Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Denmark
Denmark: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 92.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
92.5%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
38th
of 215 countries
All-time high
92.9%
in 2023
All-time low
81.7%
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Denmark, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 92.5% for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Denmark peaked at 92.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 81.7%, in 1960.
That places Denmark 38th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 81.7% | — |
| 1961 | 82.5% | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 82.6% | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 82.4% | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 83.0% | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 82.5% | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 83.0% | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 83.0% | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 83.1% | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 83.1% | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 82.9% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 83.2% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 83.3% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 83.6% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 83.9% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 83.9% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 83.5% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 84.6% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 84.3% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 84.0% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 83.5% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 83.8% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 83.9% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 83.8% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 83.9% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 83.5% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 83.4% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 83.7% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 83.7% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 83.9% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 83.8% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 84.3% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 84.4% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 84.4% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 84.9% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 84.6% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 85.2% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 85.5% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 86.3% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 86.4% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 86.8% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 87.2% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 87.6% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 88.1% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 88.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 88.6% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 88.8% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 88.7% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 89.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 89.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 89.7% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 90.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 90.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 90.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 91.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 91.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 91.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 91.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 91.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 92.2% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 92.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 92.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 92.5% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 92.9% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 92.5% | -0.4% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 92.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 92.2%, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 92.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 91.6%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.7% | 81.7% | 83.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 83.7% | 82.9% | 84.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.7% | 83.4% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.0% | 83.8% | 86.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.3% | 86.8% | 89.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.0% | 89.7% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.5% | 92.2% | 92.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 35 Bermuda 93.0% compare
- 36 Puerto Rico 92.8% compare
- 37 Luxembourg 92.6% compare
- 39 Canada 92.5% compare
- 40 Netherlands 92.4% compare
- 41 Belgium 92.4% compare
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 share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Denmark?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Denmark was 92.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 92.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.7% in 1960.
- How does Denmark rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Denmark ranks 38th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 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 United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.