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Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Denmark

Denmark: Remaining life expectancy at different ages was 81.93 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
81.93 years
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
39th
of 236 countries
All-time high
81.93 years
in 2023
All-time low
38.42 years
in 1835
Years of data
189
1835–2023

Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Denmark, 1835–2023

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 81.93 years for remaining life expectancy at different ages in 2023. That is the highest value across all 189 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Denmark peaked at 81.93 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38.42 years, in 1835.

That places Denmark 39th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 189 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1830s 41.01 years 38.42 years 43.14 years 5
1840s 41.9 years 39.57 years 44.08 years 10
1850s 43.42 years 38.57 years 46.76 years 10
1860s 44.74 years 39.8 years 47.62 years 10
1870s 46.46 years 44.48 years 47.57 years 10
1880s 47.86 years 44.79 years 49.62 years 10
1890s 49.73 years 46.78 years 53.11 years 10
1900s 54.9 years 51.9 years 57.36 years 10
1910s 57.6 years 56.22 years 58.88 years 10
1920s 61.08 years 57.71 years 61.96 years 10
1930s 63.55 years 61.87 years 65.8 years 10
1940s 67.52 years 65.95 years 70.12 years 10
1950s 71.47 years 70.31 years 72.24 years 10
1960s 72.61 years 72.2 years 73.24 years 10
1970s 73.9 years 73.36 years 74.66 years 10
1980s 74.56 years 74.13 years 74.86 years 10
1990s 75.6 years 74.87 years 76.58 years 10
2000s 77.85 years 76.82 years 78.96 years 10
2010s 80.52 years 79.25 years 81.43 years 10
2020s 81.55 years 81.29 years 81.93 years 4

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 36 New Zealand 82.09 years compare
  2. 38 Austria 81.96 years compare
  3. 40 Finland 81.91 years compare
  4. 41 Greece 81.86 years compare
  5. 42 Puerto Rico 81.69 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is remaining life expectancy at different ages in Denmark?
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Denmark was 81.93 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 81.93 years in 2023.
What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 38.42 years in 1835.
How does Denmark rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?
Denmark ranks 39th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is remaining life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Remaining life expectancy at different ages
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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