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🇩🇰 Denmark in official data
How Denmark is doing across 22 areas of society, from the economy to health, housing and education: the latest official figures from Eurostat, the OECD and national statistics offices, as shown on NationPulse.
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Where it stands in the EU
- Enterprises using artificial intelligence: Denmark has the highest value in the EU (42.0 %, 2025).
- Housing cost overburden rate: Denmark has the 2nd highest value in the EU (14.7 %, 2025).
- People using online public services: Denmark has the highest value in the EU (98.0 %, 2025).
- Households covered by 5G: Denmark has the highest value in the EU (100.0 %, 2025).
- SMEs with at least basic digital intensity: Denmark has the 2nd highest value in the EU (90.5 %, 2024).
- People reading news online: Denmark has the 2nd highest value in the EU (87.3 %, 2025).
- Average salary adjusted for prices: Denmark has the 2nd highest value in the EU (71,565 €/yr, 2024).
- Poverty reduction by social transfers: Denmark has the 2nd highest value in the EU (51.8 %, 2025).
- Researchers: Denmark has the 3rd highest value in the EU (1.71 %, 2024).
- New doctorate graduates in STEM: Denmark has the 3rd highest value in the EU (1.3 /1,000, 2024).
- People with at least basic digital skills: Denmark has the 3rd highest value in the EU (81.5 %, 2025).
- Perceived independence of the justice system: Denmark has the 3rd highest value in the EU (81 %, 2025).
- Real GDP per person: Denmark has the 3rd highest value in the EU (60,390 €, 2025).
- Government debt: Denmark has the 3rd lowest value in the EU (27.2 % GDP, 2025).
- Road traffic deaths: Denmark has the 3rd lowest value in the EU (2.4 /100k, 2024).
- Households covered by very high capacity broadband: Denmark has the 3rd highest value in the EU (97.7 %, 2025).
Brain: Education, research & innovation
Eyes: Information & Digital Access
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Households with internet access | 97.4 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| People with at least basic digital skills | 81.5 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| People reading news online | 87.3 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Ears: Civic Participation
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| People taking part in active citizenship | 9.9 % | 2022 | Eurostat |
Jaw: Justice & Institutions
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Perceived independence of the justice system | 81 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Neck: Government & Public Administration
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| People using online public services | 98.0 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Heart: Economy & Financial Stability
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Actual individual consumption per capita | 108 EU = 100 | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Real household disposable income per person | 129.6 2008=100 | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Real GDP per person | 60,390 € | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Government debt | 27.2 % GDP | 2025 | Eurostat |
Left lung: Healthcare
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.0 years | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Unmet need for medical care | 2.9 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Out-of-pocket spending on healthcare | 14.6 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Right lung: Environment & Climate
Stomach: Cost of Living
Liver: Poverty & Social Welfare
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| People making ends meet with great difficulty | 3.4 % | 2025 | Eurostat (EU-SILC) |
| At risk of poverty or social exclusion | 17.9 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Poverty reduction by social transfers | 51.8 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Left kidney: Housing
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Housing cost overburden rate | 14.7 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Overcrowding rate | 9.9 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Severe housing deprivation rate | 1.8 % | 2023 | Eurostat |
Right kidney: Essential Utilities
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Unable to keep the home adequately warm | 4.5 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Arrears on utility bills | 2.8 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Homes without a bath, shower or indoor toilet | 0.4 % | 2020 | Eurostat |
Left arm: Employment
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Unemployment rate | 6.40 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Employment rate, ages 20–64 | 79.8 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Right arm: Job Quality
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Temporary employees | 11.1 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Underemployed part-time workers | 3.4 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate | 5.9 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Usual weekly working hours, full-time employees | 38.0 h/week | 2025 | Eurostat |
Left hand: Youth Opportunities
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Youth unemployment rate | 13.8 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Young people not in employment, education or training (NEET) | 8.9 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Right hand: Workplace Safety
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Fatal accidents at work | 1.02 /100k | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Non-fatal accidents at work | 1,798 /100k | 2024 | Eurostat |
Left leg: Roads & Transport
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Road traffic deaths | 2.4 /100k | 2024 | Eurostat |
Right leg: Public Transport & Mobility
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Public transport share of passenger travel | 16.9 % | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Rail share of passenger travel | 7.7 % | 2024 | Eurostat |
Left foot: Regional Accessibility
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Rural households covered by very high capacity broadband | 93.0 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Right foot: Digital Infrastructure
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| Households covered by very high capacity broadband | 97.7 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Households covered by 5G | 100.0 % | 2025 | Eurostat |
Skin and body outline: Public Safety & Social Inclusion
| Indicator | Latest value | Period | Source |
|---|
| People reporting crime, violence or vandalism in their area | 6.3 % | 2023 | Eurostat |
| Deaths due to homicide | 0.68 /100k | 2023 | Eurostat |
| Disability employment gap | 23.5 pp | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Trust in other people | 5.7 /10 | 2025 | Eurostat |
Researched context (not official statistics)
For conditions with no official series, published figures from other credible sources, checked against the linked pages:
- Educational inequality by social background: In PISA 2022, students’ social background mattered less in Denmark than on average in the OECD: the gap between advantaged and disadvantaged students was 74 points in maths, against 93.
- Scientific research outcomes: Research in Denmark is among the most cited in the EU (2nd), and it is the most international: co-publications with foreign researchers are almost three times the EU average (1st).
- Public voice: CIVICUS rates civic space in Denmark as "open", the best of its five levels.
- Media freedom: Reporters Without Borders ranks Denmark 4th of 180 countries for press freedom in 2026, up from 6th in 2025.
- Access to justice: The World Justice Project places Denmark 1st of 143 countries for the rule of law, and 2nd for civil justice.
- Court efficiency: Courts in Denmark took an estimated 250 days to resolve civil and commercial disputes at first instance in 2024, though all first-instance cases together took only 19 days, the shortest of the EU countries with data.
- Public service effectiveness: The World Bank scores the effectiveness of Denmark’s government at 92.4 out of 100 in 2025, roughly unchanged since 2023.
- Transport infrastructure: Business executives placed Denmark’s roads 14th of 141 countries in 2019; the World Bank gives its trade and transport infrastructure 4.1 out of 5.
- Commuting: In 2019 a one-way commute in Denmark took 26 minutes on average, close to the EU average of 25.
- Access to services: Most people in Denmark can reach work or study without a car: 74.4% can get there within an hour by public transport, cycling or walking, above the EU average.
Data retrieved 2026-10-21. Every value links to its official source.
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