Overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in Denmark
Denmark: Overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment was 8 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
8
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
10th
of 32 countries
All-time high
8.3
in 2013
All-time low
7.2
in 2021
Years of data
7
2013–2025
Overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in Denmark, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in Denmark stood at 8.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in Denmark peaked at 8.3 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.2, in 2021.
That places Denmark 10th out of 32 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 8.3 | — |
| 2018 | 7.5 | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 7.2 | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 7.7 | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 7.9 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 7.7 | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 8 | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.9 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 2 |
| 2020s | 7.7 | 7.2 | 8 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 42,105 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.78 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in Denmark?
- Overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in Denmark was 8 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3 in 2013.
- What is the lowest overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2 in 2021.
- How does Denmark rank for overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment?
- Denmark ranks 10th out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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