Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Denmark
Denmark: Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors was 2,672 Number in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2,672 Number
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
9th
of 45 countries
All-time high
2,685 Number
in 2022
All-time low
984 Number
in 2004
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Denmark, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Denmark is 2,672 Number, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Denmark peaked at 2,685 Number in 2022 and was at its lowest, 984 Number, in 2004.
That places Denmark 9th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 984 Number | — |
| 2005 | 1,174 Number | +19.3% |
| 2006 | 1,246 Number | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 1,400 Number | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 1,584 Number | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 1,477 Number | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 1,817 Number | +23.0% |
| 2011 | 1,782 Number | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 1,605 Number | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 1,942 Number | +21.0% |
| 2014 | 1,983 Number | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 1,920 Number | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 1,855 Number | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 2,089 Number | +12.6% |
| 2018 | 2,385 Number | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 2,415 Number | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 2,420 Number | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 2,646 Number | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 2,685 Number | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 2,597 Number | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 2,539 Number | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 2,672 Number | +5.2% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 2,672 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 267 Number, 10.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 2,672 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 374 Number, 7.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,311 Number | 984 Number | 1,584 Number | 6 |
| 2010s | 1,979 Number | 1,605 Number | 2,415 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,593 Number | 2,420 Number | 2,685 Number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
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 patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Denmark?
- Patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Denmark was 2,672 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 2,685 Number in 2022.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 984 Number in 2004.
- How does Denmark rank for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors?
- Denmark ranks 9th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.2%. 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 Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors (2004 and onwards). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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