Denmark (2024)
62.5
years
+0.6% YoY
YoY Change
+0.6%
years
Trend
up
Series length
20
years of data

Data

Denmark Life Expectancy at Age 20 (2024) — source data. Eurostat.
Year years YoY Change
2024 62.5 +0.6%
2023 62.1 +0.6%
2022 61.7 -0.2%
2021 61.8 -0.2%
2020 61.9 +0.2%
2019 61.8 +0.7%
2018 61.4 -0.3%
2017 61.6 +0.5%
2016 61.3 +0.2%
2015 61.2 +0.2%
2014 61.1 +0.5%
2013 60.8 +0.3%
2012 60.6 +0.5%
2011 60.3 +1.0%
2010 59.7 +0.5%
2009 59.4 +0.2%
2008 59.3 +0.7%
2007 58.9 unchanged
2006 58.9 +0.2%
2005 58.8 n/a

About this Dataset

Denmark recorded 62.5 years in 2024. The latest change was +0.4. Across 2005–2024 the series ranges from 58.8 in 2005 to 62.5 in 2024.

This page tracks life expectancy at age 20 in Denmark from 2005 to present. Remaining life expectancy for young adults reflects avoidable mortality and chronic disease burden.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks life expectancy at age 20 in Denmark from 2005 to present. Remaining life expectancy for young adults reflects avoidable mortality and chronic disease burden. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2024. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2024 (20 observations).

The series peaked at 62.5 years in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 58.8 in 2005. The latest reading of 62.5 in 2024 represents a change of +0.4.