Life expectancy at birth, female in Denmark
Denmark: Life expectancy at birth, female was 84.2 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Denmark, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, female in Denmark stood at 84.2 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Denmark peaked at 84.2 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 74 years, in 1960.
Denmark ranks 36th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.82 years | 74 years | 75.7 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 76.78 years | 75.93 years | 77.68 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.55 years | 77.18 years | 77.79 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.16 years | 77.73 years | 78.8 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.94 years | 79 years | 80.8 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.54 years | 81.2 years | 83.5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.6 years | 83.2 years | 84.2 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 33 United Arab Emirates 84.32 years compare
- 34 Austria 84.3 years compare
- 35 Canada 84.29 years compare
- 37 United States Virgin Islands 84.1 years compare
- 38 Saint Martin (French part) 83.96 years compare
- 39 Cyprus 83.8 years compare
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 life expectancy at birth, female in Denmark?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Denmark was 84.2 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 84.2 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 74 years in 1960.
- How does Denmark rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Denmark ranks 36th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.