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Denmark
Europe & Central Asia · High income · capital Copenhagen
Reports 19 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old82.3years
Ranks 33 of 217 in 2024
10% above world median · 3% above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old4.0per 1,000 live births
Ranks 33 of 196 in 2024
73% below world median · 3% above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old4per 100,000 live births
Ranks 14 of 194 in 2023
91% below world median · 33% below Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Health spending
2024 · 2 years old9.39% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
3% below world median · about the same Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 22 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old1.47births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
22% below world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Primary enrolment
2024 · 2 years old99.8% gross
Ranks 62 of 134 in 2024
about the same world median · about the same Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 134 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education spending
2022 · 4 years old6.36% of GDP
Ranks 17 of 164 in 2022
57% above world median · 41% above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 164 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2025 · 1 year old76,970current US$
Ranks 8 of 186 in 2025
8.8× above world median · 1.8× above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2025 · 1 year old83,218international $
Ranks 13 of 185 in 2025
3.1× above world median · 63% above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Extreme poverty
2023 · 3 years old0.4% of population
Ranks 18 of 57 in 2023
56% below world median · about the same Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 57 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Income inequality (Gini)
2023 · 3 years old29.9index, 0–100
Ranks 16 of 57 in 2023
12% below world median · 4% below Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 57 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2025 · 1 year old5.5% of labour force
Ranks 103 of 182 in 2025
9% above world median · about the same Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Inflation
2025 · 1 year old1.9% per year
Not ranked — no better end
38% below world median
Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Military spending
2024 · 2 years old2.42% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
52% above world median
Medians computed across 147 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old100.0% of population
Ranks 1 of 215 in 2024
about the same world median · about the same Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Safe drinking water
2024 · 2 years old99.9% of population
Ranks 13 of 148 in 2024
24% above world median · 3% above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 148 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2024 · 2 years old99.8% of population
Ranks 4 of 182 in 2024
22% above world median · 8% above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old4.28t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
68% above world median
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old6.0mpeople
Not ranked — no better end
8% below world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Never reported
Denmark has no figure in this dataset for Child stunting, Adult literacy. That is an absence of measurement, not a value of zero.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.