Median age vs births per woman in Denmark
Denmark: Median age vs births per woman was 41.25 in 2023. β² Rising
Median age vs births per woman in Denmark, 1950β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for median age vs births per woman in Denmark is 41.25, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median age vs births per woman in Denmark peaked at 41.25 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.63, in 1950.
Denmark ranks 47th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 31.36 | 30.63 | 32 | 10 |
| 1960s | 31.78 | 31.42 | 32.08 | 10 |
| 1970s | 31.93 | 31.46 | 32.95 | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.8 | 33.31 | 35.95 | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.62 | 36.12 | 37.13 | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.38 | 37.3 | 39.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.34 | 39.56 | 40.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.21 | 41.15 | 41.25 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 44 Netherlands 41.4 compare
- 45 Poland 41.31 compare
- 46 Slovak Republic 41.3 compare
- 48 Aruba 41.02 compare
- 49 Belarus, Republic of 40.53 compare
- 50 Canada 40.34 compare
More population data for Denmark
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.123 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 261,283 (2100)
- Population density 146.58 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.123 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2287 % change on previous year (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.47 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 98,204 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.47 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.47 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception, annual growth rate -2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median age vs births per woman in Denmark?
- Median age vs births per woman in Denmark was 41.25 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median age vs births per woman recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 41.25 in 2023.
- What is the lowest median age vs births per woman recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.63 in 1950.
- How does Denmark rank for median age vs births per woman?
- Denmark ranks 47th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is median age vs births per woman rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Median age vs births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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