Internet purchases by individuals in Denmark
Denmark: Internet purchases by individuals was 73.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
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 3rd of 43 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Internet purchases by individuals in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage of individuals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 24.1% | — |
| 2003 | 16.1% | -33.2% |
| 2004 | 22.1% | +36.9% |
| 2005 | 25.9% | +17.1% |
| 2006 | 30.6% | +18.4% |
| 2007 | 42.8% | +39.9% |
| 2008 | 46.6% | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 49.9% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 54.0% | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 57.3% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 60.4% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 65.0% | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 66.4% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 67.3% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 71.1% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 68.8% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 73.0% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 73.9% | +1.2% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 73.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 46.8%, 1.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 73.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 48.2%, 1.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Internet purchases by individuals in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -33.2% | 24.1% | 16.1% |
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
- 1 United Kingdom 80.1% compare
- 4 Germany 71.0% compare
- 5 Sweden 70.3% compare
- 6 Netherlands 69.9% compare
- 6 Netherlands 69.9% compare
More science & technology data for Denmark
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 126.69 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.27 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 7.57 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 188.43 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.0237 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.4681 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 15,603 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0026 units per person (2023)
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 3rd out of 43 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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