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

0.0103 units per person, with Denmark ahead.

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

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 Sweden: Labor force, total, per capita

Denmark

0.5483 units per person

in 2025

Sweden

0.538 units per person

in 2025

Denmark rank

28th

Sweden rank

31st

Labor force, total, per capita over time

Denmark
Sweden

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.5483 units per person against 0.538 units per person in Sweden, a difference of 0.0103 units per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 28th and Sweden ranks 31st of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.545 units per person	0.5197 units per person	0.0253 units per person	Denmark
2000s	0.5347 units per person	0.5196 units per person	0.0151 units per person	Denmark
2010s	0.515 units per person	0.5293 units per person	0.0143 units per person	Sweden
2020s	0.5353 units per person	0.5336 units per person	0.0017 units per person	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force, total, per capita, Denmark or Sweden?: Denmark, at 0.5483 units per person against 0.538 units per person in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Denmark and Sweden?: 0.0103 units per person, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?: Denmark ranks 28th and Sweden ranks 31st 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.