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 81.7% 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
In 2024, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Denmark stood at 81.7%.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Denmark peaked at 82.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2003.
That places Denmark 1st out of 70 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 | 24.1% | — |
| 2003 | 16.1% | -33.2% |
| 2004 | 22.1% | +37.3% |
| 2005 | 25.9% | +17.2% |
| 2006 | 30.6% | +18.1% |
| 2007 | 42.8% | +39.9% |
| 2008 | 46.6% | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 49.9% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 54.0% | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 57.3% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 60.4% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 65.0% | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 66.4% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 67.3% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 71.1% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 68.8% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 73.0% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 74.6% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 82.5% | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 77.8% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 79.8% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 81.7% | +2.4% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 81.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 57.6%, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 81.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 49.7%, 1.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -33.2% | 24.1% | 16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.3% | 16.1% | 49.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 64.8% | 54.0% | 73.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 79.3% | 74.6% | 82.5% | 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 81.7% 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 82.5% 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 16.1% in 2003.
- How does Denmark rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
- Denmark ranks 1st out of 70 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 23.0%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release