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Life expectancy at birth in Denmark

Life expectancy at birth in Denmark was 82.3 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.

Measure: Life expectancy at birth (UN estimates) Unit: Years Data: 1960 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Denmark, 2024 82.3 Years
Change from 2023 +0.6% 2023: 81.8 years
European Union, 2024 81.6 years Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 82.0 years Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 33rd of 217 See the full ranking

Life expectancy at birth in Denmark over time

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Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Life expectancy at birth (UN estimates) (years), 2000 to 2024
Period DenmarkEuropean Union
2024 82.3 years 81.6 years
2023 81.8 years 81.4 years
2022 81.3 years 80.7 years
2021 81.4 years 80.3 years
2020 81.6 years 80.4 years
2019 81.5 years 81.3 years
2018 81.0 years 81.0 years
2017 81.1 years 80.9 years
2016 80.9 years 81.0 years
2015 80.7 years 80.6 years
2014 80.7 years 80.9 years
2013 80.3 years 80.5 years
2012 80.1 years 80.2 years
2011 79.8 years 80.1 years
2010 79.1 years 79.6 years
2009 78.6 years 79.4 years
2008 78.4 years 79.1 years
2007 78.2 years 78.9 years
2006 78.1 years 78.7 years
2005 77.8 years 78.3 years
2004 77.5 years 78.1 years
2003 77.1 years 77.6 years
2002 76.9 years 77.5 years
2001 76.8 years 77.4 years
2000 76.6 years 77.1 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

  • That is a change of +0.6% from 81.8 years in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 80.7 years, the figure has changed by +1.9%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Denmark has the 33rd highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 81.6 years.

More for Denmark

All statistics for Denmark
Life expectancy at birth 82.0 years 2024 · Eurostat Life expectancy at birth, women 84.2 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 80.4 years 2024 · World Bank Infant mortality rate 4.3 per 1,000 live births 2024 · Eurostat Hospital beds 207 per 100,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Practising physicians 466 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SP.DYN.LE00.IN · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2024 for Denmark
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects