What is life expectancy at birth, total in Denmark?

Life expectancy at birth, total in Denmark was 82.25 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).

What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Denmark?

The highest recorded value was 82.25 years in 2024.

What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Denmark?

The lowest recorded value was 72.18 years in 1960.

How does Denmark rank for life expectancy at birth, total?

Denmark ranks 33rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.

Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Denmark?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy at birth, total in Denmark

Name: Life expectancy at birth, total in Denmark
Creator: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Denmark: Life expectancy at birth, total was 82.25 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

82.25 years

Change on year

up 0.6%

World rank

33rd

of 215 countries

All-time high

82.25 years

in 2024

All-time low

72.18 years

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, total in Denmark, 1960–2024

Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 82.25 years for life expectancy at birth, total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Denmark peaked at 82.25 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72.18 years, in 1960.

That places Denmark 33rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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	72.59 years	72.18 years	73.22 years	10
1970s	73.87 years	73.34 years	74.63 years	10
1980s	74.51 years	74.1 years	74.8 years	10
1990s	75.49 years	74.81 years	76.34 years	10
2000s	77.61 years	76.59 years	78.6 years	10
2010s	80.5 years	79.1 years	81.45 years	10
2020s	81.66 years	81.3 years	82.25 years	5

Countries ranked near Denmark

30 Finland 82.34 years compare
31 Belgium 82.3 years compare
32 Slovenia 82.29 years compare
34 Canada 82.11 years compare
35 New Zealand 82.01 years compare
36 Austria 82 years compare

See the full ranking of 264 places →

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)

All data for Denmark →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, total in Denmark?: Life expectancy at birth, total in Denmark was 82.25 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Denmark?: The highest recorded value was 82.25 years in 2024.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Denmark?: The lowest recorded value was 72.18 years in 1960.
How does Denmark rank for life expectancy at birth, total?: Denmark ranks 33rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Denmark?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit: years
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.