Employment · 2025

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

Unemployment (full-time unemployed as a percentage of the labour force): Ishøj comes top with 4.7% and Ringkøbing-Skjern comes last with 1.6%. The median across 98 municipalities is 2.5%.

Podium and top 100

1Ishøj4.7%2Læsø4.6%3Brøndby4.3%

#	Municipality	Region	Unemployment (full-time unemployed as a percentage of the labour force)
1	Ishøj	Capital Region of Denmark	4.7%
2	Læsø	Region Nordjylland	4.6%
3	Brøndby	Capital Region of Denmark	4.3%
4	Albertslund	Capital Region of Denmark	3.9%
5	Høje-Taastrup	Capital Region of Denmark	3.8%
5	Odense	Southern Denmark	3.8%
7	Copenhagen	Capital Region of Denmark	3.6%
8	Aarhus	Region Midtjylland	3.5%
9	Aalborg	Region Nordjylland	3.4%
10	Langeland	Southern Denmark	3.3%
10	Frederikshavn	Region Nordjylland	3.3%
12	Frederiksberg	Capital Region of Denmark	3.2%
12	Rødovre	Capital Region of Denmark	3.2%
12	Vallensbæk	Capital Region of Denmark	3.2%
12	Nordfyn	Southern Denmark	3.2%
12	Nyborg	Southern Denmark	3.2%
12	Fredericia	Southern Denmark	3.2%
18	Glostrup	Capital Region of Denmark	3.1%
18	Slagelse	Region Zealand	3.1%
18	Randers	Region Midtjylland	3.1%
21	Herlev	Capital Region of Denmark	3.0%
21	Guldborgsund	Region Zealand	3.0%
21	Ringsted	Region Zealand	3.0%
21	Assens	Southern Denmark	3.0%
21	Kerteminde	Southern Denmark	3.0%
26	Næstved	Region Zealand	2.9%
26	Stevns	Region Zealand	2.9%
26	Vordingborg	Region Zealand	2.9%
26	Svendborg	Southern Denmark	2.9%
30	Ballerup	Capital Region of Denmark	2.8%
30	Hvidovre	Capital Region of Denmark	2.8%
30	Lolland	Region Zealand	2.8%
30	Sønderborg	Southern Denmark	2.8%
30	Norddjurs	Region Midtjylland	2.8%
35	Faxe	Region Zealand	2.7%
35	Haderslev	Southern Denmark	2.7%
35	Horsens	Region Midtjylland	2.7%
35	Syddjurs	Region Midtjylland	2.7%
35	Hjørring	Region Nordjylland	2.7%
35	Mariagerfjord	Region Nordjylland	2.7%
41	Gladsaxe	Capital Region of Denmark	2.6%
41	Helsingør	Capital Region of Denmark	2.6%
41	Odsherred	Region Zealand	2.6%
41	Faaborg-Midtfyn	Southern Denmark	2.6%
41	Kolding	Southern Denmark	2.6%
41	Odder	Region Midtjylland	2.6%
41	Brønderslev	Region Nordjylland	2.6%
41	Jammerbugt	Region Nordjylland	2.6%
41	Vesthimmerland	Region Nordjylland	2.6%
50	Gentofte	Capital Region of Denmark	2.5%
50	Halsnæs	Capital Region of Denmark	2.5%
50	Sorø	Region Zealand	2.5%
50	Esbjerg	Southern Denmark	2.5%
50	Aabenraa	Southern Denmark	2.5%
50	Struer	Region Midtjylland	2.5%
50	Viborg	Region Midtjylland	2.5%
57	Lyngby-Taarbæk	Capital Region of Denmark	2.4%
57	Fredensborg	Capital Region of Denmark	2.4%
57	Furesø	Capital Region of Denmark	2.4%
57	Greve	Region Zealand	2.4%
57	Roskilde	Region Zealand	2.4%
57	Vejle	Southern Denmark	2.4%
57	Samsø	Region Midtjylland	2.4%
57	Silkeborg	Region Midtjylland	2.4%
57	Ikast-Brande	Region Midtjylland	2.4%
66	Tårnby	Capital Region of Denmark	2.3%
66	Hørsholm	Capital Region of Denmark	2.3%
66	Køge	Region Zealand	2.3%
66	Middelfart	Southern Denmark	2.3%
66	Fanø	Southern Denmark	2.3%
66	Favrskov	Region Midtjylland	2.3%
66	Rebild	Region Nordjylland	2.3%
73	Frederikssund	Capital Region of Denmark	2.2%
73	Hillerød	Capital Region of Denmark	2.2%
73	Rudersdal	Capital Region of Denmark	2.2%
73	Holbæk	Region Zealand	2.2%
73	Herning	Region Midtjylland	2.2%
73	Morsø	Region Nordjylland	2.2%
79	Bornholm	Capital Region of Denmark	2.1%
79	Lejre	Region Zealand	2.1%
79	Hedensted	Region Midtjylland	2.1%
79	Thisted	Region Nordjylland	2.1%
83	Egedal	Capital Region of Denmark	2.0%
83	Solrød	Region Zealand	2.0%
83	Kalundborg	Region Zealand	2.0%
83	Tønder	Southern Denmark	2.0%
83	Skanderborg	Region Midtjylland	2.0%
88	Dragør	Capital Region of Denmark	1.9%
88	Gribskov	Capital Region of Denmark	1.9%
88	Varde	Southern Denmark	1.9%
88	Vejen	Southern Denmark	1.9%
92	Ærø	Southern Denmark	1.8%
92	Skive	Region Midtjylland	1.8%
94	Holstebro	Region Midtjylland	1.7%
94	Lemvig	Region Midtjylland	1.7%
96	Allerød	Capital Region of Denmark	1.6%
96	Billund	Southern Denmark	1.6%
96	Ringkøbing-Skjern	Region Midtjylland	1.6%

Regions compared

Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

Other rankings on the same theme

Employment rate (aged 16–64)

Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Unemployment (full-time unemployed as a percentage of the labour force)”?

Ishøj ranks first for “Unemployment (full-time unemployed as a percentage of the labour force)”, with 4.7%.

What is the median for “Unemployment (full-time unemployed as a percentage of the labour force)”?

The median across the 98 ranked municipalities is 2.5%.