Country

Denmark

EU member state, in the European Communities since 1973 · world profile (World Bank data)

Best rank in the EU 2nd budget balance, of 27

Where it stands out

rank among EU countries

Best ranks

  1. Budget balance 2nd of 27
  2. Adult learning 2nd of 27
  3. GDP per capita 3rd of 27

Lowest ranks

  1. Municipal waste 20th of 20
  2. Housing overburden 26th of 27
  3. Electricity price 24th of 27

Map

5 regions

 

Boundaries: Klimadatastyrelsen, simplified · sources and licences

Over time

6 charts

GDP per capita

€/inh. · 1995-2025

Denmark EU average

0 20k 40k 60k 80k 1995 Denmark: 27,020 EU average: 14,910 1996 Denmark: 28,070 EU average: 15,600 1997 Denmark: 28,930 EU average: 16,010 1998 Denmark: 29,800 EU average: 16,670 1999 Denmark: 31,370 EU average: 17,420 2000 Denmark: 33,320 EU average: 18,420 2001 Denmark: 34,370 EU average: 19,270 2002 Denmark: 35,340 EU average: 19,930 2003 Denmark: 35,930 EU average: 20,400 2004 Denmark: 37,560 EU average: 21,250 2005 Denmark: 39,380 EU average: 22,110 2006 Denmark: 41,560 EU average: 23,320 2007 Denmark: 42,850 EU average: 24,680 2008 Denmark: 44,190 EU average: 25,390 2009 Denmark: 42,060 EU average: 24,230 2010 Denmark: 43,880 EU average: 25,090 2011 Denmark: 44,540 EU average: 25,880 2012 Denmark: 45,490 EU average: 25,980 2013 Denmark: 46,240 EU average: 26,260 2014 Denmark: 47,070 EU average: 26,860 2015 Denmark: 47,900 EU average: 27,810 2016 Denmark: 49,270 EU average: 28,510 2017 Denmark: 51,060 EU average: 29,680 2018 Denmark: 51,950 EU average: 30,680 2019 Denmark: 53,040 EU average: 31,740 2020 Denmark: 53,540 EU average: 30,560 2021 Denmark: 58,640 EU average: 33,330 2022 Denmark: 64,430 EU average: 36,180 2023 Denmark: 62,760 EU average: 38,450 2024 Denmark: 66,970 EU average: 40,110 2025 Denmark: 69,550 EU average: 41,700 1995 2005 2010 2015 2025

Real GDP growth

% · 1996-2025

Denmark EU average

-10 -5 0 5 10 1996 Denmark: 2.9 EU average: 1.8 1997 Denmark: 3.2 EU average: 2.7 1998 Denmark: 2.3 EU average: 3 1999 Denmark: 3 EU average: 3 2000 Denmark: 3.7 EU average: 3.9 2001 Denmark: 1 EU average: 2.1 2002 Denmark: 0.5 EU average: 1 2003 Denmark: 0.4 EU average: 0.9 2004 Denmark: 2.8 EU average: 2.5 2005 Denmark: 2.4 EU average: 1.9 2006 Denmark: 3.8 EU average: 3.5 2007 Denmark: 1 EU average: 3.1 2008 Denmark: -0.4 EU average: 0.6 2009 Denmark: -5 EU average: -4.3 2010 Denmark: 1.6 EU average: 2.1 2011 Denmark: 1.3 EU average: 1.9 2012 Denmark: 0 EU average: -0.8 2013 Denmark: 1.4 EU average: 0 2014 Denmark: 1.3 EU average: 1.6 2015 Denmark: 2.1 EU average: 2.4 2016 Denmark: 3.1 EU average: 1.9 2017 Denmark: 3.1 EU average: 2.8 2018 Denmark: 1.9 EU average: 2.1 2019 Denmark: 1.7 EU average: 1.9 2020 Denmark: -1.8 EU average: -5.5 2021 Denmark: 6.5 EU average: 6.4 2022 Denmark: 0.4 EU average: 3.6 2023 Denmark: 1.1 EU average: 0.4 2024 Denmark: 3.9 EU average: 1.3 2025 Denmark: 3.5 EU average: 1.4 1996 2006 2011 2016 2025

HICP inflation rate

% · 1996-2025

Denmark EU average

0 2 4 6 8 10 1996 Denmark: 2.1 EU average: 0 1997 Denmark: 1.9 EU average: 0 1998 Denmark: 1.3 EU average: 0 1999 Denmark: 2 EU average: 0 2000 Denmark: 2.8 EU average: 0 2001 Denmark: 2.3 EU average: 3.6 2002 Denmark: 2.4 EU average: 2.7 2003 Denmark: 2 EU average: 2.3 2004 Denmark: 0.9 EU average: 2.5 2005 Denmark: 1.7 EU average: 2.3 2006 Denmark: 1.8 EU average: 2.3 2007 Denmark: 1.7 EU average: 2.4 2008 Denmark: 3.6 EU average: 3.7 2009 Denmark: 1 EU average: 0.8 2010 Denmark: 2.2 EU average: 1.8 2011 Denmark: 2.7 EU average: 2.9 2012 Denmark: 2.4 EU average: 2.6 2013 Denmark: 0.5 EU average: 1.3 2014 Denmark: 0.4 EU average: 0.4 2015 Denmark: 0.2 EU average: 0.1 2016 Denmark: 0 EU average: 0.2 2017 Denmark: 1.1 EU average: 1.6 2018 Denmark: 0.7 EU average: 1.8 2019 Denmark: 0.7 EU average: 1.4 2020 Denmark: 0.3 EU average: 0.7 2021 Denmark: 1.9 EU average: 2.9 2022 Denmark: 8.5 EU average: 9.2 2023 Denmark: 3.4 EU average: 6.4 2024 Denmark: 1.3 EU average: 2.6 2025 Denmark: 1.8 EU average: 2.5 1996 2006 2011 2016 2025

Annual change in house prices

% · 2006-2025

Denmark EU average

-20 -10 0 10 20 30 2006 Denmark: 24.1 EU average: 9.9 2007 Denmark: 2.7 EU average: 8.5 2008 Denmark: -5.2 EU average: 1.3 2009 Denmark: -12 EU average: -3.7 2010 Denmark: 2.8 EU average: 0.5 2011 Denmark: -1.7 EU average: 0.6 2012 Denmark: -2.7 EU average: -2.1 2013 Denmark: 3.9 EU average: -1.7 2014 Denmark: 3.8 EU average: 0.7 2015 Denmark: 7 EU average: 2.3 2016 Denmark: 4.6 EU average: 4.3 2017 Denmark: 5 EU average: 4.8 2018 Denmark: 4.4 EU average: 5 2019 Denmark: 2.2 EU average: 4.9 2020 Denmark: 4.3 EU average: 5.6 2021 Denmark: 11.5 EU average: 8.4 2022 Denmark: 4.7 EU average: 8 2023 Denmark: -3.8 EU average: -0.3 2024 Denmark: 3.5 EU average: 3.4 2025 Denmark: 7.5 EU average: 5.5 2006 2012 2015 2018 2025

R&D expenditure

% of GDP · 1981-2024

Denmark EU average

0 1 2 3 4 1981 Denmark: 1.02 EU average: 0 1982 Denmark: 1.06 EU average: 0 1983 Denmark: 1.11 EU average: 0 1984 Denmark: 1.13 EU average: 0 1985 Denmark: 1.16 EU average: 0 1986 Denmark: 1.24 EU average: 0 1987 Denmark: 1.33 EU average: 0 1988 Denmark: 1.4 EU average: 0 1989 Denmark: 1.45 EU average: 0 1990 Denmark: 1.52 EU average: 0 1991 Denmark: 1.58 EU average: 0 1992 Denmark: 1.61 EU average: 0 1993 Denmark: 1.69 EU average: 0 1995 Denmark: 1.79 EU average: 1.73 1996 Denmark: 1.81 EU average: 1.72 1997 Denmark: 1.89 EU average: 1.72 1998 Denmark: 2.01 EU average: 1.73 1999 Denmark: 2.13 EU average: 1.78 2000 Denmark: 2.19 EU average: 1.81 2001 Denmark: 2.32 EU average: 1.82 2002 Denmark: 2.44 EU average: 1.83 2003 Denmark: 2.51 EU average: 1.82 2004 Denmark: 2.41 EU average: 1.79 2005 Denmark: 2.39 EU average: 1.78 2006 Denmark: 2.4 EU average: 1.8 2007 Denmark: 2.51 EU average: 1.79 2008 Denmark: 2.76 EU average: 1.87 2009 Denmark: 3.04 EU average: 1.96 2010 Denmark: 2.91 EU average: 1.96 2011 Denmark: 2.94 EU average: 2 2012 Denmark: 2.98 EU average: 2.06 2013 Denmark: 2.96 EU average: 2.08 2014 Denmark: 2.92 EU average: 2.09 2015 Denmark: 3.06 EU average: 2.1 2016 Denmark: 3.1 EU average: 2.1 2017 Denmark: 2.94 EU average: 2.14 2018 Denmark: 2.98 EU average: 2.17 2019 Denmark: 2.95 EU average: 2.21 2020 Denmark: 2.97 EU average: 2.28 2021 Denmark: 2.76 EU average: 2.24 2022 Denmark: 2.88 EU average: 2.22 2023 Denmark: 3.07 EU average: 2.26 2024 Denmark: 3.01 EU average: 2.24 1981 1996 2003 2010 2024

Electricity price for households

€/kWh · 2007S2-2025S2

Denmark EU average

0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 2007S2 Denmark: 0.24 EU average: 0.15 2008S1 Denmark: 0.26 EU average: 0.16 2008S2 Denmark: 0.28 EU average: 0.17 2009S1 Denmark: 0.27 EU average: 0.17 2009S2 Denmark: 0.26 EU average: 0.17 2010S1 Denmark: 0.27 EU average: 0.17 2010S2 Denmark: 0.27 EU average: 0.18 2011S1 Denmark: 0.29 EU average: 0.19 2011S2 Denmark: 0.3 EU average: 0.19 2012S1 Denmark: 0.3 EU average: 0.19 2012S2 Denmark: 0.3 EU average: 0.2 2013S1 Denmark: 0.3 EU average: 0.2 2013S2 Denmark: 0.29 EU average: 0.21 2014S1 Denmark: 0.3 EU average: 0.21 2014S2 Denmark: 0.3 EU average: 0.21 2015S1 Denmark: 0.31 EU average: 0.21 2015S2 Denmark: 0.3 EU average: 0.21 2016S1 Denmark: 0.31 EU average: 0.21 2016S2 Denmark: 0.31 EU average: 0.21 2017S1 Denmark: 0.3 EU average: 0.21 2017S2 Denmark: 0.3 EU average: 0.21 2018S1 Denmark: 0.31 EU average: 0.21 2018S2 Denmark: 0.31 EU average: 0.22 2019S1 Denmark: 0.3 EU average: 0.22 2019S2 Denmark: 0.29 EU average: 0.22 2020S1 Denmark: 0.28 EU average: 0.21 2020S2 Denmark: 0.28 EU average: 0.22 2021S1 Denmark: 0.29 EU average: 0.22 2021S2 Denmark: 0.34 EU average: 0.24 2022S1 Denmark: 0.46 EU average: 0.25 2022S2 Denmark: 0.59 EU average: 0.28 2023S1 Denmark: 0.38 EU average: 0.29 2023S2 Denmark: 0.36 EU average: 0.28 2024S1 Denmark: 0.37 EU average: 0.29 2024S2 Denmark: 0.38 EU average: 0.29 2025S1 Denmark: 0.35 EU average: 0.29 2025S2 Denmark: 0.33 EU average: 0.29 2007S2 2013S2 2016S2 2019S2 2025S2

Economy

11 indicators
GDP per capita
69,550 €/inh.
+2,580 vs 2024
3rd of 27 EU countries
EU average 41,700 €/inh.
2025 · country ranking
GDP growth
3.5 %
−0.4 vs 2024
5th of 27 EU countries
EU average 1.4 %
2025 · country ranking
Inflation
1.8 %
+0.5 vs 2024
5th of 27 EU countries
EU average 2.5 %
2025 · country ranking
House prices
7.5 %
+4.0 vs 2024
11th of 26 EU countries
EU average 5.5 %
2025 · country ranking
R&D
3.01 % of GDP
−0.06 vs 2023
6th of 27 EU countries
EU average 2.24 % of GDP
2024 · country ranking
Electricity price
0.3312 €/kWh
−0.0173 vs 2025S1
24th of 27 EU countries
EU average 0.2896 €/kWh
2025S2 · country ranking
Tax-to-GDP ratio
45.1 % of GDP
−0.4 vs 2024
1st of 27 EU countries (2024)
2025 · country ranking
Gas price
0.1257 €/kWh
−0.0049 vs 2025S1
17th of 23 EU countries
EU average 0.1228 €/kWh
2025S2 · country ranking
Government debt
27.9 %
−2.6 vs 2024
3rd of 27 EU countries
EU average 81.7 %
2025 · country ranking
Price level
142.8
−1.5 vs 2023
2nd of 27 EU countries
EU average 100.0
2024 · country ranking
Budget balance
2.9 %
−1.6 vs 2024
2nd of 27 EU countries
EU average -3.1 %
2025 · country ranking

Labour

6 indicators
Employment
79.8 %
−0.4 vs 2024
11th of 27 EU countries
EU average 76.1 %
2025 · country ranking
Unemployment
6.4 %
+0.2 vs 2024
18th of 27 EU countries
EU average 6.0 %
2025 · country ranking
Gender pay gap
14.0 %
0 vs 2023
20th of 27 EU countries
EU average 11.1 %
2024 · country ranking
Long-term unemployment
0.9 %
+0.1 vs 2024
6th of 27 EU countries
EU average 1.9 %
2025 · country ranking
NEET rate
8.9 %
+0.9 vs 2024
9th of 27 EU countries
EU average 11.0 %
2025 · country ranking
Working hours
34.6 h
+0.1 vs 2024
26th of 27 EU countries
EU average 37.3 h
2025 · country ranking

Population

7 indicators
Healthy life expectancy
62.4 years
+6.1 vs 2023
18th of 26 EU countries
EU average 65.2 years
2024 · country ranking
Doctors
466 per 100k
+11 vs 2023
8th of 26 EU countries
2024 · country ranking
Infant mortality
4.3 ‰
+0.8 vs 2023
22nd of 27 EU countries
EU average 3.5 ‰
2024 · country ranking
Obesity
15.9 %
+1.5 vs 2014
9th of 26 EU countries
EU average 16.0 %
2019 · country ranking
Population
6 mn
16th of 27 EU countries
2026 · country ranking
Life expectancy
81.4 years
+0.5 vs 2023
12th of 27 EU countries
EU average 80.8 years
2024 · country ranking
Fertility
1.47
−0.03 vs 2023
4th of 27 EU countries
EU average 1.34
2024 · country ranking

Environment

8 indicators
Emissions
6.1 t/inh.
−0.4 vs 2023
14th of 27 EU countries
2024 · country ranking
Energy imports
38.2 %
−1.5 vs 2023
6th of 27 EU countries
EU average 57.3 %
2024 · country ranking
Municipal waste
755 kg
−4 vs 2023
20th of 20 EU countries
EU average 517 kg
2024 · country ranking
Renewable electricity
77.7 %
−2.0 vs 2024
3rd of 27 EU countries
EU average 49.9 %
2025 · country ranking
Organic farming
11.1 %
−0.3 vs 2023
12th of 25 EU countries
2024 · country ranking
Air pollution deaths
12 per 100k
−8 vs 2022
6th of 27 EU countries
EU average 41 per 100k
2023 · country ranking
Renewables
48.2 %
+1.7 vs 2024
3rd of 27 EU countries
EU average 26.2 %
2025 · country ranking
Recycling
46.4 %
−0.2 vs 2023
10th of 20 EU countries
EU average 48.1 %
2024 · country ranking

Society

19 indicators
Health spending
9.6 %
0 vs 2024
9th of 25 EU countries (2024)
2025 · country ranking
Tertiary educated
46.1 %
+1.0 vs 2024
7th of 27 EU countries
EU average 36.9 %
2025 · country ranking
Adult learning
31.0 %
−0.2 vs 2024
2nd of 27 EU countries
EU average 13.7 %
2025 · country ranking
Poverty risk
17.9 %
−0.1 vs 2024
9th of 27 EU countries
EU average 20.9 %
2025 · country ranking
Income inequality
23.3
+1.8 vs 2024
4th of 27 EU countries
EU average 28.6
2025 · country ranking
Internet use
99.7 %
−0.1 vs 2024
3rd of 27 EU countries
EU average 93.8 %
2025 · country ranking
Road deaths
2 per mn
0 vs 2023
3rd of 27 EU countries
EU average 4 per mn
2024 · country ranking
Housing overcrowding
9.9 %
+0.6 vs 2024
9th of 27 EU countries
EU average 16.8 %
2025 · country ranking
Passenger cars
501 per 1,000
+23 vs 2024
22nd of 27 EU countries
EU average 584 per 1,000
2025 · country ranking
Early leavers
10.0 %
−0.4 vs 2024
21st of 26 EU countries
EU average 9.1 %
2025 · country ranking
Unable to keep warm
4.5 %
+0.1 vs 2024
11th of 27 EU countries
EU average 8.8 %
2025 · country ranking
Burglaries
519 per 100k
−11 vs 2023
21st of 24 EU countries
2024 · country ranking
Housing overburden
23.4 %
+8.8 vs 2024
26th of 27 EU countries
EU average 7.7 %
2025 · country ranking
Home ownership
58.4 %
−2.5 vs 2024
25th of 27 EU countries
EU average 68.5 %
2025 · country ranking
Travel by car
83.1 %
−0.2 vs 2023
17th of 27 EU countries
EU average 82.5 %
2024 · country ranking
Health expenditure
8.3 % of GDP
0 vs 2023
5th of 27 EU countries
EU average 7.3 % of GDP
2024 · country ranking
Education spending
5.6 % of GDP
0 vs 2023
6th of 27 EU countries
EU average 4.7 % of GDP
2024 · country ranking
Life satisfaction
7.7 /10
+0.1 vs 2024
3rd of 27 EU countries
EU average 7.2 /10
2025 · country ranking
Digital skills
81.5 %
+11.8 vs 2023
3rd of 27 EU countries
EU average 60.4 %
2025 · country ranking

Regions

NUTS

NUTS 1 1

NUTS 2 5

NUTS 3 11

Where the data comes from

© European Union, source: Eurostat - datasets, licence and methods.

Ranks are among EU member states. Where less is better (unemployment, debt), the lowest value ranks first.