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Strikes and lockouts

How many working days are lost due to strikes and lockouts? How many employees are affected by the conflicts? The statistics shed light on the extent of work stoppages caused by strikes and lockouts, based on reports from the Danish Employers’ Association (DA) and the largest public and private employers outside DA.

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Termination of work due to strike or lockout.

In relation to work stoppages, the number of lost working days are calculated by multiplying the length of the work stoppage (days) by the number of employees involved.

Selected statistics on Strikes and lockouts

This page shows selected popular statistics on the subject of Strikes and lockouts. In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data and compile your own statistics.

Lost working days

The figure shows the development in the number of lost working days per year from 1996 onwards.
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Last update
19.3.2025
Next update
23.3.2026
Source data

The data are reported from approximately 20-25 major public and private employers and employer organizations. Important report suppliers are the Danish Employers' Confederation and the Danish regions.

Lost working days distributed by industry

The figure shows the breakdown of a year's lost working days by industry. Click on the different sections of the pie chart to see the number of days.
More about the figure
Last update
19.3.2025
Next update
23.3.2026
Source data

The data are reported from approximately 20-25 major public and private employers and employer organizations. Important report suppliers are the Danish Employers' Confederation and the Danish regions.

Work stoppages, etc. distributed by industry

The table shows the number of work stoppages, employees affected by the conflicts and lost working days distributed by industry.
More about the figure
Last update
19.3.2025
Next update
23.3.2026
Source data

The data are reported from approximately 20-25 major public and private employers and employer organizations. Important report suppliers are the Danish Employers' Confederation and the Danish regions.

On the statistics – documentation, sources and method

Gain an overview of the purpose, contents and quality of the statistics. Learn about the data sources of the statistics, the contents of the statistics and how often they are published.

See the documentation of statistics to learn more:

Work Stoppages

The purpose of the statistics is to calculate the number of working days lost due to work stoppages. The statistics has been compiled without any breaks since 1996.

Need more data on Strikes and lockouts?

Go searching on your own in Statbank Denmark. Find more figures on work stoppages, affected employees, etc., in the Danish labour market since 1996.

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