Account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Denmark
Denmark: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a was 97.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Denmark, 2011–2024
Source: Global Findex Database, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of population ages 15+.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 97.8% for account ownership at a financial institution or with a in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Denmark peaked at 100.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 97.8%, in 2024.
That places Denmark 14th out of 102 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 99.8% | — |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.8% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.8% | 100.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 97.8% | 100.0% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Denmark
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 207.23 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 151.32 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 207.23 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Denmark?
- Account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Denmark was 97.8% in 2024, according to Global Findex Database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest account ownership at a financial institution or with a recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest account ownership at a financial institution or with a recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.8% in 2024.
- How does Denmark rank for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?
- Denmark ranks 14th out of 102 countries with data for 2024.
- Is account ownership at a financial institution or with a rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Global Findex Database, World Bank (WB), published as part of Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider, poorest 40% (% of population ages 15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Account denotes the percentage of respondents who report having an account (by themselves or together with someone else) at a bank or another type of financial institution or report personally using a mobile money service in the past 12 months (poorest 40%, share of population ages 15+).