Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Denmark
Denmark: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 0.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Denmark, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.7% for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Denmark peaked at 2.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2025.
Denmark ranks 166th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.8% | — |
| 1992 | 2.7% | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 2.6% | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 2.6% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 2.5% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 2.1% | -17.6% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | -20.0% |
| 1998 | 1.8% | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | -18.2% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | +34.7% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -12.9% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -14.1% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -21.9% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -24.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +24.7% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +14.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +15.2% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -22.6% |
| 2025 | 0.7% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.2% | 1.5% | 2.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Denmark
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 37.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 900.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7939 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1115 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Denmark?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Denmark was 0.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2025.
- How does Denmark rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Denmark ranks 166th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.