DK · 2023 · demo_mlexpec
Life expectancy by age and sex
Denmark, 2023
Life expectancy by age and sex
79.9
Denmark, 2023
▲ 0.5% vs 2022 (79.5)
Analysis
In 2023, Denmark's life expectancy by age and sex increased by 0.5% compared to 2022, reaching 79.9.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 78.7.
Denmark ranks 11th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 1.0% (from 79.1 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_mlexpec, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
101.5%
EU-27: 78.7
Denmark timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · demo_mlexpec