Denmark birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Denmark chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Denmark was 1.5 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 1969. In 1993, the fertility rate was 1.75 — a -14.3% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Denmark	World
1960	2.57	4.69
1961	2.55	4.56
1962	2.55	5.02
1963	2.67	5.31
1964	2.6	5.13
1965	2.61	5.08
1966	2.62	4.97
1967	2.35	4.87
1968	2.12	4.98
1969	2	4.88
1970	1.95	4.84
1971	2.04	4.69
1972	2.03	4.55
1973	1.92	4.42
1974	1.9	4.26
1975	1.92	4.07
1976	1.75	3.97
1977	1.66	3.84
1978	1.67	3.77
1979	1.6	3.76
1980	1.55	3.73
1981	1.44	3.71
1982	1.43	3.72
1983	1.38	3.59
1984	1.4	3.57
1985	1.45	3.53
1986	1.48	3.51
1987	1.5	3.48
1988	1.56	3.39
1989	1.62	3.35
1990	1.67	3.31
1991	1.68	3.13
1992	1.76	3.04
1993	1.75	2.97
1994	1.81	2.92
1995	1.8	2.87
1996	1.75	2.82
1997	1.75	2.78
1998	1.72	2.75
1999	1.73	2.72
2000	1.77	2.73
2001	1.74	2.69
2002	1.72	2.66
2003	1.76	2.64
2004	1.78	2.63
2005	1.8	2.61
2006	1.85	2.61
2007	1.84	2.6
2008	1.89	2.6
2009	1.84	2.59
2010	1.87	2.57
2011	1.75	2.55
2012	1.73	2.56
2013	1.67	2.53
2014	1.69	2.52
2015	1.71	2.49
2016	1.79	2.49
2017	1.75	2.46
2018	1.73	2.39
2019	1.7	2.35
2020	1.68	2.28
2021	1.72	2.25
2022	1.55	2.22
2023	1.5	2.2
2024	1.51	2.19
2025	1.51	2.18
2026	1.51	2.18
2027	1.52	2.17
2028	1.52	2.16
2029	1.52	2.15
2030	1.53	2.14
2031	1.53	2.13
2032	1.53	2.12
2033	1.53	2.12
2034	1.53	2.11
2035	1.54	2.1
2036	1.54	2.09
2037	1.54	2.09
2038	1.54	2.08
2039	1.54	2.08
2040	1.55	2.08
2041	1.55	2.07
2042	1.55	2.07
2043	1.55	2.07
2044	1.56	2.07
2045	1.56	2.06
2046	1.56	2.06
2047	1.56	2.06
2048	1.56	2.05
2049	1.56	2.05
2050	1.56	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 0.29% were to women under 20 years old, 36.7% to women ages 20-29, and 63% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 2.62%, 63.7%, and 33.7% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Denmark by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Denmark	World
1960	25.2%	37.4%
1961	24.7%	37.5%
1962	24.2%	37.6%
1963	24%	37.8%
1964	23.8%	38%
1965	23.8%	38%
1966	23.8%	38%
1967	23.8%	38%
1968	23.7%	37.9%
1969	23.5%	37.8%
1970	23.3%	37.7%
1971	23.1%	37.6%
1972	23%	37.5%
1973	22.9%	37.3%
1974	22.7%	37.2%
1975	22.6%	37.1%
1976	22.4%	36.9%
1977	22.1%	36.7%
1978	21.8%	36.3%
1979	21.3%	35.9%
1980	20.8%	35.5%
1981	20.3%	35.2%
1982	19.7%	34.9%
1983	19.2%	34.6%
1984	18.8%	34.3%
1985	18.4%	34%
1986	18.1%	33.8%
1987	17.7%	33.6%
1988	17.5%	33.4%
1989	17.2%	33.2%
1990	17.1%	33%
1991	17%	32.9%
1992	17%	32.7%
1993	17.1%	32.5%
1994	17.2%	32.3%
1995	17.4%	32.1%
1996	17.6%	31.8%
1997	17.9%	31.5%
1998	18.1%	31.1%
1999	18.3%	30.8%
2000	18.5%	30.4%
2001	18.7%	30%
2002	18.8%	29.6%
2003	18.8%	29.2%
2004	18.8%	28.8%
2005	18.8%	28.5%
2006	18.7%	28.1%
2007	18.5%	27.9%
2008	18.4%	27.6%
2009	18.2%	27.5%
2010	18%	27.3%
2011	17.8%	27.1%
2012	17.6%	27%
2013	17.3%	26.9%
2014	17.1%	26.8%
2015	16.9%	26.6%
2016	16.8%	26.5%
2017	16.7%	26.4%
2018	16.6%	26.2%
2019	16.4%	26%
2020	16.3%	25.8%
2021	16.2%	25.6%
2022	16%	25.3%
2023	15.9%	25%
2024	15.7%	24.7%
2025	15.6%	24.4%
2026	15.5%	24.1%
2027	15.4%	23.8%
2028	15.4%	23.4%
2029	15.4%	23.1%
2030	15.4%	22.8%
2031	15.4%	22.6%
2032	15.3%	22.3%
2033	15.2%	22.1%
2034	15.2%	21.9%
2035	15.1%	21.7%
2036	15%	21.6%
2037	15%	21.5%
2038	15%	21.4%
2039	15%	21.3%
2040	14.9%	21.2%
2041	14.9%	21.1%
2042	14.9%	21%
2043	14.8%	21%
2044	14.8%	20.9%
2045	14.7%	20.8%
2046	14.7%	20.7%
2047	14.6%	20.7%
2048	14.6%	20.6%
2049	14.5%	20.5%
2050	14.5%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Denmark was 25.2% in 1960, 17.1% in 1993, and 15.7% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Denmark.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Denmark, excluding migration, has been +0.09% annually. On average, 5,182 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Denmark
1960	32,515
1961	33,205
1962	32,070
1963	36,539
1964	36,832
1965	37,596
1966	38,858
1967	33,363
1968	27,243
1969	23,481
1970	22,673
1971	26,801
1972	24,958
1973	21,092
1974	19,676
1975	20,746
1976	11,667
1977	11,703
1978	9,187
1979	4,605
1980	1,537
1981	-3,073
1982	-2,559
1983	-6,649
1984	-5,623
1985	-4,603
1986	-2,561
1987	-1,538
1988	0
1989	2,053
1990	2,056
1991	4,639
1992	6,722
1993	4,670
1994	8,850
1995	6,280
1996	6,842
1997	7,927
1998	7,956
1999	6,919
2000	9,078
2001	6,967
2002	5,376
2003	7,007
2004	9,188
2005	9,755
2006	9,787
2007	8,192
2008	10,438
2009	8,285
2010	8,876
2011	6,685
2012	5,592
2013	3,931
2014	5,644
2015	5,683
2016	9,165
2017	8,071
2018	6,373
2019	6,977
2020	5,831
2021	5,857
2022	-1,180
2023	-595

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Denmark was 4 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.004% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -55.6% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Denmark	World
1985	12	460
1986	12	438
1987	12	429
1988	13	414
1989	13	401
1990	12	391
1991	12	395
1992	12	395
1993	12	389
1994	12	382
1995	12	371
1996	11	366
1997	10	358
1998	9	360
1999	9	340
2000	9	328
2001	9	321
2002	9	311
2003	8	301
2004	8	291
2005	8	283
2006	7	276
2007	7	269
2008	7	264
2009	7	258
2010	7	253
2011	6	247
2012	6	239
2013	5	235
2014	5	231
2015	5	228
2016	5	220
2017	5	215
2018	5	211
2019	4	207
2020	4	211
2021	8	242
2022	6	203
2023	4	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Denmark was 3.4 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.34% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 5.6 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Denmark	World
1960	2.5%	18.5%
1961	2.45%	18.1%
1962	2.38%	17.8%
1963	2.3%	17.5%
1964	2.21%	17.7%
1965	2.11%	17.5%
1966	2.01%	17.3%
1967	1.9%	17%
1968	1.81%	16.5%
1969	1.73%	15.5%
1970	1.66%	15.2%
1971	1.58%	15.1%
1972	1.49%	14.4%
1973	1.39%	14.1%
1974	1.31%	13.7%
1975	1.23%	13.4%
1976	1.17%	13%
1977	1.11%	12.5%
1978	1.06%	12.1%
1979	1.03%	11.7%
1980	1%	11.4%
1981	0.98%	11%
1982	0.96%	10.8%
1983	0.96%	10.6%
1984	0.96%	10.4%
1985	0.97%	10.1%
1986	0.97%	9.81%
1987	0.97%	9.47%
1988	0.96%	9.31%
1989	0.93%	9.02%
1990	0.89%	8.81%
1991	0.84%	8.66%
1992	0.79%	8.46%
1993	0.74%	8.19%
1994	0.69%	7.98%
1995	0.65%	7.76%
1996	0.63%	7.52%
1997	0.6%	7.28%
1998	0.59%	7.05%
1999	0.57%	6.76%
2000	0.56%	6.48%
2001	0.55%	6.21%
2002	0.54%	5.94%
2003	0.52%	5.65%
2004	0.5%	5.43%
2005	0.48%	5.16%
2006	0.46%	4.92%
2007	0.45%	4.7%
2008	0.43%	4.5%
2009	0.42%	4.31%
2010	0.41%	4.11%
2011	0.41%	3.97%
2012	0.41%	3.77%
2013	0.41%	3.61%
2014	0.41%	3.48%
2015	0.41%	3.35%
2016	0.4%	3.23%
2017	0.4%	3.11%
2018	0.39%	2.97%
2019	0.38%	2.86%
2020	0.37%	2.75%
2021	0.36%	2.66%
2022	0.35%	2.59%
2023	0.34%	2.49%