Life expectancy by age and sex in Denmark
Denmark: Life expectancy by age and sex was 82 in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
82
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
19th
of 44 countries
All-time high
82
in 2024
All-time low
73.8
in 1976
Years of data
51
1974β2024
Life expectancy by age and sex in Denmark, 1974β2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 82 for life expectancy by age and sex in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by age and sex in Denmark peaked at 82 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.8, in 1976.
Denmark ranks 19th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.23 | 73.8 | 74.7 | 6 |
| 1980s | 74.62 | 74.2 | 74.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.64 | 74.9 | 76.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.91 | 76.9 | 79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.55 | 79.3 | 81.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.58 | 81.3 | 82 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 16 Austria 82.1 compare
- 16 Metropolitan France 82.1 compare
- 16 Slovenia 82.1 compare
- 20 Greece 81.9 compare
- 20 Netherlands 81.9 compare
- 22 United Kingdom 81.3 compare
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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 39,820 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 38,653 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 39,190 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 38,085 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by age and sex in Denmark?
- Life expectancy by age and sex in Denmark was 82 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest life expectancy by age and sex recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 82 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by age and sex recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.8 in 1976.
- How does Denmark rank for life expectancy by age and sex?
- Denmark ranks 19th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy by age and sex rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Life expectancy by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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