Fertility rate, total in Denmark
Denmark: Fertility rate, total was 1.47 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate, total in Denmark, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
In 2024, fertility rate, total in Denmark stood at 1.47 births per woman.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Denmark peaked at 2.67 births per woman in 1963 and was at its lowest, 1.38 births per woman, in 1983.
Denmark ranks 157th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.46 births per woman | 2 births per woman | 2.67 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.84 births per woman | 1.6 births per woman | 2.04 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.48 births per woman | 1.38 births per woman | 1.62 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.74 births per woman | 1.67 births per woman | 1.81 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8 births per woman | 1.72 births per woman | 1.89 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.74 births per woman | 1.67 births per woman | 1.87 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.58 births per woman | 1.47 births per woman | 1.72 births per woman | 5 |
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More health data for Denmark
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 32,967 (2025)
- Population, male 2.99 million (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 34,884 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 36,253 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 34,387 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 35,746 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 35,032 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 62.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 33,195 (2025)
- Population, male 49.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Denmark?
- Fertility rate, total in Denmark was 1.47 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 2.67 births per woman in 1963.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.38 births per woman in 1983.
- How does Denmark rank for fertility rate, total?
- Denmark ranks 157th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. 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 Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.