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    Old-age pensioners and disability pensioners

    Number of national old-age pensioners in Denmark
    1,119,722
    June 2026
    Number of disability pensioners in Denmark
    256,137
    June 2026

    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.
     
    In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Recipients of national old-age pension (PEN114)

    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.
    In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Benefits paid to old-age pensioners residing in Denmark (PEN124)
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    Persons on public benefits
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    Social protection expenditure
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    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.
     
    In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Disability pensioner (PEN113)

    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.
    In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Disability pensioner (PEN113)

    On the statistics – documentation, sources and method

    Gain an overview of the purpose, contents and quality of the statistics. Learn about the data sources of the statistics, the contents of the statistics and how often they are published.

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    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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