Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Denmark
Denmark: Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) was 15.78 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Denmark, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 60, male in Denmark is 15.78 years, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.6% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Denmark peaked at 22.4 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.78 years, in 2024.
That places Denmark 182nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Denmark, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 17.12 years | — |
| 1961 | 17.27 years | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 16.93 years | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 17.01 years | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 16.78 years | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 16.75 years | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 16.54 years | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 16.8 years | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 17.05 years | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 16.99 years | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 17.18 years | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 17.12 years | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 16.94 years | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 17.03 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 16.98 years | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 17.25 years | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 16.91 years | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 17.48 years | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 17.17 years | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 17.1 years | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 16.96 years | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 16.96 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 17.34 years | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 17.12 years | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 17.25 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 17.22 years | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 17.37 years | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 17.48 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 17.5 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 17.57 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 17.44 years | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 17.8 years | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 17.68 years | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 17.53 years | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 17.77 years | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 17.58 years | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 17.9 years | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 18.2 years | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 18.38 years | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 18.64 years | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 18.9 years | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 18.99 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 19.14 years | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 19.29 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 19.61 years | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 19.94 years | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 19.97 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 20.25 years | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 20.38 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 20.51 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 20.77 years | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 21.16 years | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 21.36 years | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 21.49 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 21.81 years | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 21.81 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 21.99 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 22.07 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 21.96 years | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 22.21 years | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 22.35 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 22.18 years | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 22.1 years | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 22.4 years | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 15.78 years | -29.6% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 15.78 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 18.44 years, 86% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 15.78 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.68 years, 84% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -29.6% | 22.4 years | 15.78 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.92 years | 16.54 years | 17.27 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.12 years | 16.91 years | 17.48 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.28 years | 16.96 years | 17.57 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.89 years | 17.44 years | 18.64 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.7 years | 18.9 years | 20.51 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.66 years | 20.77 years | 22.21 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.96 years | 15.78 years | 22.4 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More gender data for Denmark
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 936.54 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.1147 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,145 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,145 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.2008 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 28,897 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 30,488 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 28,736 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 30,324 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 28,778 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in Denmark?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Denmark was 15.78 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.78 years in 2024.
- How does Denmark rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Denmark ranks 182nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, male is the average number of years that a male at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout his life.