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 82.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
82.1%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
1st
of 41 countries
All-time high
84.5%
in 2021
All-time low
73.7%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017–2024
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Denmark, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 82.1% for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Denmark ranks 1st of 41 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 73.7% | — |
| 2018 | 77.9% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 79.0% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 84.5% | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 80.4% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 83.1% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 82.1% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.8% | 73.7% | 77.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 81.8% | 79.0% | 84.5% | 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 82.1% 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 84.5% 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 73.7% in 2017.
- How does Denmark rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
- Denmark ranks 1st out of 41 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 11.4%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release