Internet purchases by individuals in Denmark
Denmark: Internet purchases by individuals was 73.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
73.9%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
2nd
of 34 countries
All-time high
73.9%
in 2019
All-time low
16.1%
in 2003
Years of data
18
2002–2019
Internet purchases by individuals in Denmark, 2002–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of individuals.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 73.9% for internet purchases by individuals in 2019. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internet purchases by individuals in Denmark peaked at 73.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2003.
Denmark ranks 2nd of 34 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.3% | 16.1% | 49.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 65.7% | 54.0% | 73.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 1 United Kingdom 80.1% compare
- 3 Germany 71.0% compare
- 4 Sweden 70.3% compare
- 5 Netherlands 69.9% compare
More science & technology data for Denmark
- Scientific and technical journal articles 15,603 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 7.57 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 126.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 126.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 186 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 99.8% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 1,090 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 3.0% (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 2,045 (2025)
- Number of people using the Internet 5.79 million users (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internet purchases by individuals in Denmark?
- Internet purchases by individuals in Denmark was 73.9% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest internet purchases by individuals recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 73.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest internet purchases by individuals recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2003.
- How does Denmark rank for internet purchases by individuals?
- Denmark ranks 2nd out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
- Is internet purchases by individuals rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Internet purchases by individuals (2002-2019). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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