Reference Data in Denmark

4,017 indicators covering reference data for Denmark.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population aged 15-24, total 0.1% 2016 up 14.2% 79th
Working-age population, aged 15-64, total 0.6% 2016 down 3.3% 73rd
Population aged 25-64, total 0.5% 2016 down 6.7% 52nd
Population aged 65 and above, total 0.2% 2016 up 26.1% 11th
Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 0.5674 2016 up 9.9% 41st
Average age, total 41.51 2016 up 3.8% 28th
Owns a credit card 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% 81st
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed lower 93.8% 2018 down 6.2% 19th
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed lower 93.9% 2018 down 6.1% 20th
Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) 10.1 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — 85th
Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) 8 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — 61st
R&D personnel by sector of performance and major field of R&D — R&D 86,743 Persons 2019 up 3.4% 15th
Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$ 11,862 2017 down 44.4% 11th
Material flow accounts 111,821 Thousand tonnes 2025 up 1.8% 18th
Material flow accounts - main indicators 111,821 Thousand tonnes 2025 up 1.8% 18th
Production in construction - quarterly data 130.8 Index, 2021=100 2026 up 36.1% 1st
Share of foreign aid spent within donor countries 12.6% 2024 down 14.0% 27th
Foreign aid spent in recipient countries 2.64 billion constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 5.0% 18th
Working-age population with no education, total 0.0% 2016 — 104th
Working-age population with primary education, total 0.0% 2016 up 1,331.5% 83rd
Working-age population with post-secondary education, total 0.6% 2016 up 145.6% 2nd
Working-age population with secondary education, total 0.3% 2016 down 54.7% 82nd
Consultation of a dentist per inhabitant 0.8 Number per inhabitant 2024 up 23.1% 28th
Expenditure on social benefits by function 109,295 Million euro 2024 up 24.7% 17th
National road freight transport by distance class and type of 14,357 Million tonne-kilometre (TKM) 2025 up 14.6% 19th
Roundwood removals by type of wood and assortment 3,483 Thousand cubic metres 2016 up 47.7% 31st
Expenditure on social protection by type of expenditure 114,172 Million euro 2024 up 25.0% 16th
Expenditure on pensions by type of pension and means-testing 44,672 Million euro 2024 up 20.3% 16th
Expenditure on social benefits by function, type of benefit and 109,295 Million euro 2024 up 24.7% 16th
Expenditure on disability function by type of benefit and 20,183 Million euro 2024 up 41.1% 9th
Expenditure on old age function by type of benefit and means-testing 41,745 Million euro 2024 up 22.4% 16th
Expenditure on survivors function by type of benefit and means-testing 731.21 Million euro 2024 down 20.2% 33rd
Expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and 12,004 Million euro 2024 up 23.8% 15th
Expenditure on social exclusion function by type of benefit and 4,286 Million euro 2024 up 5.4% 11th
Social protection receipts by type 128,566 Million euro 2024 up 33.9% 16th
Social contributions by type of contributors 25,635 Million euro 2024 up 46.7% 23rd
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of 24.3% 2018 down 33.5% 11th
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of 13.8% 2018 down 56.6% 38th
Passenger train traffic performance by type of train speed 63,065 Thousand train-kilometres 2024 down 5.0% 17th
Over-qualification rates by citizenship 16.3% 2025 up 12.4% 35th
Social protection receipts by institutional sector 14,798 Million euro 2024 up 57.6% 21st
Social protection receipts by type and institutional sector 14,798 Million euro 2024 up 57.6% 21st
Average age of workers, aged 15-64, total 43.7 2016 up 2.7% 4th
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total 0.9% 2016 down 4.7% 41st
Employment rate, aged 15-64, total 0.9% 2016 down 1.5% 48th
Average effective age of retirement for men 65.1 years 2018 up 1.7% 27th
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total 0.1% 2016 up 27.2% 64th
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total 0.1% 2016 down 19.6% 85th
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total 0.7% 2016 down 1.1% 29th
Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total 0.7% 2016 up 0.5% 36th
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total 0.1% 2016 up 56.5% 71st
Share of births that are twins 1.4% 2022 down 35.5% 13th
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of 40.9% 2018 down 8.4% 21st
General government expenditure by function 32,457 Million euro 2024 up 33.5% 13th
Production forecasts for bovines, sheep and goats - bi-annual data 267.26 Thousand heads (animals) 2027 up 2.0% 16th
Area of the regions by other typologies 522 Square kilometre 2025 unchanged 35th
Production in industry - quarterly data 137.5 Index, 2021=100 2026 up 39.9% 1st
Quarterly non-financial accounts for general government 17,198 Million euro 2026 up 33.8% 12th
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of 37.5% 2018 down 9.8% 20th
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of 44.4% 2018 down 7.1% 20th