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 79.5% 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 79.5% for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Denmark peaked at 79.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 2003.
Denmark ranks 3rd of 59 countries on this measure, 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 | 27.0% | — |
| 2003 | 18.3% | -32.2% |
| 2004 | 23.7% | +29.5% |
| 2005 | 27.6% | +16.5% |
| 2006 | 33.6% | +21.7% |
| 2007 | 43.7% | +30.1% |
| 2008 | 47.5% | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 51.7% | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 54.5% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 59.2% | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 60.1% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 63.7% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 65.1% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 67.4% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 69.4% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 68.3% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 71.5% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 77.3% | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 79.5% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 73.6% | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 76.4% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 79.5% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.1% | 18.3% | 51.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 64.4% | 54.5% | 71.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 77.3% | 73.6% | 79.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 80.3% compare
- 2 Norway 80.0% compare
- 4 Sweden 79.1% compare
- 5 Korea 72.6% compare
- 6 Switzerland 70.3% compare
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 79.5% 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 79.5% 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 18.3% in 2003.
- How does Denmark rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
- Denmark ranks 3rd out of 59 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 up 22.1%. 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, 25-74 years old, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release