The active population in figures

Note: (e) Estimated data

Working conditions

Legal weekly duration

37 hours

Retirement age

65

Working contracts

Permanent contract, fixed-term contract, training contracts.

Cost of labor

Minimum wage

No legally mandated national minimum wage. Collective agreements are the main mechanism used for regulating low pay.

Average wage

USD 24,000 a year.

Social contributions

Social partners

Social dialogue and involvement of social partners

Many employers are members of the Danish Employers’ Confederation (Dansk Arbejdsgiverforening/DA) or one of the special employers’ associations (e.g. the Financial Sector or Agriculture). Employees are often members of the relevant trade union (Metal Workers, Commerce and Office etc), although most of these unions are also members of the ”umbrella” employee confederation, The Danish Federation of Trade Unions (Landsorganisationen/LO), a service organisation that undertakes to negotiate or co-ordinate various matters common to all trade unions. The labor market is thus to a very large degree regulated by collective agreements.

Unions

Unionization rate

80%

Labor regulation bodies

Danish Employers' Confederation (DA)
National Labor Market Authority