| Election Name: | 1987 Danish general election |
| Country: | Kingdom of Denmark |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1984 |
| Next Election: | 1988 |
| Seats For Election: | All 179 seats in the Folketing |
| Majority Seats: | 90 |
| Election Date: | 8 September 1987 |
| Party1: | Social Democrats (Denmark) |
| Last Election1: | 56 |
| Seats1: | 54 |
| Percentage1: | 29.32 |
| Party2: | Conservative People's Party (Denmark) |
| Last Election2: | 42 |
| Seats2: | 38 |
| Percentage2: | 20.84 |
| Party3: | Socialist People's Party (Denmark) |
| Last Election3: | 21 |
| Seats3: | 27 |
| Percentage3: | 14.58 |
| Party4: | Venstre (Denmark) |
| Last Election4: | 22 |
| Seats4: | 19 |
| Percentage4: | 10.54 |
| Party5: | Danish Social Liberal Party |
| Last Election5: | 10 |
| Seats5: | 11 |
| Percentage5: | 6.22 |
| Party6: | Centre Democrats (Denmark) |
| Last Election6: | 8 |
| Seats6: | 9 |
| Percentage6: | 4.79 |
| Party7: | Progress Party (Denmark) |
| Last Election7: | 6 |
| Seats7: | 9 |
| Percentage7: | 4.77 |
| Last Election8: | 5 |
| Seats8: | 4 |
| Percentage8: | 2.37 |
| Party9: | Common Course |
| Last Election9: | new |
| Seats9: | 4 |
| Percentage9: | 2.16 |
| Heading10: | Elected in the Faroe Islands |
| Party10: | People's Party (Faroe Islands) |
| Last Election10: | 1 |
| Seats10: | 1 |
| Percentage10: | 28.84 |
| Party11: | Social Democratic Party (Faroe Islands) |
| Last Election11: | 0 |
| Seats11: | 1 |
| Percentage11: | 24.68 |
| Heading12: | Elected in Greenland |
| Party12: | Siumut |
| Last Election12: | 1 |
| Seats12: | 1 |
| Percentage12: | 43.28 |
| Party13: | Atassut |
| Last Election13: | 1 |
| Seats13: | 1 |
| Percentage13: | 41.30 |
| Prime Minister | |
| Posttitle: | Prime Minister-elect |
| Before Election: | Poul Schlüter |
| Before Party: | Conservative People's Party (Denmark) |
| After Election: | Poul Schlüter |
| After Party: | Conservative People's Party (Denmark) |
| Turnout: | 86.74% |
General elections were held in Denmark on 8 September 1987.[1] Although the Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing with 54 of the 179 seats, the Conservative People's Party-led coalition government was able to continue. Voter turnout was 87% in Denmark proper, 69% in the Faroe Islands and 45% in Greenland.[2]