The state pension age is set to 70
Official title (in Danish): Lov om ændring af lov om social pension, lov om arbejdsskadesikring og lov om afgift af bidraget til Arbejdsmarkedets Erhvervssikring og af arbejdsulykkeserstatninger m.v. (Regulering af folkepensionsalderen og ændring af revisionsbestemmelse m.v.)
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes: The state pension age will be 70 for everyone born after 31 December 1970.
- Who: The new age limit of 70 applies to you if you were born after 31 December 1970. If you were born in 1967-1970, it remains 69. The compensation rules also apply to people injured and surviving relatives after work injuries from before 2004/2005.
- When: The Act entered into force on 31 December 2025.
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Every 5 years, it must be calculated whether the state pension age should be changed. The calculation in 2025 showed that it should be raised by 1 year to 70. According to the bill, the purpose is that Danes' rising life expectancy should also lead to more active years in the labour market.
The state pension age is set to 70 for everyone born after 31 December 1970. This applies to people who turn 69 in 2040 or later. If you were born from 1 January 1967 to 31 December 1970, the state pension age remains 69.
The act also changes the rules on compensation for work injuries. This applies to accidents that happened before 2004 and occupational diseases that were reported before 2005. The period of compensation will be extended so that it follows the higher pension age.
The next bill on the state pension age must be introduced in 2030. According to the bill, this will ensure that any increase in the state pension age is made by act.
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The case at the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)
Source: Retsinformation.dk
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)
Lovforslaget indebærer, at folkepensionsalderen fastsættes til 70 år for alle, der er født efter den 31. december 1970. Det vil sige for alle personer, der fylder 69 år i 2040 eller senere. Regulering af folkepensionsalderen som følge af udviklingen i levetiden er en del af aftalen om en velfærdsreform fra 2006. Lovforslaget indeholder også en ændring af arbejdsskadesikringsloven, der medfører, at erstatningsperioden for ulykker, der er sket før 2004, og erhvervssygdomme, der blev anmeldt før 2005, bliver forlænget svarende til forhøjelsen af pensionsalderen. Det foreslås, at næste lovforslag om regulering af folkepensionsalderen skal fremsættes i 2030.
Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.
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- Introduced · 26 February 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
- Passed · 22 May 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: 3.beh./Vedtaget
- Stadfæstet · 20 June 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- In force · 31 December 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet