In 2021, the majority of self-employed people in Denmark with a number of around 27.1 thousand worked in the agriculture, forestry and fishing industry. By contrast, the number was lowest in the mining and quarrying industry and amounted to 58 people.
Number of self-employed people in Denmark in 2021, by industry
*Includes:
Consultancy etc.
Scientific research and development
Advertising and other business services
**Includes:
Human health activities
Residential care
***Includes:
Publishing, television and radio broadcasting
Telecommunications
IT and information service activities
****Includes:
Manufacture of food products, beverages and tobacco
Textiles and leather products
Wood and paper products and printing
Oil refinery etc.
Manufacture of chemicals
Pharmaceuticals
Manufacture of plastic, glass and concrete
Basic metals and fabricated metal products
Manufacture of electronic components
Electrical equipment
Manufacture of machinery
Transport equipment
Manufacture of furniture and other manufacturing
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Statistics Denmark. (October 28, 2022). Number of self-employed people in Denmark in 2021, by industry [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/916082/number-of-self-employed-people-in-denmark-by-industry/
Statistics Denmark. "Number of self-employed people in Denmark in 2021, by industry." Chart. October 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/916082/number-of-self-employed-people-in-denmark-by-industry/
Statistics Denmark. (2022). Number of self-employed people in Denmark in 2021, by industry. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/916082/number-of-self-employed-people-in-denmark-by-industry/
Statistics Denmark. "Number of Self-employed People in Denmark in 2021, by Industry." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/916082/number-of-self-employed-people-in-denmark-by-industry/
Statistics Denmark, Number of self-employed people in Denmark in 2021, by industry Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/916082/number-of-self-employed-people-in-denmark-by-industry/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of self-employed people in Denmark in 2021, by industry [Graph], Statistics Denmark, October 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/916082/number-of-self-employed-people-in-denmark-by-industry/
