← 1971 1970 1969 1972 in Denmark → 1973 1974 1975
Decades:	1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
See also:	Other events of 1972 List of years in Denmark

Events from the year 1972 in Denmark.

• Monarch – Frederik IX (until 14 January), Margrethe II^[1]
• Prime minister – Jens Otto Krag (until 5 October), Anker Jørgensen

• 14 January: King Fredrick IX of Denmark dies. He is succeeded by his oldest daughter, Queen Margrethe II.^[1]
• 17 June: Nordic students leaving Copenhagen following a meeting for Scandinavian students.
• 2 October – 1972 Danish European Communities membership referendum takes place.
• 11 November – The Æpwer Saxony Storm hits Denmark.

• List of number-one singles of 1972 (Denmark)

• 11 January – Anthony Lledo, composer.
• 16 January – Ruben Bagger, footballer
• 3 February – Jesper Kyd, composer and sound designer
• 16 March – Nicolas Bro, actor
• 23 March – Peter Møller, footballer and sports journalist

• 6 April – Anders Thomas Jensen, film director
• 9 April – Kasper Hjulmand, football coach
• 15 April – Trine Dyrholm, actress
• 18 April – Lars Christiansen, handball player
• 24 April – Anne Dorthe Tanderup, handball player
• 12 May – Signe Kongebro, architect
• 27 May – Eskild Ebbesen, lightweight rower
• 28 May – Roland Møller, actor
• 5 June – Johan Kobborg, ballet dancer
• 24 June – Mads Brügger, filmmaker and television host

• 19 July – Ebbe Sand, footballer
• 25 August – Nikolaj Arcel, filmmaker
• 1 September – Morten Pedersen Porsild, botanist (died 1953)
• 30 September – Ari Behn, Norwegian author, playwright, and visual artist (died 2019)

• 5 October – Henrik Vibskov, fashion designer
• 7 October – Maren Uthaug, writer and cartoonist
• 16 October – Trentemøller, composer and musician
• 4 November – Anders Holch Povlsen, businessman
• 14 December – Christian E. Christiansen, filmmaker
• 21 December – Ole Birk Olesen, politician

• 9 January – Helga Frier, actress (born 1893)
• 10 January – Aksel Larsen, politician (born 1897)
• 14 January – King Frederik IX (born 1899)^[2]
• 2 May – Ole Ring, painter (born 1902)
• 24 May – Asta Nielsen, actress (born 1881)
• 7 July – Johan Jacobsen, film director (born 1914)
• 5 October – Børge Mogensen, furniture designer (born 1914)
• 7 October – Erik Eriksen, politician (born 1902)
• 6 December – Gunnar Strømvad, actor (born 1908)

• 1972 in Danish television