Denmark

People aged 65 and over in Denmark

People aged 65 and over in Denmark: 9% in 1950 and 20.6% in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
20.6%
Since 1950
+11.6 percentage points
Rank, 2023
27 of 229
counting from the highest
World, 2023
10%
Projected, 2100
31.3%
UN projection (medium variant)
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% of people · UN

People aged 65 and over in DenmarkPeople aged 65 and over in Denmark: 9% in 1950 and 20.6% in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 31.3% in 2100.
Estimates, UNUN projection (medium variant)World

What the numbers say

  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 31.3% in 2100.

Every year

% of people · UN

YearDenmarkWorld
202320.610
202220.49.8
202120.39.5
2020209.3
201919.79.1
201819.48.9
201719.28.7
201618.98.5
201518.78.3
201418.48.1
201318.17.9
201217.67.8
201117.17.7
201016.67.6
200916.17.5
200815.77.5
200715.57.4
200615.37.3
200515.17.3
2004157.2
200314.97.1
200214.87
200114.86.9
200014.86.8
199914.96.8
199814.96.7
1997156.6
199615.16.5
199515.26.5
199415.46.4
199315.56.3
199215.56.2
199115.66.1
199015.66.1
198915.66
198815.56
198715.45.9
198615.35.9
198515.15.8
1984155.8
198314.85.8
198214.75.8
198114.55.8
198014.45.8
197914.35.8
197814.15.7
197713.85.6
197613.65.6
197513.45.5
197413.15.5
197312.95.4
197212.75.4
197112.55.3
197012.35.3
196912.15.2
196811.95.2
196711.75.2
196611.55.1
196511.45.1
196411.35
196311.15
196210.95
196110.85
196010.65
195910.45
195810.35
195710.15
19569.95
19559.85
19549.65
19539.55
19529.35
19519.25
195095.1
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearDenmarkWorld
202420.910.2
202521.110.4
202621.410.6
202721.710.8
20282211.1
202922.411.5
203022.811.8
203123.212
203223.512.3
203323.812.6
20342412.8
203524.213.1
203624.413.4
203724.713.7
203824.913.9
20392514.1
204025.214.3
204125.414.5
204225.514.7
204325.614.9
204425.615
204525.715.2
204625.715.4
204725.715.7
204825.615.9
204925.616.1
205025.616.3
205125.716.6
205225.716.8
205325.817.1
205425.917.3
205526.117.6
205626.217.8
205726.418
205826.618.2
205926.818.4
20602718.5
206127.218.7
206227.418.8
206327.519
206427.719.1
206527.819.3
20662819.4
206728.119.6
206828.219.7
206928.419.9
207028.520
207128.720.2
207228.920.3
207329.120.5
207429.320.7
207529.520.9
207629.621.1
207729.721.3
207829.821.5
207929.921.7
208029.921.9
20813022.1
208230.122.3
208330.222.4
208430.322.6
208530.422.7
208630.522.8
208730.622.9
208830.622.9
208930.723
209030.723.1
209130.823.2
209230.823.3
209330.923.3
209430.923.4
20953123.5
209631.123.6
209731.123.7
209831.223.7
209931.323.8
210031.323.9

Good to know

  • The share of the population aged 65 or older.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • 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.

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