Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 8:30 PM

SERIAL · 208Europe

Denmark

CapitalCopenhagen

CurrencyDKK · Danish krone

LanguageDanish

Since800

ISODNK · DK

Population

6.0Mas of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Country in northern Europe

Denmark is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark, also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland in the north Atlantic Ocean. Metropolitan Denmark, also called "continental Denmark" or "Denmark proper", consists of the northern Jutland peninsula and an archipelago of 406 islands. It is the southernmost of the Scandinavian countries, lying southwest of Sweden, south of Norway, and north of Germany, with which it shares a short border. Metropolitan Denmark is situated between the North Sea to the west and the Baltic Sea to the east.

Text: Wikipedia — DenmarkCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-22

— FACTS —

Capital: Copenhagen
Currency: Danish krone (DKK)
Official language: Danish
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +45
Licence plate code: DK
Top-level domain: .dk
Independence / founding: 0800
Highest point: Møllehøj (171 m)
Lowest point: Lammefjord
Anthem: Kong Christian stod ved højen mast

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

5 of 5 figures unavailable for Denmark.

— PEOPLE —

Population

6.0Mpeople

#114 of 2162025

16% of world average

Population growth

0.5%% per year

#133 of 2162025

54% of world average

Population density

149people per km²

#74 of 2152023

33% of world average

People living in cities

88.8%% of population

#37 of 2162025

140% of world average

Urban population growth

0.7%% per year

#141 of 2162025

46% of world average

People living rurally

11.2%% of population

#180 of 2162025

30% of world average

Population aged 0-14

15.6%% of population

#172 of 2162025

62% of world average

Population aged 15-64

63.3%% of population

#130 of 2162025

99% of world average

Population aged 65+

21.1%% of population

#26 of 2162025

195% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

57.9%% of working-age population

#87 of 2162025

101% of world average

Female population

50.3%% of population

#121 of 2162025

100% of world average

Births per woman

1births per woman

#158 of 2162024

63% of world average

Birth rate

9.5 /1,000per 1,000 people

#166 of 2162024

55% of world average

Death rate

9.5 /1,000per 1,000 people

#51 of 2162024

123% of world average

Net migration

22,103people (5-year total)

#31 of 2162025

20073% of world average

Migrants living in the country

14.2%% of population

#61 of 2152024

107% of world average

— MONEY —

39 of 39 figures unavailable for Denmark.

— TRADE —

Terms of trade

88index

#175 of 2062024

83% of world average

11 of 12 figures unavailable for Denmark.

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

82.3 yrsyears

#33 of 2162024

111% of world average

Life expectancy, women

84.2 yrsyears

#36 of 2162024

110% of world average

Life expectancy, men

80.4 yrsyears

#29 of 2162024

113% of world average

Infant deaths

3.5 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#35 of 1962024

19% of world average

Deaths under age 5

4.0 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#33 of 1962024

17% of world average

Maternal deaths

4per 100,000 live births

#15 of 1942023

3% of world average

Health spending

9.4%% of GDP

#37 of 1932024

137% of world average

Health spending per person

$6,745current US$

#12 of 1932024

462% of world average

11 of 19 figures unavailable for Denmark.

— LEARNING —

10 of 10 figures unavailable for Denmark.

— WORK —

Men in the labour force

69.2%% of men aged 15+

#101 of 1862025

99% of world average

Labour force

3.3Mpeople

#104 of 1862025

16% of world average

Working in agriculture

1.6%% of employment

#165 of 1862025

7% of world average

Working in industry

18.8%% of employment

#96 of 1862025

96% of world average

Working in services

79.6%% of employment

#21 of 1862025

136% of world average

Self-employed

7.9%% of employment

#173 of 1862025

20% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

78.6%% of labour force

#80 of 1712024

103% of world average

Employed

61.3%% aged 15+

#65 of 1862025

108% of world average

4 of 12 figures unavailable for Denmark.

— CONNECTED —

People online

99.8%% of population

#5 of 2072024

140% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

127per 100 people

#66 of 2102024

109% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

43per 100 people

#19 of 2082024

239% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

12per 100 people

#95 of 2132024

78% of world average

Access to electricity

100.0%% of population

#29 of 2142024

113% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

100.0%% of population

#15 of 1892023

144% of world average

Electricity used per person

6,165kWh per person

#32 of 1492024

146% of world average

Energy used per person

2,502kg oil equivalent per person

#44 of 1492024

111% of world average

Air passengers carried

6.4Mpassengers

not enough data to rank2004

25% of world average

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Air freight

175million tonne-km

not enough data to rank2004

13% of world average

Rail network

2,131route-km

not enough data to rank2009

20% of world average

Rail passengers

6,560million passenger-km

#29 of 782018

24% of world average

Container port traffic

935,848TEU

#73 of 1672024

17% of world average

Research and development spending

3.0%% of GDP

#12 of 1272023

313% of world average

Patent applications by residents

1,090count

#31 of 1422021

7% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

15,603count

#31 of 1972023

95% of world average

Tourists arriving

15.6Mcount

#16 of 1942020

305% of world average

1 of 18 figures unavailable for Denmark.

— NATURE —

12 of 12 figures unavailable for Denmark.

— STATE —

7 of 7 figures unavailable for Denmark.

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Denmark.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

Kong Christian stod ved højen mastAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Copenhagen · approx. UTC+1

Neighbours

Germany

Landmarks

Roskilde CathedralImage: Wikimedia Commons

Viking Age Ring FortressesImage: Wikimedia Commons

Moravian Church SettlementsImage: Wikimedia Commons

Jelling Heritage SiteImage: Wikimedia Commons

Par force hunting landscape in North ZealandImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

No notable people on file for Denmark yet

History

0800Denmark — founding / independence (Wikidata)

Size, side by side

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1960 → now

2026

Population6.0M2025

GDP$462.53B2025

GDP per person$76,9702025