Denmark (2024)
82
years
+0.4% YoY
YoY Change
+0.4%
years
Trend
up
Series length
20
years of data

Data

Denmark Life Expectancy at Birth (2024) — source data. Eurostat.
Year years YoY Change
2024 82 +0.4%
2023 81.7 +0.5%
2022 81.3 -0.1%
2021 81.4 -0.1%
2020 81.5 +0.1%
2019 81.4 +0.5%
2018 81 -0.1%
2017 81.1 +0.2%
2016 80.9 +0.2%
2015 80.7 +0.1%
2014 80.6 +0.2%
2013 80.4 +0.2%
2012 80.2 +0.4%
2011 79.9 +0.8%
2010 79.3 +0.4%
2009 79 +0.3%
2008 78.8 +0.5%
2007 78.4 unchanged
2006 78.4 +0.1%
2005 78.3 n/a

About this Dataset

Denmark recorded 82 years in 2024. The latest change was +0.3. Across 2005–2024 the series ranges from 78.3 in 2005 to 82 in 2024.

This page tracks life expectancy at birth (all sexes) in Denmark from 2005 to present. Highlight COVID-19 impact and recovery.

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 birth (all sexes) in Denmark from 2005 to present. Highlight COVID-19 impact and recovery. 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 82 years in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 78.3 in 2005. The latest reading of 82 in 2024 represents a change of +0.3.