Age dependency ratio, young in Denmark
Denmark: Age dependency ratio, young was 24.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Denmark, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio, young in Denmark is 24.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Denmark peaked at 39.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 24.6%, in 2025.
That places Denmark 160th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.2% | 36.5% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 35.1% | 33.1% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.4% | 25.7% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.0% | 25.1% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.1% | 27.7% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 25.7% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.1% | 24.6% | 25.6% | 6 |
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More health data for Denmark
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 31,487 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 33,710 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 32,319 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 32,323 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 33.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 30,818 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 29,463 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 57.9% (2025)
- Population, female 3.02 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 33,195 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Denmark?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Denmark was 24.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 39.3% in 1960.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.6% in 2025.
- How does Denmark rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Denmark ranks 160th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.