.23 % -5.6%
2009 3.47 % +7.4%
2010 4.59 % +32.3%
2011 4.14 % -9.8%
2012 4.55 % +9.9%
2013 3.22 % -29.2%
2017 3.55 % +10.2%
2018 3.49 % -1.7%
2020 3.39 % -2.9%
2021 4.33 % +27.7%

Denmark compared with similar countries

  • Denmark's 4.33 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.51 %, 1.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
  • Denmark's 4.33 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.73 %, 2.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.99 % 4.98 % 7.07 % 6
2000s 4.51 % 3.23 % 7.17 % 6
2010s 3.92 % 3.22 % 4.59 % 6
2020s 3.86 % 3.39 % 4.33 % 2

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 19 Mexico 4.94 % compare
  2. 20 Panama 4.74 % compare
  3. 21 Jamaica 4.35 % compare
  4. 22 Myanmar 4.33 % compare
  5. 24 Spain 4.28 % compare
  6. 25 Cyprus 4.09 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and in Denmark?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and in Denmark was 4.33 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 7.17 % in 2003.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 3.22 % in 2013.
How does Denmark rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and?
Denmark ranks 22nd out of 66 countries with data for 2021.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and aquaculture — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and aquaculture — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
73 places, 1,102 data points, 1992–2025
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.