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Denmark: Age dependency ratio, young

24.58percent · 2025-6.5% since 2015

Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population. Annual figures for Denmark from 1960 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202524.577
202424.743
202324.974
202225.229
202125.44
202025.602
201925.727
201825.859
201725.987
201626.096
201526.275
201426.537
201326.819
201227.086
201127.302
201027.49
200927.684
200827.87
200728.069
200628.247
200528.372
200428.447
200328.41
200228.264
200128.041
200027.743
199927.394
199827.014
199726.621
199626.22
199525.817
199425.492
199325.308
199225.187
199125.145
199025.329
198925.653
198826.02
198726.527
198627.15
198527.739
198428.339
198329.06
198229.95
198131.073
198032.204
197933.134
197833.928
197734.567
197635.032
197535.298
197435.447
197335.624
197235.784
197135.881
197036.15
196936.538
196836.818
196736.955
196636.844
196536.695
196436.696
196336.883
196237.412
196138.272
196039.263

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by United Nations, World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Age dependency ratio, young. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-age-dependency-ratio-young (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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