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Results for the year - Segment Information - Net sales - Business segments and geographical areas (Details) - DKK (kr)
kr in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales kr 140,800 kr 126,946 kr 122,021
Total sales growth as reported (as a percent) 10.90% 4.00% 9.10%
Diabetes and Obesity care      
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Total net sales kr 121,597 kr 108,020 kr 102,840
Biopharm      
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Total net sales 19,203 18,926 19,181
Total GLP-1 | Diabetes and Obesity care      
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Total net sales 53,597 41,831 33,221
Rybelsus | Diabetes and Obesity care      
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Total net sales 4,838 1,873 50
Ozempic | Diabetes and Obesity care      
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Total net sales 33,705 21,211 11,237
Victoza | Diabetes and Obesity care      
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Total net sales 15,054 18,747 21,934
Total insulin | Diabetes and Obesity care      
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Total net sales 56,006 56,550 59,693
Long-acting insulin | Diabetes and Obesity care      
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Total net sales 18,064 18,439 20,776
Tresiba | Diabetes and Obesity care      
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Total net sales 9,729 8,968 9,259
Xultophy | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 2,657 2,444 2,210
Levemir | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 5,678 7,027 9,307
Premix insulin | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 11,203 10,925 10,578
Ryzodeg | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 1,711 1,291 993
NovoMix | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 9,492 9,634 9,585
Fast-acting insulin | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 17,687 18,313 19,303
Fiasp | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 1,748 1,385 1,243
NovoRapid | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 15,939 16,928 18,060
Human insulin | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 9,052 8,873 9,036
Other Diabetes care | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 3,594 4,031 4,247
Total Diabetes care | Diabetes and Obesity care      
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Total net sales 113,197 102,412 97,161
Obesity care (Saxenda and Wegovy) | Diabetes and Obesity care      
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Total net sales 8,400 5,608 5,679
Rare blood disorders | Biopharm      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 10,217 9,662 10,281
Haemophilia A | Biopharm      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 2,112 1,713 1,558
Haemophilia B | Biopharm      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 637 518 382
NovoSeven | Biopharm      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 7,221 7,203 8,119
Rare endocrine disorders | Biopharm      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 7,303 7,707 7,277
Other Biopharm | Biopharm      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 1,683 1,557 1,623
International Operations      
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Total net sales kr 73,537 kr 65,829 kr 61,564
Total sales growth as reported (as a percent) 11.70% 6.90% 12.10%
International Operations | Diabetes and Obesity care      
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Total net sales kr 61,809 kr 54,181 kr 50,271
International Operations | Biopharm      
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Total net sales 11,728 11,648 11,293
International Operations | Total GLP-1 | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 16,106 10,765 8,392
International Operations | Rybelsus | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 524 36 0
International Operations | Ozempic | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 8,856 3,634 1,143
International Operations | Victoza | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 6,726 7,095 7,249
International Operations | Total insulin | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 39,942 38,352 36,407
International Operations | Long-acting insulin | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 11,074 9,959 9,035
International Operations | Tresiba | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 5,486 4,407 3,477
International Operations | Xultophy | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 2,135 1,789 1,493
International Operations | Levemir | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 3,453 3,763 4,065
International Operations | Premix insulin | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 10,512 10,246 9,707
International Operations | Ryzodeg | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 1,711 1,291 993
International Operations | NovoMix | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 8,801 8,955 8,714
International Operations | Fast-acting insulin | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 10,903 10,808 10,304
International Operations | Fiasp | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 1,106 832 617
International Operations | NovoRapid | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 9,797 9,976 9,687
International Operations | Human insulin | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 7,453 7,339 7,361
International Operations | Other Diabetes care | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 2,644 2,946 3,389
International Operations | Total Diabetes care | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 58,692 52,063 48,188
International Operations | Obesity care (Saxenda and Wegovy) | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 3,117 2,118 2,083
International Operations | Rare blood disorders | Biopharm      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 5,784 5,708 5,946
International Operations | Haemophilia A | Biopharm      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 1,625 1,332 1,176
International Operations | Haemophilia B | Biopharm      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 400 306 197
International Operations | NovoSeven | Biopharm      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 3,673 3,996 4,502
International Operations | Rare endocrine disorders | Biopharm      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 4,880 4,832 4,225
International Operations | Other Biopharm | Biopharm      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 1,064 1,108 1,122
EMEA      
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Total net sales kr 37,706 kr 34,297 kr 32,208
Total sales growth as reported (as a percent) 9.90% 6.50% 10.20%
EMEA | Diabetes and Obesity care      
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Total net sales kr 30,945 kr 27,612 kr 25,690
EMEA | Biopharm      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 6,761 6,685 6,518
EMEA | Total GLP-1 | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 10,209 7,399 5,682
EMEA | Rybelsus | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 289 36 0
EMEA | Ozempic | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 6,393 3,112 969
EMEA | Victoza | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 3,527 4,251 4,713
EMEA | Total insulin | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 18,214 18,364 17,975
EMEA | Long-acting insulin | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 6,729 6,451 5,955
EMEA | Tresiba | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 2,979 2,574 1,983
EMEA | Xultophy | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 1,693 1,605 1,407
EMEA | Levemir | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 2,057 2,272 2,565
EMEA | Premix insulin | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 2,879 2,959 3,160
EMEA | Ryzodeg | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 392 321 237
EMEA | NovoMix | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 2,487 2,638 2,923
EMEA | Fast-acting insulin | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 6,454 6,584 6,422
EMEA | Fiasp | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 965 764 585
EMEA | NovoRapid | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 5,489 5,820 5,837
EMEA | Human insulin | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 2,152 2,370 2,438
EMEA | Other Diabetes care | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 713 725 1,052
EMEA | Total Diabetes care | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 29,136 26,488 24,709
EMEA | Obesity care (Saxenda and Wegovy) | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 1,809 1,124 981
EMEA | Rare blood disorders | Biopharm      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 3,712 3,579 3,646
EMEA | Haemophilia A | Biopharm      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 1,162 983 877
EMEA | Haemophilia B | Biopharm      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 268 199 149
EMEA | NovoSeven | Biopharm      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 2,225 2,352 2,577
EMEA | Rare endocrine disorders | Biopharm      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 2,212 2,220 1,960
EMEA | Other Biopharm | Biopharm      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 837 886 912
China      
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Total net sales kr 16,019 kr 14,084 kr 12,844
Total sales growth as reported (as a percent) 13.70% 9.70% 13.80%
China | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales kr 15,624 kr 13,652 kr 12,519
China | Biopharm      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 395 432 325
China | Total GLP-1 | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 1,847 1,043 898
China | Rybelsus | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 0 0 0
China | Ozempic | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 303 10 0
China | Victoza | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 1,544 1,033 898
China | Total insulin | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 12,284 11,053 9,965
China | Long-acting insulin | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 2,080 1,471 1,059
China | Tresiba | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 1,095 418 87
China | Xultophy | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 3 1 0
China | Levemir | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 982 1,052 972
China | Premix insulin | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 5,224 4,852 4,306
China | Ryzodeg | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 283 39 4
China | NovoMix | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 4,941 4,813 4,302
China | Fast-acting insulin | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 2,288 2,075 1,753
China | Fiasp | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 0 0 0
China | NovoRapid | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 2,288 2,075 1,753
China | Human insulin | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 2,692 2,655 2,847
China | Other Diabetes care | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 1,432 1,546 1,647
China | Total Diabetes care | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 15,563 13,642 12,510
China | Obesity care (Saxenda and Wegovy) | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 61 10 9
China | Rare blood disorders | Biopharm      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 222 361 284
China | Haemophilia A | Biopharm      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 24 16 15
China | Haemophilia B | Biopharm      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 4 0 0
China | NovoSeven | Biopharm      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 194 345 269
China | Rare endocrine disorders | Biopharm      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 167 66 36
China | Other Biopharm | Biopharm      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 6 5 5
Rest of World      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales kr 19,812 kr 17,448 kr 16,512
Total sales growth as reported (as a percent) 13.50% 5.70% 14.60%
Rest of World | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales kr 15,240 kr 12,917 kr 12,062
Rest of World | Biopharm      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 4,572 4,531 4,450
Rest of World | Total GLP-1 | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 4,050 2,323 1,812
Rest of World | Rybelsus | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 235 0 0
Rest of World | Ozempic | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 2,160 512 174
Rest of World | Victoza | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 1,655 1,811 1,638
Rest of World | Total insulin | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 9,444 8,935 8,467
Rest of World | Long-acting insulin | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 2,265 2,037 2,021
Rest of World | Tresiba | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 1,412 1,415 1,407
Rest of World | Xultophy | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 439 183 86
Rest of World | Levemir | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 414 439 528
Rest of World | Premix insulin | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 2,409 2,435 2,241
Rest of World | Ryzodeg | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 1,036 931 752
Rest of World | NovoMix | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 1,373 1,504 1,489
Rest of World | Fast-acting insulin | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 2,161 2,149 2,129
Rest of World | Fiasp | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 141 68 32
Rest of World | NovoRapid | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 2,020 2,081 2,097
Rest of World | Human insulin | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 2,609 2,314 2,076
Rest of World | Other Diabetes care | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 499 675 690
Rest of World | Total Diabetes care | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 13,993 11,933 10,969
Rest of World | Obesity care (Saxenda and Wegovy) | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 1,247 984 1,093
Rest of World | Rare blood disorders | Biopharm      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 1,850 1,768 2,016
Rest of World | Haemophilia A | Biopharm      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 439 333 284
Rest of World | Haemophilia B | Biopharm      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 128 107 48
Rest of World | NovoSeven | Biopharm      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 1,254 1,299 1,656
Rest of World | Rare endocrine disorders | Biopharm      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 2,501 2,546 2,229
Rest of World | Other Biopharm | Biopharm      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 221 217 205
North America Operations      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales kr 67,263 kr 61,117 kr 60,457
Total sales growth as reported (as a percent) 10.10% 1.10% 6.20%
North America Operations | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales kr 59,788 kr 53,839 kr 52,569
North America Operations | Biopharm      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 7,475 7,278 7,888
North America Operations | Total GLP-1 | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 37,491 31,066 24,829
North America Operations | Rybelsus | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 4,314 1,837 50
North America Operations | Ozempic | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 24,849 17,577 10,094
North America Operations | Victoza | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 8,328 11,652 14,685
North America Operations | Total insulin | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 16,064 18,198 23,286
North America Operations | Long-acting insulin | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 6,990 8,480 11,741
North America Operations | Tresiba | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 4,243 4,561 5,782
North America Operations | Xultophy | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 522 655 717
North America Operations | Levemir | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 2,225 3,264 5,242
North America Operations | Premix insulin | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 691 679 871
North America Operations | Ryzodeg | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 0 0 0
North America Operations | NovoMix | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 691 679 871
North America Operations | Fast-acting insulin | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 6,784 7,505 8,999
North America Operations | Fiasp | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 642 553 626
North America Operations | NovoRapid | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 6,142 6,952 8,373
North America Operations | Human insulin | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 1,599 1,534 1,675
North America Operations | Other Diabetes care | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 950 1,085 858
North America Operations | Total Diabetes care | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 54,505 50,349 48,973
North America Operations | Obesity care (Saxenda and Wegovy) | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 5,283 3,490 3,596
North America Operations | Rare blood disorders | Biopharm      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 4,433 3,954 4,335
North America Operations | Haemophilia A | Biopharm      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 487 381 382
North America Operations | Haemophilia B | Biopharm      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 237 212 185
North America Operations | NovoSeven | Biopharm      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 3,548 3,207 3,617
North America Operations | Rare endocrine disorders | Biopharm      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 2,423 2,875 3,052
North America Operations | Other Biopharm | Biopharm      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 619 449 501
Of which the US      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales kr 63,009 kr 57,824 kr 57,486
Total sales growth as reported (as a percent) 9.00% 0.60% 5.50%
Of which the US | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales kr 56,109 kr 51,087 kr 50,173
Of which the US | Biopharm      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 6,900 6,737 7,313
Of which the US | Total GLP-1 | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 35,442 29,768 23,866
Of which the US | Rybelsus | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 4,243 1,826 50
Of which the US | Ozempic | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 23,168 16,650 9,599
Of which the US | Victoza | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 8,031 11,292 14,217
Of which the US | Total insulin | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 14,949 17,146 22,254
Of which the US | Long-acting insulin | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 6,412 7,962 11,271
Of which the US | Tresiba | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 3,793 4,191 5,500
Of which the US | Xultophy | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 512 642 708
Of which the US | Levemir | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 2,107 3,129 5,063
Of which the US | Premix insulin | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 665 652 839
Of which the US | Ryzodeg | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 0 0 0
Of which the US | NovoMix | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 665 652 839
Of which the US | Fast-acting insulin | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 6,357 7,101 8,592
Of which the US | Fiasp | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 605 519 597
Of which the US | NovoRapid | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 5,752 6,582 7,995
Of which the US | Human insulin | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 1,515 1,431 1,552
Of which the US | Other Diabetes care | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 806 943 705
Of which the US | Total Diabetes care | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 51,197 47,857 46,825
Of which the US | Obesity care (Saxenda and Wegovy) | Diabetes and Obesity care      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 4,912 3,230 3,348
Of which the US | Rare blood disorders | Biopharm      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 4,170 3,675 4,031
Of which the US | Haemophilia A | Biopharm      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 460 358 358
Of which the US | Haemophilia B | Biopharm      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 102 86 77
Of which the US | NovoSeven | Biopharm      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 3,461 3,089 3,454
Of which the US | Rare endocrine disorders | Biopharm      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales 2,400 2,857 3,037
Of which the US | Other Biopharm | Biopharm      
Disclosure of geographical areas [line items]      
Total net sales kr 330 kr 205 kr 245