Gender in Denmark

257 indicators covering gender for Denmark.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 25.1% 175th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 36.6% 176th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 30.0% 178th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1 index 2025 up 0.0% 126th
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.13 index 2025 up 0.5% 47th
Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.4991 % change on previous year 2025 up 38.2% 131st
Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 54.4% 2050 up 0.9% 107th
Women required to obey husband, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st
Women and men have equal rights to immovable property, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st
Labor force, female, per square kilometre 37.86 units per square kilometre 2023 up 11.5% 44th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0236 units per square kilometre 2023 down 3.0% 86th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.1251 units per square kilometre 2023 up 7.8% 51st
Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.962 2023 up 2.2% 4th
Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 unchanged 77th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 unchanged 103rd
Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 88,753 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 25.5% 10th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 down 90.0% 119th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 unchanged 89th
Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st
Share of the population that is female 50.3% 2025 down 0.0% 120th
Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 99.78 2024 down 1.4% 109th
Gender Development Index 0.99 2023 up 0.7% 57th
Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.99 2023 up 0.7% 57th
Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.99 2023 up 0.7% 57th
Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.9626 2023 up 1.5% 8th
Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 13.5% 142nd
Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.3193 % change on previous year 2023 up 23.6% 126th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 24.4 2016 unchanged 144th
Access to justice for women 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Gender of the chief executive 1 2025 — 1st
Gender of the head of government 1 2025 — 1st
Gender of the head of state 0 2025 down 100.0% 18th
Share of women in parliament 43.6% 2025 up 16.5% 17th
Population 5.98 million 2024 up 5.9% 111th
Life Expectancy at Birth 82.25 2024 up 1.9% 33rd
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 32.26 2025 up 22.6% 91st
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 17.0% 2023 up 28.8% 155th
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 17.0% 2023 up 28.8% 157th
Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 16.9% 2023 down 4.0% 164th
Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 125.63 2024 down 5.2% 10th
Sex ratio at birth 105.97 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.4% 55th
Sex ratio by age 16.89 males per 100 females 2023 down 2.3% 141st
Sex ratio at age 5 105.67 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.1% 65th
Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 105.97 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.4% 55th
Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Probability of dying that year, among females 0.3% 2023 down 27.3% 213th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman 39.9% 2023 down 0.5% 108th
Sex ratio at age 60 99.41 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.8% 61st
Male population by age group 158,664 people 2023 up 0.3% 124th
Female population by age group 150,212 people 2023 up 0.1% 124th
Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st