Statistics Denmark 
Denmark in the World
Denmark - Introduction 2017
top of pageBackground: Once the seat of Viking raiders and later a major north European power Denmark has evolved into a modern prosperous nation that is participating in the general political and economic integration of Europe. It joined NATO in 1949 and the EEC (now the EU) in 1973. However the country has opted out of certain elements of the EU's Maastricht Treaty including the European Economic and Monetary Union European defense cooperation and issues concerning certain justice and home affairs.
Area
Total: 43,094 km²
Land: 42,434 km²
Water: 660 km²
Note: includes the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea and the rest of metropolitan Denmark but excludes the Faroe Islands and Greenland
Rank: 134
Comparative: slightly less than twice the size of Massachusetts
Maritime claims
Territorial sea: 12 nm
Contiguous zone: 24 nm
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Elevation
Mean elevation: 34 m
Elevation extremes: lowest point: Lammefjord -7 m: highest point: Mollehoj/Ejer Bavnehoj 171 m
Natural resources: petroleum natural gas fish arable land: salt limestone chalk stone gravel and sand
Land use
Agricultural land: 63.4%
arable land: 58.9%
permanent crops: 0.1%
permanent pasture: 4.4%
permanent crops: 0.1%
permanent pasture: 4.4%
Forest: 12.9%
Other: 23.7%
Note: highest percentage of arable land: for any country in the world
Natural hazards: flooding is a threat in some areas of the country (e.g. parts of Jutland along the southern coast of the island of Lolland) that are protected from the sea by a system of dikes
Geography
Note: controls Danish Straits (Skagerrak and Kattegat) linking Baltic and North Seas; about one-quarter of the population lives in greater Copenhagen
Denmark - People 2017
top of pagePopulation
Distribution: with excellent access to the North Sea Skagerrak Kattegat and the Baltic Sea population centers tend to be along coastal areas particularly in Copenhagen and the eastern side of the country's mainland: 5,605,948 (July 2017 est.)
Rank: 116
Growth rate: 0.22% (2017 est.)
Growth rate rank: 187
Below poverty line: 13.4% (2011 est.)
Languages: Danish Faroese Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect) German (small minority)
Note: English is the predominant second language
Religions: Evangelical Lutheran (official) 76% Muslim 4% other (denominations of less than 1% each includes Roman Catholic Jehovah's Witness Serbian Orthodox Christian Jewish Baptist and Buddhist) 20% (2017 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 16.41%
15-24 years: 13.08%
25-54 years: 38.76%
55-64 years: 12.52%
65 years and over: 19.23% (2017 est.)
Dependency ratios
Total dependency ratio: 56
Youth dependency ratio: 26.3
Elderly dependency ratio: 29.7
Potential support ratio: 3.4
Population distribution: with excellent access to the North Sea Skagerrak Kattegat and the Baltic Sea population centers tend to be along coastal areas particularly in Copenhagen and the eastern side of the country's mainland
Urbanization
Urban population: 88% of total population
Rate of urbanization: 0.58% annual rate of change
Environment
Current issues: air pollution principally from vehicle and power plant emissions; nitrogen and phosphorus pollution of the North Sea; drinking and surface water becoming polluted from animal wastes and pesticides
International agreements party to: Air Pollution Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants Air Pollution-Sulfur 85 Air Pollution-Sulfur 94 Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds Antarctic Treaty Biodiversity Climate Change Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol Desertification Endangered Species Environmental Modification Hazardous Wastes Law of the Sea Marine Dumping Marine Life Conservation Ozone Layer Protection Ship Pollution Tropical Timber 83 Tropical Timber 94 Wetlands Whaling
International agreements signed but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Sex ratio
At birth: 1.06 male/female
0-14 years: 1.05 male/female
15-24 years: 1.04 male/female
25-54 years: 0.99 male/female
55-64 years: 0.99 male/female
65 years and over: 0.81 male/female
Total population: 0.97 male/female
Infant mortality rate
Total: 4 deaths/1000 live births
Male: 4.1 deaths/1000 live births
Female: 3.9 deaths/1000 live births
Rank: 191
Drinking water source:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2015 est.)
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2015 est.)
Sanitation facility access:
urban: 99.6% of population
rural: 99.6% of population
total: 99.6% of population
urban: 0.4% of population
rural: 0.4% of population
total: 0.4% of population (2015 est.)
rural: 99.6% of population
total: 99.6% of population
urban: 0.4% of population
rural: 0.4% of population
total: 0.4% of population (2015 est.)
Denmark - Government 2017
top of pageCountry name
Conventional long form: Kingdom of Denmark
Conventional short form: Denmark
Local long form: Kongeriget Danmark
Local short form: Danmark
Etymology: the name derives from the words 'Dane' and 'mark'; the latter referring to a march or forest
Capital
Name: Copenhagen
Geographic coordinates: 55 40 N 12 35 E
Time difference: UTC+1
Daylight saving time: +1hr begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Note: applies to continental Denmark only not to its North Atlantic components
Administrative divisions: metropolitan Denmark - 5 regions (regioner singular - region); Hovedstaden (Capital) Midtjylland (Central Jutland) Nordjylland (North Jutland) Sjaelland (Zealand) Syddanmark (Southern Denmark)
Note: an extensive local government reform merged 271 municipalities into 98 and 13 counties into five regions effective 1 January 2007
Independence: ca. 965 (unified and Christianized under HARALD I Gormson); 5 June 1849 (became a parliamentary constitutional monarchy)
Constitution
History: several previous; latest adopted 5 June 1953
Amendments: proposed by the Folketing with consent of the government; passage requires approval by the next Folketing following a general election approval by simple majority vote of at least 40% of voters in a referendum and assent by the chief of state; changed several times last in 2009 (2016)
International law organization participation: accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
Citizenship
Citizenship by birth: no
Citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Denmark
Dual citizenship recognized: yes
Residency requirement for naturalization: 7 years
Executive branch
Chief of state: Queen MARGRETHE II ; Heir Apparent Crown Prince FREDERIK elder son of the monarch (born on 26 May 1968)
Head of government: Prime Minister Lars LOKKE RASMUSSEN
Cabinet: Council of State appointed by the monarch
Electionsappointments: the monarchy is hereditary; following legislative elections the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the monarch
Legislative branch
Description: unicameral People's Assembly or Folketing
Elections: last held on 18 June 2015
Election results: percent of vote by party - SDP 26.3% DF 21.1% V 19.5% EL 7.8% LA 7.5% AP 4.8% SLP 4.6% SF 4.2% C 3.4% other 0.9%; seats by party - SDP 47 DF 37 V 34 EL 14 LA 13 AP 9 SLP 8 SF 7 C 6; note - does not include each of the 2 seats from Greenland and the Faroe Islands
Judicial branch
Highest court: Supreme Court
Judge selection and term of office: judges appointed by the monarch upon the recommendation of the Minister of Justice with the advice of the Judicial Appointments Council a 6-member independent body of judges and lawyers; judges appointed for life with retirement at age 70
Subordinate courts: Special Court of Indictment and Revision; 2 High Courts; Maritime and Commercial Court; county courts
International organization participation: ADB (nonregional member) AfDB (nonregional member) Arctic Council Australia Group BIS CBSS CD CE CERN EAPC EBRD ECB EIB EITI (implementing country) ESA EU FAO FATF G-9 IADB IAEA IBRD ICAO ICC (national committees) ICCt ICRM IDA IEA IFAD IFC IFRCS IGAD (partners) IHO ILO IMF IMO IMSO Interpol IOC IOM IPU ISO ITSO ITU ITUC (NGOs) MIGA MINUSMA NATO NC NEA NIB NSG OAS (observer) OECD OPCW OSCE Paris Club PCA Schengen Convention UN UNCTAD UNESCO UNHCR UNIDO UNMIL UNMISS UNRWA UNTSO UPU WCO WHO WIPO WMO WTO ZC
Diplomatic representation
In the us chief of mission: Ambassador Lars Gert LOSE
In the us chancery: 3,200 Whitehaven Street NW Washington DC 20,008
In the us telephone: [1] 234-4,300
In the us FAX: [1] 328-1470
In the us consulate general: Chicago New York
From the us chief of mission: Ambassador ; Charge d'Affaires Laura LOCHMAN (since 2 January 2017)
From the us embassy: Dag Hammarskjolds Alle 24 2,100 Copenhagen 0
From the us mailing address: Unit 5,280 DPO AE 9,716
From the us telephone: [45] 33 41 71 00
From the us FAX: [45] 35 43 02 23
Flag description: red with a white cross that extends to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side; the banner is referred to as the Dannebrog (Danish flag) and is one of the oldest national flags in the world; traditions as to the origin of the flag design vary but the best known is a legend that the banner fell from the sky during an early-13th century battle; caught up by the Danish king before it ever touched the earth this heavenly talisman inspired the royal army to victory; in actuality the flag may derive from a crusade banner or ensign
Note: the shifted cross design element was subsequently adopted by the other Nordic countries of Finland Iceland Norway and Sweden
National anthem
Name: 'Der er et yndigt land' ; 'Kong Christian' (King Christian)
Lyrics and music: Adam Gottlob OEHLENSCHLAGER/Hans Ernst KROYER; Johannes EWALD/unknown
Note: Denmark has two national anthems with equal status; 'Der er et yndigt land' adopted 1844 is a national anthem while 'Kong Christian' adopted 1780 serves as both a national and royal anthem; 'Kong Christian' is also known as 'Kong Christian stod ved hojen mast' and 'Kongesangen' (The King's Anthem); within Denmark the royal anthem is played only when royalty is present and is usually followed by the national anthem; when royalty is not present only the national anthem is performed; outside Denmark the royal anthem is played unless the national anthem is requested
Denmark - Economy 2017
top of pageEconomy overview:
This thoroughly modern market economy features a high-tech agricultural sector advanced industry with world-leading firms in pharmaceuticals maritime shipping and in renewable energy and a high dependence on foreign trade. Denmark is a net exporter of food oil and gas and enjoys a comfortable balance of payments surplus but depends on imports of raw materials for the manufacturing sector. Danes enjoy a high standard of living and the Danish economy is characterized by extensive government welfare measures and an equitable distribution of income. An aging population will be a long-term issue.
Denmark is a member of the EU; Danish legislation and regulations conform to EU standards on almost all issues. Despite previously meeting the criteria to join the European Economic and Monetary Union Denmark has negotiated an opt-out with the EU and is not required to adopt the euro. Within the EU Denmark is among the strongest supporters of trade liberalization.
Denmark is experiencing a modest economic expansion. The economy grew by 1.6% in 2015 and an estimated 1.3% in 2016. The expansion is expected to continue at similar rates in 2017 and 2018. The labor market has strengthened since 2013 and unemployment stood at 4.2% in early 2017 based on the national measure. By early 2017 some sectors were experiencing difficulties attracting qualified labor. Productivity growth was significantly below the OECD average from the mid-1990s until 2011 but has increased in recent years. Improvement in productivity is needed to ensure continued growth.
Denmark maintained a healthy budget surplus for many years up to 2008 but the global financial crisis swung the budget balance into deficit. The 2016 deficit was 1.4%. The government projects lower deficits in 2017 and 2018 and public debt (EMU debt) as a share of GDP is expected to decline. In 2015 household indebtedness remained relatively high at more than 292% of net disposable income while household net worth - from private pension schemes and other assets - amounted to 497% of net disposable income.
Denmark is a member of the EU; Danish legislation and regulations conform to EU standards on almost all issues. Despite previously meeting the criteria to join the European Economic and Monetary Union Denmark has negotiated an opt-out with the EU and is not required to adopt the euro. Within the EU Denmark is among the strongest supporters of trade liberalization.
Denmark is experiencing a modest economic expansion. The economy grew by 1.6% in 2015 and an estimated 1.3% in 2016. The expansion is expected to continue at similar rates in 2017 and 2018. The labor market has strengthened since 2013 and unemployment stood at 4.2% in early 2017 based on the national measure. By early 2017 some sectors were experiencing difficulties attracting qualified labor. Productivity growth was significantly below the OECD average from the mid-1990s until 2011 but has increased in recent years. Improvement in productivity is needed to ensure continued growth.
Denmark maintained a healthy budget surplus for many years up to 2008 but the global financial crisis swung the budget balance into deficit. The 2016 deficit was 1.4%. The government projects lower deficits in 2017 and 2018 and public debt (EMU debt) as a share of GDP is expected to decline. In 2015 household indebtedness remained relatively high at more than 292% of net disposable income while household net worth - from private pension schemes and other assets - amounted to 497% of net disposable income.
Real gdp purchasing power parity:
$275.3 billion (2016 est.)
$267.3 billion (2015 est.)
$260.3 billion (2014 est.)
$267.3 billion (2015 est.)
$260.3 billion (2014 est.)
Note: data are in 2016 dollars
Rank: 60
Real gdp per capita:
$48,200 (2016 est.)
$47,800 (2015 est.)
$47,400 (2014 est.)
$47,800 (2015 est.)
$47,400 (2014 est.)
Note: data are in 2016 dollars
Rank: 33
Gross national saving:
28.2% of GDP (2016 est.)
28.9% of GDP (2015 est.)
28.9% of GDP (2014 est.)
28.9% of GDP (2015 est.)
28.9% of GDP (2014 est.)
Rank: 37
Gdp composition by end use
Household consumption: 47.5%
Government consumption: 25.4%
Investment in fixed capital: 20.1%
Investment in inventories: 0.1%
Exports of goods and services: 53.4%
Imports of goods and services: -46.6%
Industries: iron steel nonferrous metals chemicals food processing machinery and transportation equipment textiles and clothing electronics construction furniture and other wood products shipbuilding and refurbishment windmills pharmaceuticals medical equipment
Labor force: 2.953 million (2016 est.)
Rank: 104
By occupation agriculture: 2.4%
By occupation industry: 18.3%
By occupation services: 79.3%
Budget
Revenues: $162.3 billion
Expenditures: $164.3 billion
Surplus or deficit: -0.6% of GDP (2016 est.)
Surplus or deficit rank: 58
Public debt:
37.7% of GDP (2016 est.)
39.5% of GDP (2015 est.)
39.5% of GDP (2015 est.)
Note: data cover general government debt and includes debt instruments issued by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds such as for retirement medical care and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions
Rank: 140
Commercial bank prime lending rate:
3.25% (31 December 2016 est.)
3.42% (31 December 2015 est.)
3.42% (31 December 2015 est.)
Rank: 166
Stock of narrow money:
$159.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
$151.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
$151.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
Rank: 27
Stock of broad money:
$173.4 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
$168.4 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
$168.4 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
Rank: 42
Stock of domestic credit:
$637.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
$632.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
$632.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
Rank: 22
Market value of publicly traded shares:
$224.9 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$179.5 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$231.7 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
$179.5 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$231.7 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
Rank: 32
Exports:
$103.6 billion (2016 est.)
$102.6 billion (2015 est.)
$102.6 billion (2015 est.)
Rank: 35
Commodities: machinery and instruments meat and meat products dairy products fish pharmaceuticals furniture and design windmills
Partners: Germany 16.3% Sweden 11.9% US 8.2% UK 6.5% Norway 6.1% Netherlands 5.1% China 4.4% (2016)
Imports:
$86.39 billion (2016 est.)
$87.55 billion (2015 est.)
$87.55 billion (2015 est.)
Rank: 35
Commodities: machinery and equipment raw materials and semimanufactures for industry chemicals grain and foodstuffs consumer goods
Partners: Germany 21.4% Sweden 12.2% Netherlands 8% China 7.3% Norway 5.5% UK 4.2% (2016)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$64.25 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
$65.19 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
$65.19 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
Rank: 32
Stock of direct foreign investment at home:
$147.9 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
$145.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
$145.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
Rank: 34
Stock of direct foreign investment abroad:
$235.4 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
$230.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
$230.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
Rank: 24
Exchange rates:
Danish kroner (DKK) per US dollar -
6.7309 (2016 est.)
6.7309 (2015 est.)
6.7236 (2014 est.)
5.6125 (2013 est.)
5.79 (2012 est.)
6.7309 (2016 est.)
6.7309 (2015 est.)
6.7236 (2014 est.)
5.6125 (2013 est.)
5.79 (2012 est.)
Denmark - Energy 2017
top of pageElectricity
Access electrification total population: 100%
Production: 27.34 billion kWh (2015 est.)
Production rank: 68
Consumption: 31.41 billion kWh (2015 est.)
Consumption rank: 62
Exports: 9.919 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Exports rank: 23
Imports: 14.98 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Imports rank: 14
Installed generating capacity: 14.01 million kW (2015 est.)
Installed generating capacity rank: 52
Generation sources fossil fuels: 48.1% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)
Generation sources fossil fuels rank: 154
Generation sources nuclear: 0% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)
Generation sources nuclear rank: 77
Generation sources hydroelectricity: 0% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)
Generation sources hydroelectricity rank: 172
Generation sources other renewable sources: 53.6% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)
Generation sources other renewable sources rank: 2
Petroleum
Petroleum total petroleum production: 140,600 bbl/day (2016 est.)
Petroleum total petroleum production rank: 40
Crude oil exports: 78,370 bbl/day (2016 est.)
Crude oil exports rank: 38
Crude oil imports: 77,950 bbl/day (2016 est.)
Crude oil imports rank: 48
Crude oil proven reserves: 490.6 million bbl (1 January 2017 es)
Crude oil proven reserves rank: 49
Refined petroleum
Products production: 187,700 bbl/day (2016 est.)
Products production rank: 53
Products consumption: 158,200 bbl/day (2016 est.)
Products consumption rank: 65
Products exports: 171,600 bbl/day (2016 est.)
Products exports rank: 35
Products imports: 165,400 bbl/day (2016 est.)
Products imports rank: 40
Natural gas
Production: 4.618 billion m³ (2015 est.)
Production rank: 52
Consumption: 4.392 billion m³ (2015 est.)
Consumption rank: 70
Exports: 2.192 billion m³ (2015 est.)
Exports rank: 37
Imports: 658 million m³ (2015 est.)
Imports rank: 65
Proven reserves: 16.88 billion m³ (1 January 2017 es)
Proven reserves rank: 78
Carbon dioxide emissions
From consumption of energy: 42 million Mt (2013 est.)
From consumption of energy rank: 67
Denmark - Communication 2017
top of pageTelephones
Fixed lines total subscriptions: 1,557,101
Fixed lines subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 28
Fixed lines rank: 61
Mobile cellular total: 6,985,035
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 125
Mobile cellular rank: 106
Telephone system
General assessment: excellent telephone and Internet services
Domestic: buried and submarine cables and microwave radio relay form trunk network; multiple mobile-cellular communications systems
International: country code - 45; a series of fiber-optic submarine cables link Denmark with Canada Faroe Islands Germany Iceland Netherlands Norway Poland Russia Sweden and UK; satellite earth stations - 18 ); note - the Nordic countries (Denmark Finland Iceland Norway and Sweden) share the Danish earth station and the Eik Norway station for worldwide Inmarsat access (2015)
Broadcast media: strong public-sector TV presence with state-owned Danmarks Radio (DR) operating 6 channels and publicly owned TV2 operating roughly a half-dozen channels; broadcasts of privately owned stations are available via satellite and cable feed; DR operates 4 nationwide FM radio stations 10 digital audio broadcasting stations and 14 web-based radio stations; in 2010 there were 140 commercial and 187 community (non-commercial) radio stations (2012)
Denmark - Military 2017
top of pageMilitary expenditures:
1.15% of GDP (2016)
1.12% of GDP (2015)
1.15% of GDP (2014)
1.23% of GDP (2013)
1.35% of GDP (2012)
1.12% of GDP (2015)
1.15% of GDP (2014)
1.23% of GDP (2013)
1.35% of GDP (2012)
Rank: 71
Military service age and obligation: 18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscripts serve an initial training period that varies from 4 to 12 months according to specialization; former conscripts are assigned to mobilization units; women eligible to volunteer for military service; in addition to full time employment the Danish Military offers reserve contracts in all three branches (2016)
Denmark - Transportation 2017
top of pageNational air transport system
Number of registered air carriers: 10
Inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 76
Annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 582,011
Annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 0 mt-km
Airports: 80 (2013)
Rank: 68
With paved runways total: 28
With paved runways over 3047 m: 2
With paved runways 2438 to 3047 m: 7
With paved runways 15-24 to 2437 m: 5
With paved runways 914 to 1523 m: 12
With paved runways under 914 m: 2
With unpaved runways total: 52
With unpaved runways 914 to 1523 m: 5
With unpaved runways under 914 m: 47
Merchant marine
Total: 666
By type: towing- and supply ships 193 container 118 product tanker 91 passenger 80 chemical tanker 64 guard ships 40 other dry bulk 33 roll on/roll off 20 liquefied gas 11 bulk carrier 7 oil tanker 5 cable ships 4
Foreign owned: 27
Registered in other countries: 582 (2010)
Rank: 18
Ports and terminals
Major seaport: Baltic Sea - Aarhus Copenhagen Fredericia Kalundborg; North Sea - Esbjerg
River port: Aalborg
Dry bulk cargo port: Ensted
Cruise port: Copenhagen
Denmark - Transnational issues 2017
top of pageDisputes international: Iceland the UK and Ireland dispute Denmark's claim that the Faroe Islands' continental shelf extends beyond 200 nm; sovereignty dispute with Canada over Hans Island in the Kennedy Channel between Ellesmere Island and Greenland; Denmark (Greenland) and Norway have made submissions to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) and Russia is collecting additional data to augment its 2001 CLCS submission
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