Number of live births in Denmark
Denmark: Number of live births was 57,079 births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of live births in Denmark, 1916–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 57,079 births for number of live births in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of live births in Denmark peaked at 96,111 births in 1946 and was at its lowest, 50,814 births, in 1983.
Denmark ranks 26th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 109 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 70,773 births | 68,722 births | 72,505 births | 4 |
| 1920s | 72,407 births | 65,297 births | 78,815 births | 10 |
| 1930s | 65,857 births | 62,780 births | 68,462 births | 10 |
| 1940s | 84,368 births | 70,121 births | 96,111 births | 10 |
| 1950s | 76,513 births | 73,928 births | 79,558 births | 10 |
| 1960s | 79,747 births | 71,298 births | 88,332 births | 10 |
| 1970s | 68,560 births | 59,464 births | 75,505 births | 10 |
| 1980s | 55,092 births | 50,814 births | 61,296 births | 10 |
| 1990s | 66,949 births | 63,394 births | 69,774 births | 10 |
| 2000s | 64,651 births | 62,806 births | 67,017 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 59,685 births | 55,858 births | 63,397 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 59,478 births | 57,079 births | 63,473 births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More population data for Denmark
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.1% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 261,283 people (2100)
- Population density 146.58 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.1% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.47 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 98,204 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.47 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.47 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.0% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.51 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of live births in Denmark?
- Number of live births in Denmark was 57,079 births in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of live births recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 96,111 births in 1946.
- What is the lowest number of live births recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,814 births in 1983.
- How does Denmark rank for number of live births?
- Denmark ranks 26th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of live births rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of live births. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total number of live births recorded in a given year.