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Life expectancy at birth in Denmark

Life expectancy at birth in Denmark was 82 years in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.3 from 2023. That is the 14th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, years82
Change on 2023+0.3
Rank14th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high822024
Series low76.92000

Life expectancy at birth in Denmark, 2000 to 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

7678808220002004200820122016202020242000: 76.9 years2001: 77 years2002: 77.1 years2003: 77.4 years2004: 77.8 years2005: 78.3 years2006: 78.4 years2007: 78.4 years2008: 78.8 years2009: 79 years2010: 79.3 years2011: 79.9 years2012: 80.2 years2013: 80.4 years2014: 80.6 years2015: 80.7 years2016: 80.9 years2017: 81.1 years2018: 81 years2019: 81.4 years2020: 81.5 years2021: 81.4 years2022: 81.3 years2023: 81.7 years2024: 82 years
years. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07, published 2026-09-25.
All 25 values
Periodyears
202482
202381.7
202281.3
202181.4
202081.5
201981.4
201881
201781.1
201680.9
201580.7
201480.6 Series break
201380.4
201280.2
201179.9
201079.3
200979
200878.8
200778.4
200678.4
200578.3
200477.8
200377.4
200277.1
200177
200076.9

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2024
Denmark82
European Union (27)81.5

Rankings

Definition

Average number of years a newborn would live at current age-specific mortality, both sexes.

United States: NCHS period life tables. National figures from 1900 to 1932 cover only the states then in the death registration area. State figures are available for 2018 to 2021.

How to cite

Eurostat. Life expectancy by age and sex (demo_mlexpec). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_mlexpec/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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What is the life expectancy in Denmark?

Life expectancy at birth in Denmark was 82 years in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.3 from 2023. That is the 14th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Life expectancy by age and sex (demo_mlexpec). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-07.

What was the highest life expectancy in Denmark?

82 years in 2024, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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