# Life expectancy at birth in Denmark

Life expectancy at birth in Denmark was 82 years in 2024. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

- Indicator id: `life_expectancy`
- Place id: `dk`
- Unit: years
- Definition: Average number of years a newborn would live at current age-specific mortality, both sexes.
- Note: 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.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Life expectancy by age and sex (demo_mlexpec) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_mlexpec/default/table)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-07
- License: Eurostat reuse policy (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: Eurostat. Life expectancy by age and sex (demo_mlexpec). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_mlexpec/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/life-expectancy/denmark
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/life-expectancy/denmark.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=life_expectancy&place=dk

| Period | years |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 82 |
| 2023 | 81.7 |
| 2022 | 81.3 |
| 2021 | 81.4 |
| 2020 | 81.5 |
| 2019 | 81.4 |
| 2018 | 81 |
| 2017 | 81.1 |
| 2016 | 80.9 |
| 2015 | 80.7 |
| 2014 | 80.6 (break) |
| 2013 | 80.4 |
| 2012 | 80.2 |
| 2011 | 79.9 |
| 2010 | 79.3 |
| 2009 | 79 |
| 2008 | 78.8 |
| 2007 | 78.4 |
| 2006 | 78.4 |
| 2005 | 78.3 |
| 2004 | 77.8 |
| 2003 | 77.4 |
| 2002 | 77.1 |
| 2001 | 77 |
| 2000 | 76.9 |