Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Denmark
Denmark: Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage was 6,020 Persons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Denmark, 1960–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
In 2024, healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Denmark stood at 6,020 Persons. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Denmark peaked at 6,020 Persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,352 Persons, in 1960.
Denmark ranks 27th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4,352 Persons | — |
| 1961 | 4,381 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 4,415 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 4,450 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 4,484 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 4,519 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 4,797 Persons | +6.2% |
| 1967 | 4,839 Persons | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 4,867 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 4,891 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 4,929 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 4,963 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 4,992 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 5,022 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 5,045 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 5,060 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 5,073 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 5,088 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 5,104 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 5,117 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 5,123 Persons | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 5,122 Persons | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 5,118 Persons | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 5,114 Persons | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 5,112 Persons | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 5,114 Persons | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 5,121 Persons | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 5,127 Persons | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 5,130 Persons | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 5,132 Persons | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 5,140 Persons | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 5,154 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 5,170 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 5,189 Persons | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 5,205 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 5,228 Persons | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 5,262 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 5,284 Persons | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 5,301 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 5,319 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 5,337 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 5,355 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 5,374 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 5,387 Persons | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 5,401 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 5,415 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 5,434 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 5,457 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 5,489 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 5,519 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 5,544 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 5,567 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 5,587 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 5,609 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 5,640 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 5,660 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 5,707 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 5,749 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 5,781 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 5,806 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 5,825 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 5,867 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 5,928 Persons | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 5,933 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 6,020 Persons | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,600 Persons | 4,352 Persons | 4,891 Persons | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,039 Persons | 4,929 Persons | 5,117 Persons | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,121 Persons | 5,112 Persons | 5,132 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,225 Persons | 5,140 Persons | 5,319 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,417 Persons | 5,337 Persons | 5,519 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,665 Persons | 5,544 Persons | 5,806 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,915 Persons | 5,825 Persons | 6,020 Persons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More health data for Denmark
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1019 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,179 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.2112 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.5296 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5029 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Denmark?
- Healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Denmark was 6,020 Persons in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 6,020 Persons in 2024.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,352 Persons in 1960.
- How does Denmark rank for healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage?
- Denmark ranks 27th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of a population covered for a core set of health services offers an initial measure of access to care and financial protection. Most OECD countries have achieved universal or near-universal coverage for a core set of health services, which usually include consultations with doctors, tests and examinations, and hospital care. This dataset presents the latest data for government (compulsory) health insurance, and for the various types of voluntary health insurance coverage. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.