Human development index (Our World) in Denmark
Denmark: Human development index (Our World) was 0.962 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.962
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
4th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.962
in 2023
All-time low
0.844
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Human development index in Denmark, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, human development index in Denmark stood at 0.962. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index in Denmark peaked at 0.962 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.844, in 1990.
That places Denmark 4th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Human development index (Our World) in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.844 | — |
| 1991 | 0.848 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.85 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.853 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.859 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.862 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.87 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.876 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.883 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.894 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.896 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.902 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.902 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.907 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.912 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.917 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.917 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.918 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.922 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.915 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.92 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.934 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.938 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.941 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.939 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.943 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.951 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.951 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.95 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.953 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.954 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.958 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.959 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.962 | +0.3% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.962 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.913, 1.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.962 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.895, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8639 | 0.844 | 0.894 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9108 | 0.896 | 0.922 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.942 | 0.92 | 0.953 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9582 | 0.954 | 0.962 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More reference data data for Denmark
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1915 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4109 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index in Denmark?
- Human development index in Denmark was 0.962 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.962 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.844 in 1990.
- How does Denmark rank for human development index?
- Denmark ranks 4th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human development index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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