What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Denmark and Norway?

0.0033 units per person, with Norway ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Norway: Labor force, total, per capita

Denmark

0.5483 units per person

in 2025

Norway

0.5516 units per person

in 2025

Denmark rank

28th

Norway rank

26th

Labor force, total, per capita over time

Denmark
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.5516 units per person against 0.5483 units per person in Denmark, a difference of 0.0033 units per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 28th and Norway ranks 26th of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.545 units per person	0.5142 units per person	0.0308 units per person	Denmark
2000s	0.5347 units per person	0.5443 units per person	0.0096 units per person	Norway
2010s	0.515 units per person	0.5449 units per person	0.0299 units per person	Norway
2020s	0.5353 units per person	0.5486 units per person	0.0134 units per person	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force, total, per capita, Denmark or Norway?: Norway, at 0.5516 units per person against 0.5483 units per person in Denmark as of 2025.
What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Denmark and Norway?: 0.0033 units per person, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?: Denmark ranks 28th and Norway ranks 26th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Labor force, total, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 234 places, 8,410 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.