What Worries Denmark? - June 2026
What keeps Danes up at night? Ipsos’ What Worries Denmark survey diagnoses the biggest social and political problems by asking citizens their opinion on the most worrying issues in the nation. It provides a snapshot of the national mood and serves as a tracker that identifies short or long-term shifts in public feeling.
71 days. That is how long it took to form the new government, the longest wait in Danish history. So what happened to the worry that grew while everyone waited: trust in politicians?
It came down, but it did not go away. From a record 16.2% in May to 10.8% in June, still the single biggest worry in Denmark for the second month running. And reading the open answers, plenty of Danes are reserving judgement. Many simply wrote "the new government".
Meanwhile, healthcare has quietly climbed to 23.2% of all mentions, its highest level in a year and a half. Within those answers, one word keeps coming back: psychiatry. The debate about waiting times for children and young people has clearly landed.
And climate? Still the worry most Danes share, at 30.6% and seven months in a row on top of the list. But fewer and fewer put it first: 9.6%, the lowest since February. Everyone's worry, no one's biggest worry.
Further down the list, war and defence are quietly inching upwards. And a newcomer joins the tracker this month: AI, digitalisation and cybersecurity now has its own category. Too small for the top 10 so far. Give it time.
July will be the new government's first full month in office. Does trust bounce back, or was this the honeymoon?
The Biggest Worries chart refers to an individual’s perception of the largest/most top-of-mind challenge Denmark is dealing with today.
The Total Worries chart encompasses the biggest worries and the respondents’ other worries combined.
About the study:
This study surveys a nationally representative sample of adults aged 18+ across various regions of Denmark, with 500 interviews conducted per month. Weighting has been employed to balance demographics and ensure that the sample’s composition reflects that of the adult population according to the most recent Danish census data.
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