Demographics of Denmark

Population pyramid of Denmark in 2020

Population| 6,001,469 (2025 1 June est.)
Growth rate| 1.0085% (2022 est.)
Birth rate| 9.85 births/1,000 population
Death rate| 10.02 deaths/1,000 population
Life expectancy| 81.66 years
• male| 79.74 years
• female| 83.71 years
Fertility rate| 1.495 children born/woman (2023)[1]
Infant mortality rate| 3.04 deaths/1,000 live births
Net migration rate| 2.73 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Age structure
0–14 years| 16.42%
65 and over| 19.91%
Sex ratio
Total| 0.99 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
At birth| 1.07 male(s)/female
65 and over| 0.7 male(s)/female
Nationality
Nationality| Danish
Major ethnic| Danes
Minor ethnic|

*     * Arabs
* Turks
* Poles
* Kurds
* Other groups

Language
Official| Danish, Faroese and Greenlandic
Spoken| Languages of Denmark

Demographic features of the population of Denmark proper, part of the Danish Realm, include ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects.

## Population

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See also: Danes

Since 1980, the number of people of Danish descent, defined as having at least one parent who was born in Denmark and has Danish citizenship, has remained constant at around 5 million in Denmark, and nearly all the population growth from 5.1 and thereafter was due to immigration.[2]

Population numbers in 2100 will be slightly lower than in 2024.[3]

Population of Denmark, 0-2021Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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1870 | 1,784,741| —
1880 | 1,969,039| +0.99%
1890 | 2,172,380| +0.99%
1901 | 2,449,540| +1.10%
1911 | 2,747,076| +1.15%
1921 | 3,267,831| +1.75%
1930 | 3,550,656| +0.93%
1940 | 3,844,312| +0.80%
1950 | 4,281,275| +1.08%
1960 | 4,585,256| +0.69%
1970 | 4,937,579| +0.74%
1980 | 5,122,065| +0.37%
1990 | 5,135,409| +0.03%
2000 | 5,330,020| +0.37%
2010 | 5,534,738| +0.38%
2020 | 5,822,863| +0.51%
Source: Statistics Denmark
2020 estimate[4]
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1769 | 797,584
1787 | 841,806
1801 | 929,001
1834 | 1,230,964
1840 | 1,289,075
1845 | 1,356,877
1850 | 1,414,648
1855 | 1,507,222
1860 | 1,608,362
1870 | 1,784,741
1880 | 1,969,039
1890 | 2,172,380
1901 | 2,449,540
1906 | 2,588,919
1911 | 2,757,076
1916 | 2,921,362
1921 | 3,267,831
1925 | 3,434,555
1930 | 3,550,656
1935 | 3,706,349
1940 | 3,844,312
1945 | 4,045,232
1950 | 4,281,275
1955 | 4,448,401
1960 | 4,585,256
1965 | 4,767,597
1970 | 4,937,579
1971 | 4,950,598
1972 | 4,975,653
1973 | 5,007,538
1974 | 5,036,184
1975 | 5,054,410

### Fertility

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The natural growth of the population (births minus deaths) was negative in 2022, that is, minus 1005 people. The previous last year there was a negative natural increase in the population was in 1988. During 2022, 58,430 children were born, 5,043 fewer than in 2021. In 2022, 59,435 people died, there were 2,283, or 4.0% more than in 2021. The total population in the age group 80 and over grew by 12,844 people, or 4.4%., from 2022 to 2023.[6]

During 2022, the Danish population grew by 59,234 people, so the population on January 1, 2023, consisted of 5,932,654 people. It was a population increase of 1.0 percent, which is higher than in 2021, when the population increase was 0.6 percent.[6]

In 2022, Denmark had a total fertility rate (TFR) of 1.55 children per woman in 2022.[7] It is the first time in history that immigrant women from non-Western countries now have fewer children on average than women of Danish roots in Denmark. On average, immigrant women have 1.76 children, the descendants have an average of 1.75 children, while women of Danish roots have 1.78 children.[8] This is because Ukrainians, who are categorized as non-Western, have come to Denmark in large numbers. In the same year, immigrant women from Syria had the highest TFR, they gave birth to an average of 3.7 children. They are followed by women from Somalia and Pakistan, 2020 figures show.[8]

In 2021 the number of childless women aged 50 was the highest in seven years; 12.3 percent of women aged 50 have never had a child, while 19.5 percent of 50-year-old men do not have children.[9]

### Historical fertility rates

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TFR of Denmark over time to 2016

The total fertility rate is the number of children born per woman. It is based on fairly good data for the entire period. Sources: Our World In Data and Gapminder Foundation.[10]

Year | 1850 | 1851 | 1852 | 1853 | 1854 | 1855 | 1856 | 1857 | 1858 | 1859 | 1860[10]

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Total fertility rate in Denmark | 4.24 | 4.06 | 4.48 | 4.27 | 4.41 | 4.31 | 4.37 | 4.44 | 4.48 | 4.53 | 4.4
Year | 1861 | 1862 | 1863 | 1864 | 1865 | 1866 | 1867 | 1868 | 1869 | 1870[10]

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Total fertility rate in Denmark | 4.27 | 4.17 | 4.17 | 4.06 | 4.21 | 4.32 | 4.09 | 4.18 | 3.96 | 4.1
Year | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880[10]

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Total fertility rate in Denmark | 4.06 | 4.09 | 4.16 | 4.17 | 4.31 | 4.4 | 4.36 | 4.27 | 4.3 | 4.28
Year | 1881 | 1882 | 1883 | 1884 | 1885 | 1886 | 1887 | 1888 | 1889 | 1890[10]

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Total fertility rate in Denmark | 4.34 | 4.36 | 4.29 | 4.5 | 4.39 | 4.37 | 4.28 | 4.25 | 4.21 | 4.11
Year | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899[10]

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Total fertility rate in Denmark | 4.18 | 4 | 4.16 | 4.1 | 4.09 | 4.11 | 4.02 | 4.08 | 4.01

Total fertility rate

1.78 children born/woman (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 152nd

### Average age of the mother at her first birth

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In 2021 the average age of the mother at her first birth in Denmark was of 29.8 years, and the father is of 31.5 years.[9]

### Life expectancy

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Sources: Our World In Data and the United Nations.

1775–1950

Years  | 1775  | 1835  | 1836  | 1837  | 1838  | 1839  | 1840  | 1841  | 1842  | 1843  | 1844  | 1845  | 1846  | 1847  | 1848  | 1849  | 1850[11]

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Life expectancy in Denmark  | 33.0  | 38.4  | 40.0  | 41.5  | 43.1  | 41.9  | 41.1  | 42.6  | 42.5  | 43.9  | 44.0  | 43.4  | 40.4  | 40.4  | 40.8  | 39.5  | 43.5
Life expectancy in Denmark since 1775 Years  | 1851  | 1852  | 1853  | 1854  | 1855  | 1856  | 1857  | 1858  | 1859  | 1860[11]

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Life expectancy in Denmark  | 44.5  | 43.0  | 38.5  | 44.7  | 46.1  | 46.7  | 42.5  | 40.0  | 44.4  | 45.1
Years  | 1861  | 1862  | 1863  | 1864  | 1865  | 1866  | 1867  | 1868  | 1869  | 1870[11]

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Life expectancy in Denmark  | 47.6  | 47.6  | 47.2  | 40.2  | 39.8  | 42.9  | 44.9  | 45.6  | 46.1  | 46.0
Years  | 1871  | 1872  | 1873  | 1874  | 1875  | 1876  | 1877  | 1878  | 1879  | 1880[11]

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Life expectancy in Denmark  | 46.1  | 47.2  | 47.5  | 46.0  | 44.4  | 45.8  | 47.3  | 47.5  | 46.2  | 44.8
Years  | 1881  | 1882  | 1883  | 1884  | 1885  | 1886  | 1887  | 1888  | 1889  | 1890[11]

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Life expectancy in Denmark  | 48.3  | 46.7  | 48.5  | 48.5  | 49.6  | 49.0  | 48.7  | 46.7  | 47.8  | 47.2
Years  | 1891  | 1892  | 1893  | 1894  | 1895  | 1896  | 1897  | 1898  | 1899  | 1900[11]

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Life expectancy in Denmark  | 46.8  | 47.4  | 47.1  | 49.4  | 50.8  | 52.9  | 51.8  | 53.1  | 50.6  | 51.9
Years  | 1901  | 1902  | 1903  | 1904  | 1905  | 1906  | 1907  | 1908  | 1909  | 1910[11]

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Life expectancy in Denmark  | 52.6  | 54.7  | 54.8  | 55.7  | 54.3  | 56.5  | 56.1  | 54.9  | 57.4  | 58.0
Years  | 1911  | 1912  | 1913  | 1914  | 1915  | 1916  | 1917  | 1918  | 1919  | 1920[11]

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Life expectancy in Denmark  | 57.0  | 58.0  | 58.9  | 58.5  | 58.4  | 56.9  | 57.3  | 56.3  | 57.0  | 57.6
Years  | 1921  | 1922  | 1923  | 1924  | 1925  | 1926  | 1927  | 1928  | 1929  | 1930[11]

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Life expectancy in Denmark  | 61.7  | 60.6  | 61.2  | 61.1  | 61.9  | 61.7  | 61.2  | 61.9  | 61.9  | 62.3
Years  | 1931  | 1932  | 1933  | 1934  | 1935  | 1936  | 1937  | 1938  | 1939  | 1940[11]

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Life expectancy in Denmark  | 61.8  | 62.7  | 63.6  | 64.1  | 62.9  | 63.5  | 64.0  | 65.0  | 65.8  | 66.3
Years  | 1941  | 1942  | 1943  | 1944  | 1945  | 1946  | 1947  | 1948  | 1949  | 1950[11]

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Life expectancy in Denmark  | 66.0  | 67.1  | 67.4  | 66.4  | 66.1  | 67.2  | 68.5  | 70.1  | 70.1  | 70.3

1950–2015

Life expectancy in Denmark since 1960 by gender Period[12] | Life expectancy in
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1950–1955  | 71.1  | 1985–1990  | 74.8
1955–1960  | 72.1  | 1990–1995  | 75.2
1960–1965  | 72.4  | 1995–2000  | 76.1
1965–1970  | 72.9  | 2000–2005  | 77.3
1970–1975  | 73.6  | 2005–2010  | 78.6
1975–1980  | 74.2  | 2010–2015  | 80.2
1980–1985  | 74.4  |  |
Population pyramid from 1950 to 2020

### Age structure

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0-14 years: 16.57% (male 493,829 /female 468,548)
15-24 years: 12.67% (male 377,094 /female 358,807)
25-54 years: 39.03% (male 1,147,196 /female 1,119,967)
55-64 years: 12.33% (male 356,860 /female 359,264)
65 years and over: 19.42% (male 518,200 /female 609,737) (2018 est.)

Median age

total: 41.9 years. Country comparison to the world: 35th
male: 40.8 years
female: 42.9 years (2018 est.)

## Ethnic and origin groups

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People of Danish descent as a proportion of the population regionally and nationally in 2021 Population pyramid of Denmark over time by origin

See also: Immigration to Denmark, Faroese people in Denmark, Greenlandic people in Denmark, Armenians in Denmark, Chinese people in Denmark, Greeks in Denmark, History of the Jews in Denmark, Arabs in Denmark, Iraqis in Denmark, Pakistanis in Denmark, Turks in Denmark, Romani people in Denmark, German minority in Denmark, and Council for Ethnic Minorities

Non-indigenous ethnic minorities include:

* Afghans
* Inuit (Greenlandic) from the territory of Greenland
* Turks
* Arabs (i.e. Palestinians, followed by Moroccans, Syrians, Lebanese, Yemenis, Egyptians, Iraqis and Jordanians)
* Vietnamese
* Thai
* Jews
* Chinese
* Pakistanis
* Iranians (including Kurds and Lurs)
* Somalis
* Eritreans
* Sudanese
* Indians
* Chileans (the most numerous of Latin American nationalities)
* Bosniaks
* Poles
* Albanians
* Bangladeshis
* Roma
* Filipinos

### Historic minorities

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Ethnic minorities in Denmark include a handful of groups:

* Approximately 15,000 people[13] in Denmark belong to a German minority traditionally referred to as tysksindet meaning "German-minded" in Danish, and as Nordschleswiger in German. This minority of Germans hold Danish citizenship and self-identify as Germans. Many of them speak German or Low German as their home language. There are also several thousand German citizens and other ethnic Germans residing in Denmark with no historical connection to this group. From 1864 until 15 June 1920 this group mainly lived in what would become Germany in 1871. This area had 163,600 inhabitants on its return to Denmark which can be seen on the crude migration change in the table which jumped from 1.6 in 1919 to 54.1 in 1920.
* An estimated 23,000 people[14] in Denmark proper are ethnic Faroese, while 19,000 Greenlanders reside permanently in Denmark.[15] Many of these use the Faroese and Greenlandic languages, respectively, as their first language. All residents of the Kingdom (viz. Denmark proper, the Faroe Islands and Greenland) hold Danish citizenship, unless they inherit or otherwise receive a foreign citizenship.
* The Danish Jews number around 6,000 in 2020 according to the organisation Jewish Community in Denmark, around 1,700 being card-carrying members of the organisation.[16]
* There are close to 10,000 Roma in Denmark.[17]

### Modern minorities

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> A person has Danish origin if he or she has at least one parent who is both a Danish citizen and born in Denmark. Neither immigrants nor descendants have one parent who is both a Danish citizen and born in Denmark. The difference between immigrants and descendants is that immigrants were born abroad, while descendants were born in Denmark.

> For asylum seekers and other persons applying for a residence permit in Denmark, there is no unambiguous connection between the time of a granted residence permit and immigration for the person who has been granted the residence permit. The number of residence permits granted in a quarter cannot be interpreted as the quarter's immigration. Citizens of Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden do not need a residence permit to live, work or study in Denmark.

Statistics Denmark [3]

Population pyramid of Denmark by origin group in 2023 Danish and foreign born population pyramid in 2023

In the modern minorities, Statistics Denmark counts first-generation immigrants, second-generation (Descendants in Danish statistics classification) and third-generation (Children of descendants in Danish classification). Children of descendants can be either of "Danish origin" (if both of their parents were born in Denmark with Danish citizenship) and of "foreign origin" (if one of their parents is a second-generation immigrant and another first-generation). Therefore, this table included all people of the respective background, people who are classified as of "foreign background" and third-generation immigrants, who classified as of "Danish origin".[18] Statistics Denmark denotes an immigrant's group based on their country of birth, it does this usually off of the immigrant or descendents parents, if only one such parent is known, then the group is determined by that or if no parents are known then it is assumed if the person is an immigrant that their country of origin is their country of birth.[18]

Statistics Denmark also has specific classification bands which it uses to separate different immigrant groups. As an example, for 'Western' immigrants and 'Non-western', the classification band is as follows:

* Western countries: All 28 EU countries and Andorra, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican State, Canada, USA, Australia and New Zealand.
* Non-western countries; All other countries.

According to 2021 figures from Statistics Denmark, 86%[19][20] of Denmark's population of over 5,840,045 was of Danish descent.[21][19] The remaining 14% were of a foreign background, defined as immigrants or descendants of recent immigrants. With the same definition, the most common countries of origin were Turkey, Poland, Germany, Iraq, Romania, Syria, Somalia, Iran, Afghanistan, and Yugoslavia and its successor states.[citation needed] More than 817,438 individuals (14%)[19][20] are migrants and their descendants (199,668 second generation migrants born in Denmark[20]).

Of these 817,438[19] immigrants and their descendants:

* 294,798 (36.1%)[20] have a Western background (Norway, Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina, UK, Poland, Romania and Iceland; definition: EU countries, non-EU Nordic countries, Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican State, Canada, USA, Australia and New Zealand).
* 522,640 (63.9%)[20] have a non-Western background (Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Thailand and Somalia; all other countries).

There were 121,183 immigrants in 2022, of these 31,381 were Ukrainian citizens, people with Ukrainian citizenship accounted for 26 percent of all immigration.[6] The total population of Denmark increased in 2022 by 59,234 people, and the net immigration of Ukrainian people amounted to 45 percent of this population growth.[6]

Rank  | Country of origin[22] | Population (2008)  | Population (2021)[23] | Population (2023)  | Population (2024)  | Population (2025)

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1\.  |  Turkey | 59,960  | 75,072  | 77,845  | 79,373  | 80,937
2\.  |  Poland | 21,118  | 49,369  | 55,122  | 57,070  | 57,215
3\.  |  Ukraine | 5,105  | 15,595  | 42,482  | 44,825  | 49,854
4\.  |  Syria | 3,367  | 44,326  | 45,000  | 45,641  | 46,634
5\.  |  Romania | 3,681  | 34,997  | 44,221  | 46,036  | 46,132
6\.  |  Germany | 28,412  | 35,141  | 39,528  | 41,516  | 43,410
7\.  |  Iraq | 28,417  | 34,217  | 35,101  | 35,476  | 35,975
8\.  |  Pakistan | 21,217  | 31,175  | 32,246  | 33,050  | 34,181
9\.  |  Lebanon | 23,343  | 30,435  | 31,700  | 32,269  | 33,014
10\.  |  Iran | 14,773  | 22,408  | 24,364  | 26,276  | 28,491
11\.  |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21,861  | 23,449  | 23,625  | 23,659  | 23,732
12\.  |  India | 5,666  | 15,595  | 19,296  | 21,268  | 22,815
13\.  |  Afghanistan | 11,880  | 19,957  | 21,380  | 21,784  | 22,172
14\.  |  Somalia | 16,561  | 21,338  | 21,486  | 21,653  | 21,849
15\.  |  United Kingdom | 12,593  | 17,651  | 18,190  | 18,442  | 18,605
16\.  |  Sweden | 14,789  | 17,095  | 17,726  | 17,999  | 18,303
17\.  |  Vietnam | 13,459  | 16,307  | 16,906  | 17,448  | 18,272
18\.  |  Norway | 15,747  | 17,481  | 17,691  | 17,735  | 17,786
19\.  |  China | 8,574  | 14,841  | 15,836  | 16,549  | 17,443
20\.  |  Lithuania | 3,646  | 15,231  | 16,439  | 16,357  | 16,192
21\.  | former  Yugoslavia[fn 1] | 18,151  | 15,903  | 15,356  | 15,016  | 14,257
22\.  |  Morocco | 9,808  | 13,170  | 13,708  | 13,937  | 14,138
23\.  |  Thailand | 8,280  | 13,166  | 13,693  | 14,029  | 14,122
24\.  |  Bulgaria | 1,194  | \-  | 13,503  | 13,840  | 14,007
25\.  |  Sri Lanka | 10,494  | –  | 12,692  | 12,996  | 13,734
26\.  |  Philippines | 7,199  | –  | 12,760  | 13,098  | 13,577
27\.  |  Italy | 3,994  | –  | 11,684  | 12,313  | 13,135
28\.  |  USA | 7,151  | –  | 10,786  | 11,293  | 11,797
29\.  |  Russia | 4,389  | –  | 9,517  | 9,946  | 10,323
30\.  |  Iceland | 8,421  | –  | 9,513  | 9,765  | 10,082
Population groups  | Year

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1981[24] | 1991[24] | 2001[24] | 2011[24] | 2021[24] | 2025[24]
Number  | %  | Number  | %  | Number  | %  | Number  | %  | Number  | %  | Number  | %
Danish descent  | 4,968,337  | 96.96%  | 4,920,267  | 95.6%  | 4,953,265  | 92.59%  | 4,998,111  | 89.88%  | 5,022,607  | 86%  | 5,015,554  | 83.7%
Immigrants  | 136,229  | 2.65%  | 189,649  | 3.68%  | 308,674  | 5.77%  | 428,904  | 7.71%  | 617,770  | 10.57%  | 752,907  | 12.6%
EU-27  | 59,808  | 1.16%  | 61,279  | 1.19%  | 74,565  | 1.39%  | 124,092  | 2.23%  | 205,731  | 3.52%  | 248,930  |
Europe outside EU-27  | 45,148  | 0.88%  | 55,797  | 1.08%  | 98,042  | 1.83%  | 116,300  | 2.09%  | 131,189  | 2.24%  | 172,663  |
Africa  | 5,033  | –  | 9,710  | 0.18%  | 28,190  | 0.52%  | 33,135  | 0.59%  | 46,376  | 0.79%  | 51,502  |
North America  | 6,312  | –  | 6,525  | –  | 7,008  | –  | 9,068  | 0.16%  | 10,890  | 0.18%  | 13,490  |
South and Central America  | 2,987  | –  | 4,263  | –  | 6,248  | –  | 9,826  | 0.17%  | 17,430  | 0.29%  | 24,394  |
Asia  | 16,200  | 0.31%  | 50,556  | 0.98%  | 91,731  | 1.71%  | 133,261  | 2.39%  | 202,625  | 3.46%  | 238,006  |
Oceania  | 571  | –  | 811  | –  | 1,314  | –  | 2,277  | –  | 2,905  | –  | 3,504
Stateless  | 9  | –  | 373  | –  | 367  | –  | 480  | –  | 352  | –  | 233
Unknown  | 170  | –  | 335  | –  | 1,209  | –  | 465  | –  | 272  | –  | 185
Descendants  | 19,423  | 0.37%  | 36,553  | 0.71%  | 87,273  | 1.63%  | 133,613  | 2.40%  | 199,668  | 3.41%  | 224,273  | 3.7%
EU-27  | 6,763  | 0.13%  | 6,949  | 0.13%  | 9,679  | 0.18%  | 13,097  | 0.23%  | 28,273  | 0.48%  |  |
Europe outside EU-27  | 6,831  | 0.13%  | 15,302  | 0.29%  | 32,237  | 0.60%  | 46,291  | 0.83%  | 59,309  | 1.01%  |  |
Africa  | 895  | –  | 2,414  | –  | 10,258  | 0.19%  | 16,608  | 0.29%  | 25,188  | 0.43%  |  |
North America  | 985  | –  | 926  | –  | 1,004  | –  | 929  | –  | 1,029  | –  |  |
South and Central America  | 275  | –  | 363  | –  | 605  | –  | 902  | –  | 1,571  | –  |  |
Asia  | 3,535  | –  | 10,420  | 0.20%  | 33,045  | 0.61%  | 55,260  | 0.99%  | 83,815  | 1.43%  |  |
Oceania  | 93  | –  | 88  | –  | 129  | –  | 149  | –  | 196  | –  |  |
Stateless  | 29  | –  | 56  | –  | 109  | –  | 237  | –  | 154  | –  |  |
Unknown  | 17  | –  | 35  | –  | 207  | –  | 140  | –  | 133  | –  |  |
Total  | 5,123,989  | 100%  | 5,146,469  | 100%  | 5,349,212  | 100%  | 5,560,628  | 100%  | 5,840,045  | 100%  | 5,992,734  | 100%

* Population pyramids of selected origin groups in 2023
* Persons of Danish origin

* Western immigrant

* Non-Western immigrant

* Western descendant

* Non-Western descendant

## Vital statistics

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Births and deaths in Denmark over time

Live births and deaths over time

Crude birth rate and death rate over time

The population density is higher in Denmark than in the other Nordic countries.

Data according to Statistics Denmark, which collects the official statistics for Denmark.[25]

| Average population (January 1)  | Live births  | Deaths  | Nat. change  | Crude birth rate (per 1000)  | Crude death rate (per 1000)  | Nat. change (per 1000)  | Crude migration change (per 1000)  | Total fertility rate[fn 2] | Tempo adjusted fertility rate[26]

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1900  | 2,432,000  | 72,129  | 40,891  | 31,238  | 29.7  | 16.8  | 12.8  | -6.6  | 4.16
1901  | 2,447,000 [27] | 73,219  | 38,786  | 34,425  | 29.7  | 15.7  | 14.0  | -1.7  | 4.14
1902  | 2,477,000  | 72,839  | 36,424  | 36,391  | 29.2  | 14.6  | 14.6  | -2.9  | 4.05
1903  | 2,506,000  | 72,351  | 36,956  | 35,403  | 28.7  | 14.6  | 14.0  | -3.6  | 3.96
1904  | 2,532,000  | 73,692  | 35,903  | 37,788  | 28.9  | 14.1  | 14.8  | -3.7  | 3.97
1905  | 2,560,000  | 73,082  | 38,598  | 34,484  | 28.4  | 15.0  | 13.4  | -2.1  | 3.87
1906  | 2,589,000  | 74,217  | 35,231  | 38,986  | 28.5  | 13.5  | 15  | -2.6  | 3.87
1907  | 2,621,000  | 74,324  | 37,275  | 37,049  | 28.2  | 14.1  | 14.1  | -2.3  | 3.81
1908  | 2,652,000  | 76,233  | 39,072  | 37,161  | 28.6  | 14.6  | 13.9  | -0.7  | 3.83
1909  | 2,687,000  | 76,301  | 35,837  | 40,464  | 28.2  | 13.3  | 15.0  | -2.0  | 3.78
1910  | 2,722,000  | 75,299  | 35,184  | 40,013  | 27.5  | 12.9  | 14.6  | -1.7  | 3.67
1911  | 2,757,000  | 73,933  | 37,236  | 36,697  | 26.7  | 13.4  | 13.2  | -2.0  | 3.60
1912  | 2,788,000  | 74,659  | 36,486  | 38,173  | 26.6  | 13.0  | 13.6  | -2.1  | 3.58
1913  | 2,820,000  | 72,475  | 35,364  | 37,111  | 25.6  | 12.5  | 13.1  | -2.1  | 3.43
1914  | 2,851,000  | 73,294  | 35,921  | 37,373  | 25.6  | 12.5  | 13.0  | -0.7  | 3.42
1915  | 2,886,000  | 70,192  | 37,174  | 33,018  | 24.2  | 12.8  | 11.4  | 0.7  | 3.23
1916  | 2,921,000  | 71,559  | 39,265  | 32,294  | 24.4  | 13.4  | 11.0  | 1.7  | 3.23
1917  | 2,958,000  | 70,306  | 39,224  | 31,082  | 23.7  | 13.2  | 10.5  | 0.7  | 3.11
1918  | 2,991,000  | 72,505  | 39,038  | 33,467  | 24.1  | 13.0  | 11.1  | 0.9  | 3.16
1919  | 3,027,000  | 68,722  | 39,590  | 29,132  | 22.6  | 13.0  | 9.6  | 1.6  | 2.96
1920  | 3,061,000  | 78,230  | 39,841  | 38,389  | 25.4  | 12.9  | 12.5  | 54.1  | 3.29
1921  | 3,265,000  | 78,815  | 36,215  | 42,600  | 24.0  | 11.0  | 13.0  | -0.4  | 3.11
1922  | 3,306,000  | 73,899  | 39,452  | 34,435  | 22.3  | 11.9  | 10.4  | -0.1  | 2.87
1923  | 3,340,000  | 74,827  | 37,903  | 36,924  | 22.3  | 11.3  | 11.0  | -1.1  | 2.85
1924  | 3,373,000  | 73,836  | 38,091  | 35,778  | 21.8  | 11.2  | 10.6  | -0.8  | 2.78
1925  | 3,406,000  | 71,897  | 37,083  | 34,814  | 21.0  | 10.8  | 10.2  | -0.5  | 2.66
1926  | 3,439,000  | 70,734  | 38,093  | 32,641  | 20.5  | 11.0  | 9.5  | -1.4  | 2.58
1927  | 3,467,000  | 68,024  | 40,190  | 27,834  | 19.6  | 11.6  | 8.0  | -2.2  | 2.44
1928  | 3,487,000  | 68,516  | 38,484  | 30,032  | 19.6  | 11.0  | 8.6  | -1.7  | 2.43
1929  | 3,511,000  | 65,297  | 39,486  | 25,913  | 18.6  | 11.2  | 7.4  | -1.7  | 2.30
1930  | 3,531,000  | 66,303  | 38,174  | 28,129  | 18.7  | 10.8  | 7.9  | -0.5  | 2.29
1931  | 3,557,000  | 64,266  | 40,578  | 23,688  | 18.0  | 11.4  | 6.6  | 2.7  | 2.20
1932  | 3,590,000  | 64,650  | 39,701  | 24,949  | 17.9  | 11.0  | 6.9  | 1.5  | 2.17
1933  | 3,620,000  | 62,780  | 38,287  | 24,493  | 17.3  | 10.5  | 6.7  | 1.9  | 2.10
1934  | 3,651,000  | 65,116  | 38,050  | 27,066  | 17.8  | 10.4  | 7.4  | 1.4  | 2.15
1935  | 3,683,000  | 65,223  | 40,816  | 24,407  | 17.7  | 11.0  | 6.6  | 1.0  | 2.12
1936  | 3,711,000  | 66,418  | 40,919  | 25,499  | 17.8  | 11.0  | 6.9  | 0.4  | 2.14
1937  | 3,738,000  | 67,440  | 40,442  | 26,998  | 18.0  | 10.8  | 7.2  | 0  | 2.16
1938  | 3,765,000  | 68,463  | 39,058  | 29,407  | 18.1  | 10.3  | 7.8  | -0.1  | 2.18
1939  | 3,794,000  | 67,914  | 38,535  | 29,379  | 17.8  | 10.1  | 7.7  | 0.7  | 2.16
1940  | 3,826,000  | 70,121  | 39,730  | 30,391  | 18.3  | 10.4  | 7.9  | -1.9  | 2.22
1941  | 3,849,000  | 71,306  | 39,756  | 31,550  | 18.5  | 10.3  | 8.2  | 0.4  | 2.24
1942  | 3,882,000  | 79,545  | 37,527  | 42,018  | 20.4  | 9.6  | 10.8  | 0.5  | 2.50
1943  | 3,926,000  | 84,319  | 37,982  | 46,337  | 21.4  | 9.6  | 11.7  | 0.3  | 2.65
1944  | 3,973,000  | 90,641  | 41,087  | 49,554  | 22.7  | 10.3  | 12.4  | 0.2  | 2.84
1945  | 4,023,000  | 95,062  | 42,298  | 52,764  | 23.5  | 10.5  | 13.0  | -0.1  | 2.98
1946  | 4,075,000  | 96,111  | 42,013  | 54,098  | 23.4  | 10.2  | 13.2  | -1.2  | 3.02
1947  | 4,124,000  | 91,714  | 40,043  | 51,671  | 22.1  | 9.7  | 12.5  | -1.8  | 2.90
1948  | 4,168,000  | 84,938  | 35,981  | 48,957  | 20.3  | 8.6  | 11.7  | -1.4  | 2.71
1949  | 4,211,000  | 79,919  | 37,793  | 42,126  | 18.9  | 8.9  | 10.0  | -0.3  | 2.58
1950  | 4,252,000  | 79,558  | 39,300  | 40,258  | 18.6  | 9.2  | 9.4  | -1.6  | 2.57
1951  | 4,285,000  | 76,559  | 37,960  | 38,599  | 17.8  | 8.8  | 9.0  | -2.0  | 2.50
1952  | 4,315,000  | 76,943  | 39,173  | 37,770  | 17.8  | 9.0  | 8.7  | -0.8  | 2.53
1953  | 4,349,000  | 78,261  | 39,350  | 38,911  | 17.9  | 9.0  | 8.9  | 0.3  | 2.60
1954  | 4,389,000  | 76,365  | 39,885  | 36,480  | 17.3  | 9.1  | 8.3  | -0.3  | 2.55
1955  | 4,424,000  | 76,845  | 38,789  | 38,056  | 17.3  | 8.7  | 8.6  | -1.8  | 2.58
1956  | 4,454,000  | 76,725  | 39,588  | 37,137  | 17.2  | 8.9  | 8.3  | -2.7  | 2.61
1957  | 4,479,000  | 75,264  | 41,730  | 33,534  | 16.8  | 9.3  | 7.5  | -2.6  | 2.57
1958  | 4,501,000  | 74,681  | 41,560  | 33,121  | 16.5  | 9.2  | 7.3  | -0.4  | 2.55
1959  | 4,532,000  | 73,928  | 42,159  | 31,769  | 16.3  | 9.3  | 7.0  | 0.5  | 2.52
1960  | 4,566,000  | 76,077  | 43,681  | 32,396  | 16.6  | 9.5  | 7.1  | -1.0  | 2.57
1961  | 4,594,000  | 76,439  | 43,310  | 33,129  | 16.6  | 9.4  | 7.2  | 0.6  | 2.55
1962  | 4,630,000  | 77,808  | 45,334  | 32,474  | 16.7  | 9.8  | 7.0  | 0.8  | 2.58
1963  | 4,666,000  | 82,413  | 45,773  | 36,640  | 17.6  | 9.8  | 7.8  | 0.1  | 2.64
1964  | 4,703,000  | 83,356  | 46,811  | 36,545  | 17.7  | 9.9  | 7.7  | 0.4  | 2.60
1965  | 4,741,000  | 85,796  | 47,884  | 37,912  | 18.0  | 10.1  | 8.0  | -0.4  | 2.61
1966  | 4,777,000  | 88,332  | 49,344  | 38,988  | 18.4  | 10.3  | 8.1  | 0.5  | 2.62
1967  | 4,818,000  | 81,410  | 47,836  | 33,574  | 16.8  | 9.9  | 6.9  | 0.4  | 2.35
1968  | 4,853,000  | 74,543  | 47,290  | 27,253  | 15.3  | 9.7  | 5.6  | -0.7  | 2.12
1969  | 4,877,000  | 71,298  | 47,943  | 23,355  | 14.6  | 9.8  | 4.8  | 1.4  | 2.00
1970  | 4,907,000  | 70,802  | 48,233  | 22,569  | 14.3  | 9.7  | 4.6  | 4.4  | 1.95
1971  | 4,951,000  | 75,359  | 48,858  | 26,501  | 15.2  | 9.8  | 5.3  | -0.3  | 2.04
1972  | 4,976,000  | 75,505  | 50,445  | 25,060  | 15.1  | 10.1  | 5.0  | 1.4  | 2.03
1973  | 5,008,000  | 71,895  | 50,526  | 21,369  | 14.3  | 10.1  | 4.3  | 1.3  | 1.9170
1974  | 5,036,000  | 71,327  | 51,637  | 19,690  | 14.1  | 10.2  | 3.9  | -0.3  | 1.8968
1975  | 5,054,000  | 72,071  | 50,895  | 21,176  | 14.2  | 10.1  | 4.1  | -1.9  | 1.9188
1976  | 5,065,000  | 65,267  | 54,001  | 11,266  | 12.9  | 10.6  | 2.2  | 0.4  | 1.7472
1977  | 5,078,000  | 61,878  | 50,485  | 11,393  | 12.2  | 9.9  | 2.2  | 1.5  | 1.6598
1978  | 5,097,000  | 62,036  | 52,864  | 9,172  | 12.2  | 10.4  | 1.8  | 1.1  | 1.6685
1979  | 5,112,000  | 59,464  | 54,654  | 4,810  | 11.6  | 10.7  | 0.9  | 1.1  | 1.6016
1980  | 5,122,000  | 57,293  | 55,939  | 1,354  | 11.2  | 10.9  | 0.3  | 0.1  | 1.5464
1981  | 5,124,000  | 53,089  | 56,359  | -3,270  | 10.4  | 11.0  | -0.6  | -0.4  | 1.4371
1982  | 5,119,000  | 52,658  | 55,368  | -2,710  | 10.3  | 10.8  | -0.5  | -0.1  | 1.4273
1983  | 5,116,000  | 50,822  | 57,156  | -6,334  | 9.9  | 11.2  | -1.2  | 0.4  | 1.3774
1984  | 5,112,000  | 51,800  | 57,109  | -5,309  | 10.1  | 11.2  | -1.0  | 0.8  | 1.4001
1985  | 5,111,000  | 53,749  | 58,378  | -4,629  | 10.5  | 11.4  | -0.9  | 1.9  | 1.4472
1986  | 5,116,000  | 55,312  | 58,100  | -2,788  | 10.8  | 11.3  | -0.5  | 2.3  | 1.4819
1987  | 5,125,000  | 56,221  | 58,136  | -1,915  | 11.0  | 11.3  | -0.4  | 1.2  | 1.4977
1988  | 5,129,000  | 58,844  | 58,984  | -127  | 11.5  | 11.5  | -0.0  | 0  | 1.5618
1989  | 5,129,000  | 61,351  | 59,397  | 2,047  | 12.0  | 11.6  | 0.4  | 0.8  | 1.6212
1990  | 5,135,000  | 63,433  | 60,926  | 2,545  | 12.3  | 11.9  | 0.5  | 1.6  | 1.6696
1991  | 5,146,000  | 64,358  | 59,581  | 4,777  | 12.5  | 11.6  | 0.9  | 2.2  | 1.6844
1992  | 5,162,000  | 67,726  | 60,821  | 6,905  | 13.1  | 11.8  | 1.3  | 2.4  | 1.7648
1993  | 5,181,000  | 67,369  | 62,809  | 4,560  | 13.0  | 12.1  | 0.9  | 2.2  | 1.7512
1994  | 5,197,000  | 69,666  | 61,099  | 8,567  | 13.4  | 11.7  | 1.6  | 2.1  | 1.8091
1995  | 5,216,000  | 69,771  | 63,127  | 6,644  | 13.3  | 12.1  | 1.3  | 5.4  | 1.8097
1996  | 5,251,000  | 67,638  | 61,043  | 6,595  | 12.9  | 11.6  | 1.3  | 3.3  | 1.7535
1997  | 5,275,000  | 67,648  | 59,898  | 7,750  | 12.8  | 11.3  | 1.5  | 2.3  | 1.7562
1998  | 5,295,000  | 66,174  | 58,453  | 7,721  | 12.5  | 11.0  | 1.5  | 1.9  | 1.7252
1999  | 5,313,000  | 66,220  | 59,179  | 7,041  | 12.4  | 11.1  | 1.3  | 1.9  | 1.7383
2000  | 5,330,000  | 67,084  | 57,998  | 9,086  | 12.6  | 10.9  | 1.7  | 1.9  | 1.7742
2001  | 5,349,000  | 65,458  | 58,355  | 7,103  | 12.2  | 10.9  | 1.3  | 2.3  | 1.7450
2002  | 5,368,000  | 64,075  | 58,610  | 5,465  | 11.9  | 10.9  | 1.0  | 2.0  | 1.7249
2003  | 5,384,000  | 64,599  | 57,574  | 7,025  | 12.0  | 10.7  | 1.3  | 1.3  | 1.7599
2004  | 5,398,000  | 64,609  | 55,086  | 9,523  | 12.0  | 10.2  | 1.8  | 0.6  | 1.7852
2005  | 5,411,000  | 64,282  | 54,962  | 9,320  | 11.9  | 10.1  | 1.7  | 1.3  | 1.8021
2006  | 5,427,000  | 64,984  | 55,477  | 9,507  | 12.0  | 10.2  | 1.7  | 2.2  | 1.8476
2007  | 5,448,000  | 64,082  | 55,604  | 8,478  | 11.7  | 10.2  | 1.6  | 3.5  | 1.8435
2008  | 5,476,000  | 65,038  | 54,591  | 10,447  | 11.8  | 9.9  | 1.9  | 4.5  | 1.8888
2009  | 5,511,000  | 62,818  | 54,872  | 7,946  | 11.4  | 9.9  | 1.4  | 3.0  | 1.8396  | 1.950
2010  | 5,535,000  | 63,411 | 54,368 | 9,043  | 11.4 | 9.8 | 1.6  | 3.1  | 1.8712  | 2.021
2011  | 5,561,000  | 58,998 | 52,516 | 6,482  | 10.6 | 9.4 | 1.2  | 2.4  | 1.7524  | 1.984
2012  | 5,581,000  | 57,916 | 52,325 | 5,591  | 10.4 | 9.4 | 1.0  | 2.9  | 1.7292  | 1.947
2013  | 5,603,000  | 55,844 | 52,428 | 3,416  | 9.9 | 9.3 | 0.6  | 3.7  | 1.6687  | 1.848
2014  | 5,627,000  | 56,870 | 51,340 | 5,530  | 10.1 | 9.1 | 1.0  | 4.9  | 1.6912  | 1.808
2015  | 5,660,000  | 58,205 | 52,555 | 5,650  | 10.2 | 9.2 | 1.0  | 7.3  | 1.7136  | 1.803
2016  | 5,707,000  | 61,614 | 52,824 | 8,790  | 10.7 | 9.2 | 1.5  | 5.9  | 1.7854  | 1.913
2017  | 5,749,000  | 61,272 | 53,261 | 8,011  | 10.6 | 9.2 | 1.4  | 4.2  | 1.7519  | 1.984
2018  | 5,781,000  | 61,476 | 55,232 | 6,244  | 10.6 | 9.5 | 1.1  | 3.2  | 1.7297  | 1.995
2019  | 5,806,000  | 61,167 | 53,958 | 7,209  | 10.5 | 9.3 | 1.2  | 1.7  | 1.6994  | 1.925
2020  | 5,822,763  | 60,937 | 54,645 | 6,292  | 10.4 | 9.4 | 1.0  | 2.0  | 1.6747  | 1.918
2021  | 5,840,045  | 63,473 | 57,152 | 6,321  | 10.8 | 9.7 | 1.1  | 4.6  | 1.7241  | 1.922
2022  | 5,873,420  | 58,430  | 59,435  | -1,005  | 9.948  | 10.119  | -0.171  | 10.3  | 1.5529  | 1.705
2023  | 5,932,654  | 57,469  | 58,384  | -915  | 9.686  | 9.841  | -0.155  | 5.0  | 1.4959  | 1.732
2024  | 5,961,249  | 57,079  | 57,071  | 8  | 9.575  | 9.574  | 0.0013  | 5.3  | 1.4656
2025  | 5,992,734  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

In 2024, 44,092 (77.2%) babies were born to mothers of Danish origin, 10,197 (17.9%) to immigrant mothers and 2,790 (4.9%) to mothers who are descendants of immigrants.[28]

### Current vital statistics

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Period  | Live births  | Deaths  | Natural increase

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January – March 2024 | 13,810  | 15,083  | -1,273
January – March 2025 | 14,144  | 15,459  | -1,315
Difference |  +334 (+2.42%)  |  +376 (+2.49%)  |  -42
Source:[29]

### Total fertility rates by region

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2023[30] Regions | TFR

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Zealand | 1.57
Central Denmark Region | 1.57
Region of Southern Denmark | 1.57
North Jutland | 1.53
Capital Region of Denmark | 1.42

### Structure of the population

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Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.VII.2021):[31]

Age Group  | Male  | Female  | Total  | %

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Total  | 2 910 605  | 2 939 584  | 5 850 189  | 100
0–4  | 159 616  | 151 094  | 310 710  | 5.31
5–9  | 153 902  | 145 996  | 299 898  | 5.13
10–14  | 172 489  | 163 504  | 335 993  | 5.74
15–19  | 174 065  | 166 351  | 340 416  | 5.82
20–24  | 190 440  | 182 547  | 372 987  | 6.38
25–29  | 205 462  | 196 996  | 402 458  | 6.88
30–34  | 190 728  | 182 907  | 373 635  | 6.39
35–39  | 167 754  | 163 263  | 331 017  | 5.66
40–44  | 174 967  | 173 743  | 348 710  | 5.96
45–49  | 196 490  | 197 259  | 393 749  | 6.73
50–54  | 199 625  | 197 330  | 396 955  | 6.79
55–59  | 203 904  | 202 673  | 406 577  | 6.95
60–64  | 173 413  | 176 026  | 349 439  | 5.97
65–69  | 156 575  | 163 852  | 320 427  | 5.48
70–74  | 149 499  | 162 406  | 311 905  | 5.33
75–79  | 125 586  | 142 076  | 267 662  | 4.58
80–84  | 69 552  | 88 329  | 157 881  | 2.70
85–89  | 33 148  | 50 931  | 84 079  | 1.44
90–94  | 11 095  | 23 783  | 34 878  | 0.60
95–99  | 2 113  | 7 469  | 9 582  | 0.16
100+  | 182  | 1 049  | 1 231  | 0.02
Age group  | Male  | Female  | Total  | Percent
0–14  | 486 007  | 460 594  | 946 601  | 16.18
15–64  | 1 876 848  | 1 839 095  | 3 715 943  | 63.52
65+  | 547 750  | 639 895  | 1 187 645  | 20.30

## Immigration

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### Denmark net migration

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Denmark Migration Data  Year | Total Immigration | Total Emigration | Total Net Migration | Immigration Foreign | Emigration Foreign | Net Foreign Migration | Immigration Danish nationals | Emigration Danish nationals | Net Danish nationals

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1984 | 29,035 | 25,053 | 3,982 | 13,293 | 8,163 | 5,130 | 15,742 | 16,890 | -1,148
1985 | 36,214 | 26,715 | 9,499 | 20,201 | 9,053 | 11,148 | 16,013 | 17,662 | -1,649
1986 | 38,932 | 27,928 | 11,004 | 22,543 | 9,262 | 13,281 | 16,389 | 18,666 | -2,277
1987 | 36,296 | 30,123 | 6,173 | 20,057 | 10,142 | 9,915 | 16,239 | 19,981 | -3,742
1988 | 35,051 | 34,544 | 507 | 18,446 | 10,651 | 7,795 | 16,605 | 23,893 | -7,288
1989 | 38,391 | 34,949 | 3,442 | 19,211 | 9,502 | 9,709 | 19,180 | 25,447 | -6,267
1990 | 40,715 | 32,383 | 7,332 | 19,715 | 8,855 | 10,860 | 21,000 | 23,528 | -3,528
1991 | 43,567 | 32,629 | 10,938 | 22,122 | 10,462 | 11,660 | 21,445 | 22,167 | -722
1992 | 43,377 | 31,915 | 11,462 | 21,484 | 9,358 | 12,126 | 21,893 | 22,557 | -664
1993 | 43,400 | 32,344 | 11,056 | 20,479 | 9,994 | 10,485 | 22,921 | 22,350 | 571
1994 | 44,961 | 34,710 | 10,251 | 20,977 | 10,891 | 10,086 | 23,984 | 23,819 | 165
1995 | 63,187 | 34,630 | 28,557 | 39,145 | 11,109 | 28,036 | 24,042 | 23,521 | 521
1996 | 54,445 | 37,312 | 17,133 | 31,527 | 12,957 | 18,570 | 22,918 | 24,355 | -1,437
1997 | 50,105 | 38,393 | 11,712 | 27,411 | 14,057 | 13,354 | 22,694 | 24,336 | -1,642
1998 | 51,372 | 40,340 | 11,032 | 28,830 | 15,647 | 13,183 | 22,542 | 24,693 | -2,151
1999 | 50,236 | 41,340 | 8,896 | 27,883 | 16,242 | 11,641 | 22,353 | 25,098 | -2,745
2000 | 52,915 | 43,417 | 9,498 | 30,810 | 16,530 | 14,280 | 22,105 | 26,887 | -4,782
2001 | 55,984 | 43,980 | 12,004 | 33,654 | 17,292 | 16,362 | 22,330 | 26,688 | -4,358
2002 | 52,778 | 43,481 | 9,297 | 30,597 | 17,750 | 12,847 | 22,181 | 25,731 | -3,550
2003 | 49,754 | 43,466 | 6,288 | 27,692 | 18,194 | 9,498 | 22,062 | 25,272 | -3,210
2004 | 49,860 | 45,017 | 4,843 | 27,870 | 19,081 | 8,789 | 21,990 | 25,936 | -3,946
2005 | 52,458 | 45,869 | 6,589 | 29,989 | 19,620 | 10,369 | 22,469 | 26,249 | -3,780
2006 | 56,750 | 46,786 | 9,964 | 34,281 | 20,447 | 13,834 | 22,469 | 26,339 | -3,870
2007 | 64,769 | 42,708 | 22,061 | 42,702 | 18,558 | 24,144 | 22,067 | 24,150 | -2,083
2008 | 73,762 | 48,171 | 25,591 | 50,981 | 24,734 | 26,247 | 22,781 | 23,437 | -656
2009 | 68,443 | 51,988 | 16,455 | 46,032 | 30,460 | 15,572 | 22,411 | 21,528 | 883
2010 | 69,200 | 52,097 | 17,103 | 47,670 | 30,226 | 17,444 | 21,530 | 21,871 | -341
2011 | 70,122 | 55,782 | 14,340 | 48,858 | 32,918 | 15,940 | 21,264 | 22,864 | -1,600
2012 | 72,512 | 54,907 | 17,605 | 50,633 | 32,559 | 18,074 | 21,879 | 22,348 | -469
2013 | 79,218 | 56,416 | 22,802 | 56,995 | 34,073 | 22,922 | 22,223 | 22,343 | -120
2014 | 87,563 | 59,226 | 28,337 | 65,547 | 37,536 | 28,011 | 22,016 | 21,690 | 326
2015 | 98,872 | 56,340 | 42,532 | 76,323 | 34,509 | 41,814 | 22,549 | 21,831 | 718
2016 | 94,365 | 61,078 | 33,287 | 72,179 | 39,534 | 32,645 | 22,186 | 21,544 | 642
2017 | 89,382 | 64,751 | 24,631 | 67,445 | 43,745 | 23,700 | 21,937 | 21,006 | 931
2018 | 87,329 | 68,645 | 18,684 | 65,427 | 47,736 | 17,691 | 21,902 | 20,909 | 993
2019 | 83,918 | 74,597 | 9,321 | 62,643 | 54,470 | 8,173 | 21,275 | 20,127 | 1,148
2020 | 70,340 | 59,420 | 10,920 | 48,644 | 43,549 | 5,095 | 21,696 | 15,871 | 5,825
2021 | 76,278 | 49,803 | 26,475 | 57,922 | 33,536 | 24,386 | 18,356 | 16,267 | 2,089
2022 | 121,183 | 62,927 | 58,256 | 103,042 | 44,068 | 58,974 | 18,141 | 18,859 | -718
2023 | 98,344 | 68,172 | 30,172 | 79,561 | 50,540 | 29,021 | 18,783 | 17,632 | 1,151
2024 | 101,724 | 69,467 | 32,257 | 83,216 | 52,580 | 30,636 | 18,508 | 16,887 | 1,621

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## Urban areas

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Main article: List of urban areas in Denmark by population

Urban area of Copenhagen outlined with red line. Metropolitan area of Copenhagen. East Jutland Metro.

The urban area of Copenhagen consists of the contiguously built-up area of the capital of Denmark. The Copenhagen metropolitan area consists of 34 municipalities. The East Jutland metropolitan area includes 19 municipalities.

## Religion

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Main article: Religion in Denmark

The Church of Denmark (Den danske folkekirke) is state-supported and, according to statistics from January 2022, accounts for the religious affiliation of 73.2% of the population.[33] Denmark has had religious freedom guaranteed since 1849 by the Constitution,[34] and numerous other religions are officially recognised,[35] including several Christian denominations, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu and other congregations as well as Forn Siðr, a revival of Scandinavian pagan tradition.[35] The Department of Ecclesiastical Affairs recognises roughly a hundred religious congregations for tax and legal purposes such as conducting wedding ceremonies.

In 2013, just under 20% of the Danish population identifies as atheist.[36]

Islam is the second largest religion in Denmark.[37] In 2020, an estimated 4.4% of the Danish population were Muslims.[38]

For historical reasons, there is a formal distinction between 'approved' (godkendte) and 'recognised' (anerkendte) congregations of faith.[35] The latter include 11 traditional denominations, such as Roman Catholics, the Reformed Church, the Mosaic Congregation, Methodists and Baptists, some of whose privileges in the country date hundreds of years back. These have the additional rights of having priests appointed by royal resolution and to christen/name children with legal effect.

Religions

Evangelical Lutheran (official) 74.8%, Muslim 5.3%, other (denominations of less than 1% each, include Roman Catholic, Jehovah's Witness, Serbian Orthodox Christian, Jewish, Baptist, and Buddhist) 19.9% (2017 est.)

## Employment and income

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Economy of Denmark

Unemployment in Denmark over time
Unemployment, youth ages 15–24
total: 12% (2016 est.) Country comparison to the world: 109th
male: 13.1% (2016 est.)
female: 10.9% (2016 est.)

## Taxation and benefits

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Main article: Taxation in Denmark

Although the level of taxation in Denmark is among the highest in the world, the labor market participation rate is still high compared with other Western countries. Municipal income tax makes up the largest part of taxation in Denmark, with central government income tax topping it up. These income taxes are higher than in other OECD countries. These direct taxes make up two thirds of the taxation on private households with indirect taxes of the central government, and municipalities (property tax), making up one third, i.e. with motor vehicles (passenger cars, motorcycles, commercial vehicles) sold from VAT registered dealerships – because of the registration fee – being among the most expensive in the world, with prices in Norway at the same level, and the most expensive in Singapore. Also VAT in Denmark is not reduced from the current 25%. The 25% are paid on all goods and services where VAT is applied. Indirect taxes are about average compared with other European OECD countries. Payroll taxes (Danish sociale afgifter) are much lower than in other OECD countries. The tax structure ensures a broad tax base across the whole population. However, revenue from corporate taxes is lower compared with other European countries. Municipalities and the central government (regions are not allowed to levy any taxes, as they are financed by central government, and municipal block grants) redistribute a large amount of their tax income in transfer payments to municipalities with a low tax base and/or few tax payers. It is normal for children to be in nurseries, which requires a partial payment of the costs or is free of charge for low income households, and in kindergartens owned and operated, or financed, by the public sector. Child benefit is paid to parents for each child. The service to old age pensioners, and handicapped is extensive.

Denmark ranks high in the Corruption Perceptions Index, although the index is criticized for being limited in scope.

## Homelessness

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This section is an excerpt from Homelessness in Denmark.[edit]

Homelessness is considered a significant social issue in Denmark.[39][40] Since 2007, comprehensive counts have been performed every other year in week six (early February). The latest, from 2017, counted 6,635 homeless people in Denmark.[41][42] The total number of people experiencing homelessness at some point in 2017 was estimated at 13,000,[41] while earlier estimates have placed it between 10,000 and 15,000.[43] Roughly half the homeless are in the Capital Region.[42] When compared to many other countries, such as the United States, the rate of homelessness in Denmark is significantly lower, which has been linked to the relatively comprehensive welfare system.[44]

The number of homeless people in Denmark has risen in recent decades, but this has been most pronounced in people that are between 18 and 29 years old (although 30 to 59 years old remains the largest age group, at 70%), women (although men remains the largest group, at 75%) and immigrants (although Danish citizens remain the largest group).[41][42][45][46] Among the foreign, a high percentage are Eastern or Southern European men that seek work in Denmark.[46] Many of these only stay in Denmark during the summer, returning to their respective countries during the relatively cold Danish winter.[47]

Based on the comprehensive count in February 2017, roughly one-tenth of homeless people in Denmark are "street sleepers" (which also includes people sleeping in stairways, sheds and other places not intended for human habitation), with the remaining sleeping in the homes of friends/family, in hotels/hostels, in shelters or alike.[41][42] The number of street sleepers is higher during the summer,[41] and homeless foreigners are overrepresented among them.[47] Among homeless in Denmark, the primary issue is psychiatric disease at 36% (24% receive treatment), drug addiction at 27% (17% receive treatment) and alcohol addiction at 23% (9% receive treatment). Overall it is estimated that more than half of all homeless people have mental health issues.[42] Compared to many other countries such as the United States, a higher percentage of Denmark's homeless have mental health issues or substance abuse, as countries with weaker welfare systems tend to have higher homeless rates but the homeless will more likely to include from a wide range of groups.[44]

The government of Denmark's approach to homelessness include commissioning national surveys on homelessness during the last decade that allow for direct comparison between Denmark, Norway and Sweden.[48] The three countries have very similar definitions of homelessness, with minor variations.[49]

## See also

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* Denmark portal

* Demographics of the Faroe Islands
* Demographics of Greenland
* Religion in Denmark
* List of urban areas in the Nordic countries

## Notes

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1. ^ Former Yugoslavia enumerates otherwise unspecified countries that made-up SFR Yugoslavia, i.e. the countries of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia.
2. ^ In developed countries, fertility rates 2.1 and above is a stable population and have been marked blue, 2 and below leads to an aging population and a reducing population.

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