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With Danes living ever longer, more and more are at risk of outliving their pensions — women in particular.

Nearly 50,000 Danes are now in their 90s, and many may outlive their pensions

Denmark is getting older. In July, the number of Danes aged 90 or above topped 50,000. The image is from the Royal Run in May, where nursing home residents were among the participants as schoolchildren cheered from the sidelines. Arkivfoto: Jacob Ehrbahn
Denmark is getting older. In July, the number of Danes aged 90 or above topped 50,000. The image is from the Royal Run in May, where nursing home residents were among the participants as schoolchildren cheered from the sidelines. Arkivfoto: Jacob Ehrbahn
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Denmark set something of an age record this summer.

More than 50,000 Danes have now turned 90, according to figures from Statistics Denmark. More precisely, 50,161 people were over 90 in July. Just three years ago, a little over 45,000 Danes were 90 or older.

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