Which has higher life expectancy, Austria or Denmark?

Austria, at 81.96 years against 81.93 years in Denmark as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy between Austria and Denmark?

0.03 years, with Austria ahead.

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

84 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Austria vs Denmark: Life expectancy

Austria

81.96 years

in 2023

Denmark

81.93 years

in 2023

Austria rank

38th

Denmark rank

39th

Life expectancy over time

Austria
Denmark

How they compare

Austria currently reports 81.96 years against 81.93 years in Denmark, a difference of 0.03 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 84 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Denmark ahead.

Austria ranks 38th and Denmark ranks 39th of 236 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 4 and Denmark in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Denmark	Difference	Ahead
1870s	34.4 years	46 years	11.6 years	Denmark
1880s	35 years	48.28 years	13.28 years	Denmark
1890s	37.3 years	46.78 years	9.48 years	Denmark
1900s	41.05 years	53.74 years	12.7 years	Denmark
1910s	45.1 years	56.96 years	11.86 years	Denmark
1930s	56.45 years	61.87 years	5.42 years	Denmark
1940s	62.74 years	69.58 years	6.84 years	Denmark
1950s	67.08 years	71.47 years	4.39 years	Denmark
1960s	69.83 years	72.61 years	2.78 years	Denmark
1970s	71.34 years	73.9 years	2.56 years	Denmark
1980s	74 years	74.56 years	0.5647 years	Denmark
1990s	76.73 years	75.6 years	1.13 years	Austria
2000s	79.42 years	77.85 years	1.57 years	Austria
2010s	81.26 years	80.52 years	0.7372 years	Austria
2020s	81.72 years	81.55 years	0.1676 years	Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Austria or Denmark?: Austria, at 81.96 years against 81.93 years in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Austria and Denmark?: 0.03 years, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Denmark?: 84 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2023.
How do Austria and Denmark rank globally for life expectancy?: Austria ranks 38th and Denmark ranks 39th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.