Austria vs Denmark: Population ages 65 and above
Austria
21.1%
in 2025
Denmark
21.1%
in 2025
Austria rank
27th
Denmark rank
26th
Population ages 65 and above over time
- Austria
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 21.1% against 21.1% in Austria, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 27th and Denmark ranks 26th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Denmark in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.1% | 11.3% | 1.8% | Austria |
| 1970s | 14.8% | 13.3% | 1.5% | Austria |
| 1980s | 14.6% | 15.0% | 0.4% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 15.1% | 15.3% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 15.2% | 1.0% | Austria |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 18.4% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 20.5% | 0.5% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, Austria or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 21.1% against 21.1% in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above between Austria and Denmark?
- 0.0%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Denmark?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Denmark rank globally for population ages 65 and above?
- Austria ranks 27th and Denmark ranks 26th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 65 and above (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.