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Denmark

Denmark / DK

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Denmark in numbers.

Area42,920 kmยฒWorld # 131 โ†’Population6MWorld # 114 โ†’Population density140 people/kmยฒWorld # 76 โ†’Life expectancy82.3 yearsWorld # 33 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 76,970World # 13 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Denmark across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area42,920 kmยฒWorld # 131 / 2023 โ†’Population6MWorld # 114 / 2025 โ†’Population density140 people/kmยฒWorld # 76 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year965World # 184 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.5%World # 133 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.5World # 157 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate9.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 165 / 2024 โ†’Death rate9.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 50 / 2024 โ†’Median age41.2 yearsWorld # 49 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+21.1%World # 26 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1415.6%World # 171 / 2025 โ†’Urban population88.8%World # 37 / 2025 โ†’Net migration22.1KWorld # 31 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate3.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 31 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share14.2%World # 61 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy82.3 yearsWorld # 33 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy70.1 yearsWorld # 16 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people4.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 17 / 2021 โ†’Smoking rate15.7%World # 100 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 76,970World # 13 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 462.5BWorld # 35 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 83,218World # 15 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth2.9%World # 117 / 2025 โ†’Inflation1.9%World # 133 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment5.5%World # 84 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment11.7%World # 99 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,380 hours/yearWorld # 129 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)29.9World # 133 / 2023 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)6.4%World # 22 / 2022 โ†’Researchers per million people8,837.5 per million peopleWorld # 4 / 2023 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)3%World # 12 / 2023 โ†’Patent applications per million people181.4 per million peopleWorld # 13 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,734 kcal/dayWorld # 9 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person101.3 kg/person/yearWorld # 17 / 2023 โ†’Rice production0 tWorld # 120 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production3.3M tWorld # 30 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area15.8%World # 141 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person6,165 kWh/personWorld # 32 / 2024 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person4.7 tWorld # 73 / 2024 โ†’Internet use99.8%World # 5 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions126.7 per 100 peopleWorld # 66 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate0.8 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 150 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate3.7 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 176 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)2.4%World # 44 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament43.6%World # 19 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals15.6MWorld # 16 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 9.1BWorld # 24 / 2018 โ†’World Heritage sites12 sitesWorld # 27 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2024 / 71.4%Main languageDanishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceWind2025Top export categoryChemicals and pharmaceuticals2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal16,817 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightDanishLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyDanish KroneDKKDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country