Fertility rate: births per woman in Denmark
Denmark: Fertility rate: births per woman was 1.51 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate: births per woman in Denmark, 1916–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 1.51 live births per woman for fertility rate: births per woman in 2023.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Denmark peaked at 3.26 live births per woman in 1920 and was at its lowest, 1.38 live births per woman, in 1983.
Denmark ranks 166th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 3.09 live births per woman | 2.93 live births per woman | 3.2 live births per woman | 4 |
| 1920s | 2.71 live births per woman | 2.28 live births per woman | 3.26 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.16 live births per woman | 2.08 live births per woman | 2.29 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.66 live births per woman | 2.21 live births per woman | 3.01 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.55 live births per woman | 2.49 live births per woman | 2.6 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.46 live births per woman | 2 live births per woman | 2.65 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.84 live births per woman | 1.6 live births per woman | 2.04 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.48 live births per woman | 1.38 live births per woman | 1.62 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.74 live births per woman | 1.66 live births per woman | 1.8 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8 live births per woman | 1.73 live births per woman | 1.88 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.74 live births per woman | 1.67 live births per woman | 1.86 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.62 live births per woman | 1.51 live births per woman | 1.73 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 163 Cayman Islands 1.53 live births per woman compare
- 164 Kuwait 1.52 live births per woman compare
- 165 Cape Verde 1.52 live births per woman compare
- 167 Portugal 1.51 live births per woman compare
- 168 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.5 live births per woman compare
- 169 French Polynesia 1.5 live births per woman compare
More reference data data for Denmark
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0071 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.51 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.51 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.962 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 91.46 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 1.89 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 90.02 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate 0.7689 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 79.03 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Denmark?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Denmark was 1.51 live births per woman in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 3.26 live births per woman in 1920.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.38 live births per woman in 1983.
- How does Denmark rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Denmark ranks 166th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.