Life expectancy at birth in Denmark
Life expectancy at birth in Denmark was 82.0 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1974. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Denmark, 2024
82.0
Change from 2023
+0.4%
European Union, 2024
81.5 yearsep (Source flag ep)
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
82.0 years
Position in 2024
18th of 37
Life expectancy at birth in Denmark over time
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Years. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Denmark | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 82.0 years | 81.5 yearsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2023 | 81.7 years | 81.2 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2022 | 81.3 years | 80.6 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2021 | 81.4 years | 80.0 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2020 | 81.5 years | 80.3 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2019 | 81.4 years | 81.1 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2018 | 81.0 years | 80.8 yearse (estimated) |
| 2017 | 81.1 years | 80.7 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2016 | 80.9 years | 80.7 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2015 | 80.7 years | 80.5 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2014 | 80.6 yearsb (break in time series) | 80.6 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2013 | 80.4 years | 80.5 years |
| 2012 | 80.2 years | 80.2 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2011 | 79.9 years | 80.1 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2010 | 79.3 years | 79.8 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2009 | 79.0 years | 79.5 years |
| 2008 | 78.8 years | 79.3 years |
| 2007 | 78.4 years | 79.1 years |
| 2006 | 78.4 years | 78.9 years |
| 2005 | 78.3 years | 78.4 years |
| 2004 | 77.8 years | 78.3 years |
| 2003 | 77.4 years | 77.7 years |
| 2002 | 77.1 years | 77.6 years |
| 2001 | 77.0 years | – |
| 2000 | 76.9 years | – |
Flags: b break in time series; be break in time series, estimated; e estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; ep estimated, provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4% from 81.7 years in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 80.6 years, the figure has changed by +1.7%. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 37 countries with data for 2024, Denmark has the 18th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 81.5 years.
More for Denmark
All statistics for Denmark
Life expectancy at birth
82.3 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
People reporting good or very good health
68.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Health spending share of GDP
9.6%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat