Resume rules in Denmark
What employers in Denmark expect on a Curriculum Vitae (CV), what the law lets them ask for, and where the two disagree.
Call it a CV for Denmark or a resume for Denmark: it's the same document.
This is research, not legal advice. Employment and data protection law changes, state and provincial rules matter in federal countries, and practice varies by industry and seniority. Each entry shows when it was looked up and how confident we are. Where nothing reliable was published it says Not found rather than a guess.
Law and practice, side by side
The label on the right is what local hiring expects. The two lines under it are the law and the habit, which often disagree.
Photo: Optional
Optional; less common than in other EU countries; increasingly avoided
What the law says: No legal requirement; GDPR Article 88 governs employment data; Danish Data Protection Agency guidance discourages photo requests
Date of birth: Not found
Sometimes included but increasingly avoided
What the law says: No legal requirement; GDPR Article 9 restricts age-related data; Danish law prohibits age discrimination
Marital status: Uncommon
Uncommon; generally avoided
What the law says: No legal requirement
Sex or gender: Optional
Optional; often omitted
What the law says: Not required; Directive 2006/54/EC applies
Nationality: Not found
Sometimes noted when relevant to work authorization
What the law says: Not required; Directive 2000/43/EC prohibits ethnic discrimination
National ID number: Not found
Never included on CV; CPR number is private
What the law says: Not required; CPR number (personnummer) protected under GDPR
The rest of the entry
- Local name of the document
- Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Language to submit in
- Danish, English (widely accepted for international roles)
- Typical length
- 1-2 pages
- Address detail expected
- City of residence or none; full address rarely expected
- Signature and date
- Not typically expected
- Officially prescribed form
- Europass format; no official Danish format
- Religion, ethnicity or caste
- Prohibited under Directive 2000/43/EC; not to be requested
- Health, disability or pregnancy
- Not required; Directive 2000/78/EC prohibits disability discrimination; GDPR Article 9 restricts health data
- Other customary attachments
- References expected; diplomas typically requested
- Employer may not ask for
- Age, photo, marital/family status, ethnic origin, religion, health status, disability (unless relevant to reasonable accommodation), sexual orientation, political beliefs, national ID number
- Named statutes
- GDPR (EU 2016/679); Council Directive 2000/78/EC; Council Directive 2006/54/EC; Council Directive 2000/43/EC; Danish Data Protection Act (Lov om behandling af personoplysninger); Danish Equal Status Act (Ligestillingsloven); Danish Prohibition of Discrimination Act (Forbud mod diskrimination på arbejdsmarkedet)
- Data protection regime
- GDPR (EU 2016/679) + Danish Data Protection Authority (Datatilsynet)
- Anti-discrimination statutes
- Council Directive 2000/78/EC; Council Directive 2006/54/EC; Council Directive 2000/43/EC; Danish Equal Status Act; Danish Prohibition of Discrimination Act
- Local language source
- Danish
Where this came from
Looked up 2026-08-15. Independently checked 2026-08-15. Medium confidence. Result of that check: Confirmed.
Notes: Denmark has strict data protection culture and is known for privacy-conscious hiring practices. Photo inclusion is explicitly discouraged by many employers and the Danish Data Protection Authority. National ID number (CPR) is never included on Danish CVs. Practices are very restrictive on personal information compared to other EU countries.
Researched with AI assistants working from a written checklist, then independently checked. How we researched this