Data as of Nov 4, 2026, 5:10 PM UTC

SERIAL · 208Europe

Denmark

CapitalCopenhagen

CurrencyDKK · Danish krone

LanguageDanish

Area42,920 km²

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 2026-10-29

— 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: 800
Highest point: Møllehøj (171 m)
Lowest point: Lammefjord
Anthem: Kong Christian stod ved højen mast

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-11-04

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

16.0%% of land area

#141 of 2132024

51% of world average

Forest area

6,426km²

#134 of 2132025

3% of world average

Agricultural land

65.1%% of land area

#29 of 2092024

175% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

58.9%% of land area

#2 of 2062024

422% of world average

Land area

42,920km²

#131 of 2152024

7% of world average

— 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 2152024

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

1.47births 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

#50 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 —

GDP

$462.53Bcurrent US$

#35 of 2112025

83% of world average

GDP, purchasing power parity

$500.07Bcurrent int'l $

#53 of 1992025

48% of world average

GDP per person

$76,970current US$

#13 of 2112025

320% of world average

GDP per person, purchasing power parity

$83,218current int'l $

#15 of 1992025

249% of world average

GDP growth

2.9%% per year

#117 of 2102025

87% of world average

GDP per person growth

2.4%% per year

#106 of 2102025

100% of world average

Gross national income

$474.96Bcurrent US$

#35 of 2042025

83% of world average

Gross national income per person

$77,190current US$

#11 of 2032025

382% of world average

Gross national income per person, PPP

$85,460current int'l $

#13 of 1972025

268% of world average

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Inflation

1.9%% per year

#58 of 1902025

22% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

1.7%% per year

#52 of 2092025

23% of world average

Government debt

75.3%% of GDP

not enough data to rank1994

126% of world average

Government revenue

38.3%% of GDP

#21 of 1492024

146% of world average

Government spending

33.3%% of GDP

#45 of 1492023

121% of world average

Government consumption

23.2%% of GDP

#30 of 1812025

133% of world average

Household consumption

43.6%% of GDP

#163 of 1812025

68% of world average

Investment (gross capital formation)

22.1%% of GDP

#101 of 1782025

95% of world average

Fixed investment

21.8%% of GDP

#94 of 1732025

98% of world average

Gross savings

34.7%% of GDP

#20 of 1682025

158% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

$16.95Bcurrent US$

#26 of 2012025

202% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

3.7%% of GDP

#50 of 1982025

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

11.4%% of GDP

#7 of 1792025

529% of world average

Current account balance

12.6%% of GDP

#20 of 1912025

no comparison

Foreign reserves

$127.76Bcurrent US$

#25 of 1772025

127% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

29.90-100

#30 of 1472023

84% of world average

People below the poverty line

0.4%% of population

#34 of 1472023

3% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

25.5%%

#57 of 1472023

92% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

3.6%%

#25 of 1472023

129% of world average

Stock market value

60.1%% of GDP

not enough data to rank2004

79% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$1.69Bcurrent US$

#78 of 1862025

33% of world average

Exchange rate

6.62local currency per US$

#118 of 2112025

0% of world average

Agriculture's share of the economy

1.2%% of GDP

#170 of 1992025

12% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

24.8%% of GDP

#90 of 2022025

102% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

18.7%% of GDP

#28 of 1952025

171% of world average

Services' share of the economy

62.7%% of GDP

#70 of 2022025

108% of world average

4 of 39 figures unavailable for Denmark.

— TRADE —

Exports

70.1%% of GDP

#29 of 1872025

162% of world average

Imports

59.1%% of GDP

#57 of 1872025

119% of world average

Trade balance

11.0%% of GDP

#22 of 1872025

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

61.5%% of GDP

#82 of 2052025

95% of world average

Goods exported

$148.38Bcurrent US$

#35 of 2072025

120% of world average

Goods imported

$136.23Bcurrent US$

#36 of 2072025

108% of world average

Services exported

$131.96Bcurrent US$

#21 of 1912025

272% of world average

Services imported

$129.84Bcurrent US$

#20 of 1912025

295% of world average

Goods and services exported

$326.88Bcurrent US$

#32 of 1912025

187% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$275.57Bcurrent US$

#32 of 1912025

163% of world average

High-tech share of exports

17.6%% of manufactured exports

#43 of 1792024

145% of world average

Terms of trade

87.6index

#175 of 2062024

83% of world average

— 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

#14 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

Physicians

4.5 /1,000per 1,000 people

#17 of 1872021

214% of world average

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Nurses and midwives

12.2 /1,000per 1,000 people

#13 of 1962021

259% of world average

Hospital beds

2.4 /1,000per 1,000 people

#78 of 1572023

82% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

100.0%% of population

#32 of 2142024

110% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

99.6%% of population

#36 of 2132024

124% of world average

Suicide rate

10.5per 100,000 people

#132 of 1852021

122% of world average

Adults who smoke

15.7%% of adults

#66 of 1662024

79% of world average

HIV prevalence

0.1%% aged 15-49

#1 of 1532024

7% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

3.2per 100,000 people

#20 of 2082024

3% of world average

Undernourishment

2.5%% of population

#1 of 1682024

25% of world average

Children vaccinated against measles

94.0%% of children 12-23 months

#68 of 1932024

110% of world average

— LEARNING —

Education spending

6.4%% of GDP

#22 of 1902022

147% of world average

Education spending

14.2%% of government spending

#75 of 1892022

105% of world average

Primary school enrolment

99.8%% gross

#104 of 2002024

99% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

125.6%% gross

#10 of 1882024

144% of world average

University enrolment

79.0%% gross

#31 of 1672024

159% of world average

Primary school completion

99.7%% of relevant age group

#41 of 1802024

111% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

10.7pupils per teacher

not enough data to rank2014

48% of world average

Years of compulsory education

10.0 yrsyears

#81 of 1972025

100% of world average

2 of 10 figures unavailable for Denmark.

— WORK —

Unemployment

5.5%% of labour force

#103 of 1862025

80% of world average

Youth unemployment

11.7%% of labour force aged 15-24

#88 of 1862025

75% of world average

Labour force participation

64.9%% aged 15+

#61 of 1862025

107% of world average

Women in the labour force

60.8%% of women aged 15+

#47 of 1862025

119% of world average

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

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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

— 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

43.4per 100 people

#19 of 2082024

239% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

11.7per 100 people

#95 of 2132024

78% of world average

Access to electricity

100.0%% of population

#1 of 2142024

113% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

100.0%% of population

#1 of 1892024

144% of world average

Electricity used per person

6,373kWh per person

#32 of 1492025

151% of world average

Energy used per person

2,493kg oil equivalent per person

#44 of 1492024

110% 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

987count

#31 of 1422024

6% 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

Money earned from tourism

$9.10Bcurrent US$

#22 of 1752018

246% of world average

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

4.28tonnes per person

#141 of 2032024

95% of world average

Carbon emissions

25.6Mt CO2

#124 of 2032024

14% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

38.3Mt CO2-equivalent

#108 of 2032024

15% of world average

Protected land

16.4%% of land area

#112 of 2132025

87% of world average

Protected coastal waters

27.1%% of territorial waters

#19 of 1742025

262% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

15.6%% of internal resources

#105 of 1772022

12% of world average

Renewable water available per person

1,016m³ per person

#126 of 1832022

7% of world average

Renewable energy use

39.5%% of final energy consumption

#61 of 2122021

136% of world average

Electricity from renewables

79.0%% of total

#32 of 2062021

228% of world average

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Electricity from fossil fuels

5.4%% of total

#27 of 2092025

9% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

0.0%% of total

#33 of 2082021

0% of world average

Energy imported (net)

44.5%% of energy use

#55 of 1432024

no comparison

— STATE —

Military spending

3.3%% of GDP

#41 of 1562025

146% of world average

Military spending

$14.95Bcurrent US$

#30 of 1602025

90% of world average

Military spending

6.6%% of government spending

#77 of 1532025

90% of world average

Armed forces personnel

15,000people

#117 of 1702020

9% of world average

Armed forces

0.5%% of labour force

#117 of 1682020

39% of world average

Tax revenue

33.4%% of GDP

#3 of 1492024

199% of world average

Homicides

0.841per 100,000 people

#33 of 1582023

11% of world average

— 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

Mona TougaardDanish fashion model

Jeppe CorfitzenDanish footballer (born 2004)

Ole ReitovDanish journalist and human rights activist

Oliver Skou-Due

Aage Birck

Peter Bjørn HeinzeChief Adviser and Lieutenant Colonel, Denmark

Deniz Yurdakulfootball referee

René Risumfootball referee

Rasmus BredvigDanish record producer and mixing engineer, founder of Tapetown Studio

Geometric Interactiveartist

Henrik Malmgrenartist

History

800Denmark founded as a sovereign state

Size, side by side

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1960 → now

2026

Population6.0M2025

GDP$462.53B2025

GDP per person$76,9702025