Life Expectancy at Birth in Denmark
Denmark: Life Expectancy at Birth was 82.25 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Denmark, 1960β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Denmark is 82.25, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Denmark peaked at 82.25 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72.18, in 1960.
Denmark ranks 33rd of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.59 | 72.18 | 73.22 | 10 |
| 1970s | 73.87 | 73.34 | 74.63 | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.51 | 74.1 | 74.8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.49 | 74.81 | 76.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.61 | 76.59 | 78.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.5 | 79.1 | 81.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.66 | 81.3 | 82.25 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More gender data for Denmark
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 30,480 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 30,398 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 32,150 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 31,327 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 32,908 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Denmark?
- Life expectancy at birth in Denmark was 82.25 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 82.25 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.18 in 1960.
- How does Denmark rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Denmark ranks 33rd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.