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Danica sees an increasing trend of customers voluntarily making extra contributions to their pensions. (Archive photo). Photo: Kristian Djurhuus/Ritzau Scanpix

Rising employment drives record pension contributions

Danes contributed a record 175 billion DKK to their pensions in 2025, a 7.4 percent increase from the previous year. According to Danmarks Nationalbank, this growth was driven by rising employment—with nearly 40,000 more people entering the workforce—and wage increases across both private...

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