Denmark vs Germany
Denmark vs Germany: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 1.51 births per woman in Denmark and 1.44 births per woman in Germany, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Denmark, by 0.07 births per woman, or 1.05 times that in Germany.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- Denmark has been higher since 1984, when it overtook Germany.
- In 2023, Denmark ranked 160 and Germany ranked 178 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Denmark at 1.61 births per woman and Germany at 1.6 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | Denmark | Germany | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.51 | 1.44 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 1.56 | 1.46 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 1.73 | 1.58 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 1.68 | 1.53 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 1.7 | 1.54 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 1.73 | 1.57 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 1.75 | 1.57 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 1.78 | 1.59 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 1.71 | 1.5 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 1.69 | 1.47 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 1.67 | 1.42 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 1.72 | 1.41 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 1.75 | 1.39 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 1.86 | 1.4 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 1.84 | 1.37 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 1.88 | 1.39 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 1.84 | 1.38 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 1.84 | 1.34 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 1.8 | 1.35 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 1.78 | 1.36 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 1.76 | 1.34 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 1.73 | 1.35 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 1.74 | 1.35 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 1.77 | 1.39 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 1.73 | 1.37 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 1.72 | 1.36 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 1.75 | 1.38 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 1.75 | 1.33 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 1.8 | 1.26 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 1.8 | 1.25 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 1.75 | 1.29 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 1.76 | 1.31 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 1.69 | 1.34 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 1.66 | 1.46 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 1.62 | 1.43 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 1.56 | 1.46 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 1.5 | 1.44 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 1.48 | 1.42 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 1.44 | 1.38 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 1.4 | 1.39 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 1.38 | 1.43 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 1.42 | 1.5 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 1.44 | 1.53 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 1.54 | 1.56 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 1.6 | 1.49 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 1.66 | 1.49 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 1.66 | 1.5 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 1.75 | 1.49 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 1.91 | 1.48 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 1.9 | 1.52 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 1.92 | 1.55 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 2.03 | 1.73 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 2.04 | 1.95 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 1.96 | 2.02 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 2 | 2.2 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 2.12 | 2.34 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 2.35 | 2.44 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 2.61 | 2.5 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 2.61 | 2.49 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 2.6 | 2.53 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 2.66 | 2.52 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 2.55 | 2.46 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 2.55 | 2.47 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 2.56 | 2.38 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 2.49 | 2.36 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 2.53 | 2.26 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 2.56 | 2.26 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 2.6 | 2.21 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 2.59 | 2.16 | 5 |
| 1954 | 2.56 | 2.15 | 5 |
| 1953 | 2.6 | 2.13 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 2.54 | 2.14 | 5 |
| 1951 | 2.51 | 2.17 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 2.57 | 2.19 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Denmark | Germany | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.521.37–1.67 | 1.451.3–1.6 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 1.521.34–1.7 | 1.461.26–1.64 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 1.521.32–1.73 | 1.461.24–1.66 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 1.531.31–1.75 | 1.461.23–1.69 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 1.531.29–1.76 | 1.471.22–1.72 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 1.531.26–1.79 | 1.471.2–1.74 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 1.541.25–1.81 | 1.481.19–1.75 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 1.541.24–1.84 | 1.481.18–1.77 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 1.541.22–1.86 | 1.491.18–1.8 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 1.541.21–1.86 | 1.491.17–1.81 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 1.551.2–1.88 | 1.491.15–1.82 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 1.551.19–1.9 | 1.51.14–1.85 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 1.551.19–1.91 | 1.51.13–1.85 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 1.551.18–1.91 | 1.511.12–1.88 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 1.551.17–1.92 | 1.511.09–1.89 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 1.561.17–1.93 | 1.511.09–1.88 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 1.561.16–1.93 | 1.511.08–1.89 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 1.561.14–1.94 | 1.521.09–1.89 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 1.561.14–1.95 | 1.521.08–1.91 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 1.571.15–1.96 | 1.521.09–1.93 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 1.571.15–1.96 | 1.531.08–1.94 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 1.571.14–1.97 | 1.531.09–1.95 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 1.571.12–1.98 | 1.531.09–1.97 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 1.571.12–1.99 | 1.531.07–1.97 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 1.571.11–2 | 1.541.07–1.97 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 1.571.1–1.99 | 1.541.06–1.97 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 1.571.1–2 | 1.541.05–1.96 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 1.581.1–2.02 | 1.541.04–1.98 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 1.581.11–2.04 | 1.541.05–1.98 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 1.581.09–2.03 | 1.541.03–2 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 1.591.08–2.04 | 1.551.02–2 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 1.591.08–2.06 | 1.551.02–2.01 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 1.591.08–2.06 | 1.551.03–2.03 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 1.591.06–2.07 | 1.551.03–2.05 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 1.591.05–2.05 | 1.551.01–2.05 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 1.591.04–2.06 | 1.561.02–2.07 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 1.591.03–2.08 | 1.561.01–2.07 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 1.591.04–2.08 | 1.561.01–2.09 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 1.591.05–2.07 | 1.561.01–2.08 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 1.591.04–2.08 | 1.561–2.08 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 1.591.03–2.08 | 1.561–2.08 | 2 |
| 2065 | 1.591.04–2.09 | 1.560.99–2.09 | 2 |
| 2066 | 1.591.02–2.09 | 1.560.98–2.1 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 1.591.01–2.11 | 1.560.98–2.09 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 1.591.03–2.1 | 1.560.97–2.08 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 1.591.03–2.09 | 1.560.98–2.09 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 1.61.04–2.11 | 1.560.98–2.09 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 1.61.02–2.1 | 1.560.97–2.08 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 1.61.03–2.11 | 1.570.97–2.09 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 1.61.02–2.12 | 1.570.98–2.1 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 1.61.03–2.13 | 1.571–2.12 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 1.61.02–2.13 | 1.570.99–2.11 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 1.61.02–2.13 | 1.570.99–2.1 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 1.61.03–2.12 | 1.571–2.1 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 1.61.01–2.13 | 1.571–2.12 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 1.611.03–2.14 | 1.571–2.12 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 1.611.04–2.14 | 1.580.99–2.11 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 1.611.05–2.14 | 1.580.98–2.09 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 1.611.04–2.12 | 1.580.97–2.12 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 1.611.04–2.15 | 1.580.97–2.13 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 1.611.03–2.15 | 1.580.96–2.12 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 1.611.05–2.16 | 1.580.96–2.12 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 1.611.04–2.18 | 1.580.98–2.13 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 1.611.06–2.19 | 1.580.98–2.14 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 1.611.06–2.19 | 1.580.98–2.16 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 1.611.03–2.18 | 1.590.96–2.18 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 1.611.02–2.19 | 1.590.97–2.19 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.621.02–2.21 | 1.590.97–2.18 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.621.02–2.21 | 1.590.96–2.16 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.621.02–2.21 | 1.590.96–2.17 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.621.03–2.19 | 1.590.96–2.17 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.621.02–2.2 | 1.590.97–2.18 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.621.01–2.2 | 1.590.95–2.17 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.611.01–2.2 | 1.590.97–2.16 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.621.03–2.2 | 1.60.96–2.17 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.621.02–2.19 | 1.60.97–2.2 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.611.03–2.19 | 1.60.97–2.2 | 1.84 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Denmark vs Germany
Health
- Life expectancyDenmark: 81.9 years in 2023Germany: 81.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityDenmark: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Germany: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityDenmark: 2.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Germany: 3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterDenmark: 99.9% in 2022Germany: 99.9% in 2022
- DepressionDenmark: 3.29% in 2017Germany: 3.96% in 2017
- Suicide rateDenmark: 8.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Germany: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationDenmark: 5.95 million people in 2023Germany: 84.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthDenmark: 0.53% a year in 2023Germany: 0.35% a year in 2023
- Urban populationDenmark: 88.9% in 2025Germany: 82.1% in 2025
- Median ageDenmark: 41.3 years in 2023Germany: 45.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overDenmark: 20.6% in 2023Germany: 22.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateDenmark: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Germany: 7.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingDenmark: 3.25% of GDP in 2025Germany: 2.27% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsDenmark: $14.1B in 2025Germany: $107B in 2025
- Military spending per personDenmark: $2,495 in 2025Germany: $1,346 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingDenmark: 6.6% of government spending in 2025Germany: 4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelDenmark: 15,000 people in 2020Germany: 183,000 people in 2020
- National powerDenmark: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Germany: 1.5% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersDenmark: 0.49% of the labour force in 2020Germany: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsDenmark: 278 million TIV in 2025Germany: 1.63 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsDenmark: 165 million TIV in 2025Germany: 1.7 billion TIV in 2025