Adolescent birth rate in Denmark
The adolescent birth rate in Denmark was 1.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Denmark, 2024
1.1
Change from 2023
−0.1per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
European Union, 2024
6.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
5.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
Position in 2024
214th of 217
Adolescent birth rate in Denmark over time
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Births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Denmark | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 6.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2023 | 1.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 6.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2022 | 1.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 6.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2021 | 1.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 7.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2020 | 1.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 7.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2019 | 2.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 8.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2018 | 2.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 8.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2017 | 2.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 9.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2016 | 3.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 10.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2015 | 3.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 10.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2014 | 3.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 10.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2013 | 4.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 10.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2012 | 4.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 11.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2011 | 4.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 11.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2010 | 5.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 12.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2009 | 5.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 13.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2008 | 5.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 14.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2007 | 5.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 13.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2006 | 5.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 13.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2005 | 5.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 13.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2004 | 5.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 13.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2003 | 5.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 13.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2002 | 6.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 14.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2001 | 7.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 14.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2000 | 8.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 15.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 from 1.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 3.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19, the figure has changed by −2.8.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Denmark has the 214th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 6.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19.
More for Denmark
All statistics for Denmark
Fertility rate
1.47 births per woman
2024 · World Bank
Population on 1 January
5,992,734 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
5,992,734 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
9.9 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
9.7 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Total fertility rate
1.47 births per woman
2024 · Eurostat