Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Denmark
Denmark: Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or was 75.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Denmark, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 75.9% for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Denmark peaked at 80.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 31.5%, in 2003.
That places Denmark 6th out of 58 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 47.0% | — |
| 2003 | 31.5% | -33.0% |
| 2004 | 43.7% | +38.7% |
| 2005 | 38.0% | -13.0% |
| 2006 | 47.4% | +24.7% |
| 2007 | 67.9% | +43.2% |
| 2008 | 65.6% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 60.8% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 68.1% | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 65.4% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 73.2% | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 72.5% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 76.5% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 69.4% | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 74.9% | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 68.0% | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 74.9% | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 80.2% | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 80.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 76.9% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 78.4% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 75.9% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.2% | 31.5% | 67.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 71.4% | 65.4% | 76.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 78.4% | 75.9% | 80.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 50,935 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,888 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,481 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 88,072 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 522,143 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 432,238 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8558 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0723 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Denmark?
- Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Denmark was 75.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 80.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.5% in 2003.
- How does Denmark rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
- Denmark ranks 6th out of 58 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or services, 15-24 years old, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release