Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections in Denmark
At age 65, people in Denmark could expect to live 19.9 more years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.
Denmark, 2023 (latest estimate)
19.9
Change from 2022
+2.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
19.9 years
Projection for 2030
20.8 years
Projection for 2050
22.7 years
Projection for 2100
27.1 years
Position in 2023
43rd of 216
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections in Denmark over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Denmark |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 27.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 26.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 26.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 25.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 25.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 24.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 24.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 24.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 23.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 23.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 22.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 22.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 21.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 21.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 20.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 20.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 19.9 years |
| 2022 | 19.4 years |
| 2021 | 19.6 years |
| 2020 | 19.8 years |
| 2019 | 19.7 years |
| 2018 | 19.4 years |
| 2017 | 19.5 years |
| 2016 | 19.5 years |
| 2015 | 19.4 years |
| 2014 | 19.4 years |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +2.3% from 19.4 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 19.0 years, the figure has changed by +4.3%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Denmark has the 43rd highest value.
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Practising physicians
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