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Old-age pensioners and disability pensioners

How many recipients of national old-age pension and disability pension live in Denmark? And what does the average public pension amount to? The statistics on recipients of national old-age pension and disability pension include recipients of national old-age pension and disability pension as well as senior pension, early retirement pension and disability benefit.

Selected statistics on Old-age pensioners and disability pensioners

This page shows selected popular statistics on the subject of Old-age pensioners and disability pensioners. In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data and compile your own statistics.

Development in the number of recipients of national old-age pension

In the following, you can see the monthly development in the number of recipients of national old-age pension. Be aware of the effect of the increasing official retirement age. Numbers from before 2021 can be found under 'archive' in StatBank Denmark.
 
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Last update
10.10.2025
Next update
8.1.2026
Source data

The source is Udbetaling Danmark social pensions register (UDKPE).

Average national old-age pension

In the following, you can see what recipients of national old-age pension receive by benefit type and family type.
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Last update
10.10.2025
Next update
8.1.2026
Source data

The source is Udbetaling Danmark social pensions register (UDKPE).

Development in the number of recipients of disability pension

In the following, you can see the monthly development in the number of recipients of disability pension. Be aware of the effect of the increasing official retirement age. Numbers from before 2021 can be found under 'archive' in StatBank Denmark.
 
More about the figure
Last update
10.10.2025
Next update
8.1.2026
Source data

The source is Udbetaling Danmark social pensions register (UDKPE).

The age and gender of Danish recipients of disability pension

In the following, you can see how recipients of disability pension are distributed by age and gender.
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Last update
10.10.2025
Next update
8.1.2026
Source data

The source is Udbetaling Danmark social pensions register (UDKPE).

On the statistics – documentation, sources and method

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Old Age Pension and Disability Pension

The purpose of the statistics "Old age and disability pension" are to measure the number of recipients of old age pension or disability pension and the average benefit. The statistics include recipients living abroad. The statistics are consistent from 2009 and onwards. However from 2021 it is available for all months.

Need more data on Old-age pensioners and disability pensioners?

You can find more information in StatBank Denmark with more detailed figures, e.g. on the size of the benefit, type of benefit, municipalities, and more.

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