Employment · 2024

Employment rate (aged 16–64): ranking of municipalities

Employment rate (aged 16–64): Egedal comes top with 84.5% and Lolland comes last with 69.2%. The median across 98 municipalities is 78.0%.

Podium and top 100

1Egedal84.5%2Solrød84.5%3Allerød84.3%

#	Municipality	Region	Employment rate (aged 16–64)
1	Egedal	Capital Region of Denmark	84.5%
1	Solrød	Region Zealand	84.5%
3	Allerød	Capital Region of Denmark	84.3%
4	Dragør	Capital Region of Denmark	84.0%
5	Rebild	Region Nordjylland	83.0%
6	Skanderborg	Region Midtjylland	82.6%
7	Furesø	Capital Region of Denmark	82.2%
8	Hedensted	Region Midtjylland	82.0%
9	Lejre	Region Zealand	81.9%
9	Favrskov	Region Midtjylland	81.9%
11	Hillerød	Capital Region of Denmark	81.7%
12	Vallensbæk	Capital Region of Denmark	81.4%
12	Hørsholm	Capital Region of Denmark	81.4%
14	Greve	Region Zealand	81.3%
15	Ringkøbing-Skjern	Region Midtjylland	80.9%
16	Varde	Southern Denmark	80.7%
17	Vejen	Southern Denmark	80.5%
18	Tårnby	Capital Region of Denmark	80.4%
19	Silkeborg	Region Midtjylland	80.3%
20	Roskilde	Region Zealand	80.2%
21	Frederikssund	Capital Region of Denmark	80.1%
21	Fanø	Southern Denmark	80.1%
23	Fredensborg	Capital Region of Denmark	80.0%
23	Rudersdal	Capital Region of Denmark	80.0%
23	Middelfart	Southern Denmark	80.0%
26	Vejle	Southern Denmark	79.8%
26	Holstebro	Region Midtjylland	79.8%
28	Billund	Southern Denmark	79.7%
29	Gribskov	Capital Region of Denmark	79.6%
30	Herning	Region Midtjylland	79.4%
31	Frederiksberg	Capital Region of Denmark	79.3%
31	Stevns	Region Zealand	79.3%
33	Køge	Region Zealand	79.2%
34	Odder	Region Midtjylland	79.1%
34	Lemvig	Region Midtjylland	79.1%
36	Glostrup	Capital Region of Denmark	78.9%
36	Rødovre	Capital Region of Denmark	78.9%
38	Hvidovre	Capital Region of Denmark	78.8%
39	Gladsaxe	Capital Region of Denmark	78.6%
40	Horsens	Region Midtjylland	78.5%
41	Herlev	Capital Region of Denmark	78.4%
41	Holbæk	Region Zealand	78.4%
41	Kolding	Southern Denmark	78.4%
44	Gentofte	Capital Region of Denmark	78.3%
44	Helsingør	Capital Region of Denmark	78.3%
44	Esbjerg	Southern Denmark	78.3%
47	Samsø	Region Midtjylland	78.1%
48	Høje-Taastrup	Capital Region of Denmark	78.0%
48	Ringsted	Region Zealand	78.0%
48	Skive	Region Midtjylland	78.0%
48	Brønderslev	Region Nordjylland	78.0%
52	Faxe	Region Zealand	77.9%
52	Thisted	Region Nordjylland	77.9%
54	Viborg	Region Midtjylland	77.8%
55	Sorø	Region Zealand	77.7%
56	Kerteminde	Southern Denmark	77.6%
56	Syddjurs	Region Midtjylland	77.6%
58	Jammerbugt	Region Nordjylland	77.5%
59	Ballerup	Capital Region of Denmark	77.4%
59	Næstved	Region Zealand	77.4%
59	Hjørring	Region Nordjylland	77.4%
62	Halsnæs	Capital Region of Denmark	77.2%
63	Mariagerfjord	Region Nordjylland	77.1%
63	Vesthimmerland	Region Nordjylland	77.1%
65	Ikast-Brande	Region Midtjylland	77.0%
66	Lyngby-Taarbæk	Capital Region of Denmark	76.9%
67	Copenhagen	Capital Region of Denmark	76.7%
68	Faaborg-Midtfyn	Southern Denmark	76.6%
69	Struer	Region Midtjylland	76.5%
69	Morsø	Region Nordjylland	76.5%
71	Haderslev	Southern Denmark	76.4%
72	Assens	Southern Denmark	76.3%
72	Nordfyn	Southern Denmark	76.3%
74	Fredericia	Southern Denmark	75.8%
74	Randers	Region Midtjylland	75.8%
76	Aalborg	Region Nordjylland	75.7%
77	Læsø	Region Nordjylland	75.6%
78	Tønder	Southern Denmark	75.5%
78	Frederikshavn	Region Nordjylland	75.5%
80	Kalundborg	Region Zealand	75.4%
81	Aabenraa	Southern Denmark	75.3%
82	Slagelse	Region Zealand	75.1%
82	Norddjurs	Region Midtjylland	75.1%
84	Albertslund	Capital Region of Denmark	74.7%
84	Vordingborg	Region Zealand	74.7%
86	Bornholm	Capital Region of Denmark	74.5%
87	Aarhus	Region Midtjylland	74.3%
88	Nyborg	Southern Denmark	74.2%
88	Sønderborg	Southern Denmark	74.2%
90	Ishøj	Capital Region of Denmark	74.0%
91	Brøndby	Capital Region of Denmark	73.8%
91	Odsherred	Region Zealand	73.8%
91	Svendborg	Southern Denmark	73.8%
91	Ærø	Southern Denmark	73.8%
95	Guldborgsund	Region Zealand	73.7%
96	Odense	Southern Denmark	73.2%
97	Langeland	Southern Denmark	71.0%
98	Lolland	Region Zealand	69.2%

Regions compared

Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

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Unemployment (full-time unemployed as a percentage of the labour force)

Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Employment rate (aged 16–64)”?

Egedal ranks first for “Employment rate (aged 16–64)”, with 84.5%.

What is the median for “Employment rate (aged 16–64)”?

The median across the 98 ranked municipalities is 78.0%.