Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Denmark

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Denmark was 81.85 years. A difference of +0.54 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Denmark were 80 years and 83.8 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Denmark for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.
Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Denmark (Years)
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Male
Female
Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Denmark (Years)
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Year Total (Yrs) Male (Yrs) Female (Yrs)
1960 72.18 70.44 74
1961 72.44 70.57 74.4
1962 72.32 70.31 74.43
1963 72.4 70.42 74.48
1964 72.49 70.29 74.79
1965 72.37 70.2 74.65
1966 72.44 70.21 74.79
1967 72.92 70.61 75.35
1968 73.12 70.78 75.58
1969 73.22 70.86 75.7
1970 73.34 70.88 75.93
1971 73.42 70.8 76.16
1972 73.44 70.8 76.21
1973 73.68 70.97 76.53
1974 73.81 70.94 76.82
1975 74.08 71.28 77.01
1976 73.74 70.93 76.69
1977 74.63 71.73 77.68
1978 74.39 71.51 77.42
1979 74.22 71.19 77.4
1980 74.1 71.17 77.18
1981 74.23 71.25 77.36
1982 74.55 71.6 77.65
1983 74.42 71.44 77.55
1984 74.56 71.65 77.62
1985 74.43 71.53 77.47
1986 74.58 71.77 77.53
1987 74.69 71.74 77.79
1988 74.77 72.04 77.64
1989 74.8 71.99 77.75
1990 74.81 72.02 77.73
1991 75.16 72.47 77.98
1992 75.19 72.56 77.96
1993 75.12 72.59 77.77
1994 75.38 72.78 78.1
1995 75.21 72.72 77.83
1996 75.59 73.05 78.26
1997 75.94 73.55 78.46
1998 76.14 73.7 78.7
1999 76.34 74 78.8
2000 76.59 74.3 79
2001 76.79 74.5 79.2
2002 76.9 74.7 79.2
2003 77.14 74.9 79.5
2004 77.49 75.2 79.9
2005 77.84 75.6 80.2
2006 78.1 75.9 80.4
2007 78.19 76 80.5
2008 78.45 76.3 80.7
2009 78.6 76.5 80.8
2010 79.1 77.1 81.2
2011 79.8 77.8 81.9
2012 80.05 78.1 82.1
2013 80.3 78.3 82.4
2014 80.7 78.7 82.8
2015 80.7 78.8 82.7
2016 80.85 79 82.8
2017 81.1 79.2 83.1
2018 80.95 79.1 82.9
2019 81.45 79.5 83.5
2020 81.6 79.7 83.6
2021 81.41 79.6 83.3
2022 81.31 79.5 83.2
2023 81.85 80 83.8