| Election Name: | 1981 Danish general election |
| Country: | Kingdom of Denmark |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1979 |
| Next Election: | 1984 |
| Seats For Election: | All 179 seats in the Folketing |
| Majority Seats: | 90 |
| Election Date: | 8 December 1981 |
| Party1: | Social Democrats (Denmark) |
| Last Election1: | 68 |
| Seats1: | 59 |
| Percentage1: | 32.87 |
| Party2: | Conservative People's Party (Denmark) |
| Last Election2: | 22 |
| Seats2: | 26 |
| Percentage2: | 14.45 |
| Party3: | Socialist People's Party (Denmark) |
| Last Election3: | 11 |
| Seats3: | 21 |
| Percentage3: | 11.31 |
| Party4: | Venstre (Denmark) |
| Last Election4: | 22 |
| Seats4: | 20 |
| Percentage4: | 11.31 |
| Party5: | Progress Party (Denmark) |
| Last Election5: | 20 |
| Seats5: | 16 |
| Percentage5: | 8.91 |
| Party6: | Centre Democrats (Denmark) |
| Last Election6: | 6 |
| Seats6: | 15 |
| Percentage6: | 8.28 |
| Party7: | Danish Social Liberal Party |
| Last Election7: | 10 |
| Seats7: | 9 |
| Percentage7: | 5.12 |
| Leader8: | Collective leadership |
| Last Election8: | 6 |
| Seats8: | 5 |
| Percentage8: | 2.65 |
| Last Election9: | 5 |
| Seats9: | 4 |
| Percentage9: | 2.31 |
| Heading10: | Elected in the Faroe Islands |
| Party10: | Union Party (Faroe Islands) |
| Last Election10: | 1 |
| Seats10: | 1 |
| Percentage10: | 26.44 |
| Party11: | Social Democratic Party (Faroe Islands) |
| Last Election11: | 1 |
| Seats11: | 1 |
| Percentage11: | 24.49 |
| Heading12: | Elected in Greenland |
| Party12: | Atassut |
| Last Election12: | 1 |
| Seats12: | 1 |
| Percentage12: | 48.86 |
| Party13: | Siumut |
| Last Election13: | 1 |
| Seats13: | 1 |
| Percentage13: | 37.75 |
| Prime Minister | |
| Posttitle: | Prime Minister-elect |
| Before Election: | Anker Jørgensen |
| Before Party: | Social Democrats (Denmark) |
| After Election: | Anker Jørgensen |
| After Party: | Social Democrats (Denmark) |
| Turnout: | 83.26% |
General elections were held in Denmark on 8 December 1981.[1] The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 59 of the 179 seats. Voter turnout was 83% in Denmark proper, 55% in the Faroe Islands and 61% in Greenland.[2]