Denmark, year by year

Every index this site holds for Denmark, in time order: 12 series across 1990–2025, each value as its source published it. The profile shows the latest snapshot; this is the record behind it.

HDI since 1990

Human development rose from 0.844 in 1990 to 0.962 in 2023.

UNDP Human Development Report, 2025 edition. 34 annual values, none interpolated.

Twenty years here

The world report

Life expectancy at birth: 82.3 years2024at birthUp 4.4 years from 77.8 years in 2005
Internet users: 100%2024of people onlineUp 13 points from 87% in 2006
Urban population: 89%2025of people in towns and citiesUp 3 points from 86% in 2006
Births per woman: 1.472024births per womanDown 0.33 from 1.80 in 2005
Renewable share of energy: 40%2021of energy usedUp 25 points from 14% in 2004
Access to electricity: 100%2024of people with electricityLevel with 2005
Infant mortality: 42024deaths before age one, per 1,000 birthsDown 1 from 4 in 2005
CO2 emissions per person: 4.3 t2024of CO2 per person a yearDown 5.1 t from 9.3 t in 2005
Forest area: 16%2023of land under forestUp 1 point from 14% in 2004

World Bank, from the first to the last observed year of each indicator; each has its own window.

All indexes, 1990–2025

36 years · 12 series · 1 value marked for checking

Year	HDI0–1	Life expectancy at birthyears	Internet users% of people	Urban population% of people	Births per womanbirths	Renewable share of energy% of energy	Access to electricity% of people	Infant mortalityper 1,000 births	CO2 emissions per persont/year	Forest area% of land	GDP per capitaUS$	GDP per capita, PPPintl $
1990	0.844	74.8	—	—	1.67	7.0	100	7	10.2	13.3	—	—
1991	0.848	75.2	0.2	84.8	1.68	7.1	100	7	12.2	13.4	—	—
1992	0.850	75.2	0.4	84.9	1.76	7.8	100	6	11.1	13.5	—	—
1993	0.853	75.1	0.6	84.9	1.75	7.7	100	6	11.5	13.6	—	—
1994	0.859	75.4	1.3	85.0	1.81	7.3	100	6	12.2	13.7	—	—
1995	0.862	75.2	3.8	85.0	1.80	7.5	100	5	11.6	13.8	—	—
1996	0.870	75.6	5.7	85.0	1.75	7.3	100	5	14.1	13.9	—	—
1997	0.876	76.0	11.4	85.1	1.75	8.1	100	5	12.2	14.0	—	—
1998	0.883	76.1	22.7	85.1	1.72	8.5	100	5	11.4	14.1	—	—
1999	0.894	76.3	30.6	85.1	1.73	9.1	100	5	10.8	14.2	—	—
2000	0.896	76.6	39.2	85.1	1.77	10.7	100	5	9.9	14.3	—	—
2001	0.902	76.8	43.0	85.2	1.74	11.1	100	5	10.2	14.3	—	—
2002	0.902	76.9	64.3	85.3	1.72	11.9	100	5	10.1	14.4	—	—
2003	0.907	77.1	76.3	85.4	1.76	12.7	100	4	11.1	14.4	—	—
2004	0.912	77.5	80.9	85.7	1.78	14.4	100	4	10.0	14.4	—	—
2005	0.917	77.8	82.7	86.0	1.80	16.1	100	4	9.3	14.5	—	—
2006	0.917	78.1	86.7	86.3	1.85	15.3	100	4	10.8	14.5	52119	37392
2007	0.918	78.2	85.0	86.4	1.84	17.7	100	4	9.9	14.6	58632	39110
2008	0.922	78.5	85.0	86.6	1.89	18.5	100	4	9.2	14.6	64617	41467
2009	0.915	78.6	86.8	86.8	1.84	19.3	100	4	8.8	14.6	58413	40524
2010	0.920	79.1	88.7	86.9	1.87	21.2	100	4	8.8	14.7	58105	43038
2011	0.934	79.8	89.8	87.2	1.75	23.8	100	4	7.8	14.8	61810	44444
2012	0.938	80.0	92.3	87.2	1.73	26.9	100	4	6.9	15.0	58444	44755
2013	0.941	80.3	94.6	87.5	1.67	27.0	100	4	7.2	15.2	61378	46869
2014	0.939	80.7	96.0	87.7	1.69	30.2	100	4	6.4	15.4	62520	47880
2015	0.943	80.7	96.3	87.7	1.71	32.5	100	4	6.0	15.6	53094	48897
2016	0.951	80.8	97.0	87.7	1.79	32.0	100	4	6.2	15.6	54501	51821
2017	0.951	81.1	97.1	88.0	1.75	35.0	100	3	5.8	15.6	57522	55272
2018	0.950	81.0	97.3	88.1	1.73	34.6	100	3	5.8	15.7	61325	57234
2019	0.953	81.5	98.0	88.2	1.70	37.2	100	3	5.2	15.7	59404	60595
2020	0.954	81.6	96.5	88.2	1.68	39.5	100	3	4.8	15.7	60985	62682
2021	0.958	81.4	98.9	88.3	1.72	39.5	100	3	5.0	15.7	69341	69328
2022	0.959	81.3	97.9	88.4	1.55	—	100	3	4.8	15.8	67781	78554
2023	0.962	81.8	98.8	88.5	1.50	—	100	3	4.4	15.8	68044	77425
2024	—	82.3	99.8	88.7	1.47	—	100	4	4.3	—	71026	80938
2025	—	—	—	88.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	76970	83218
On the profile	0.962	82.3	99.8	88.8	1.47	39.5	—	—	4.3	15.8	76970	83218

Sources: HDI: UNDP HDR 2025; Life expectancy at birth: World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN; Internet users: World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS; Urban population: World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS; Births per woman: World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN; Renewable share of energy: World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS; Access to electricity: World Bank EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS; Infant mortality: World Bank SP.DYN.IMRT.IN; CO2 emissions per person: World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5; Forest area: World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS; GDP per capita: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD; GDP per capita, PPP: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD. Profile snapshot from the site dataset regenerated 2026-10-04. Observed years only.

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