Europe & Central Asia · High income
Denmark: key statistics
Denmark has 6.0m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $76,970. Below: 71 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Copenhagen
- Region
- Europe & Central Asia
- Income group
- High income
- Currency
- Danish krone DKK
- Languages
- Danish
- ISO codes
- DKDNK
Population6.0m2025 · rank 114 of 217GDP$463bn2025 · rank 35 of 211GDP per capita$76,9702025 · rank 13 of 211Life expectancy82.3 yrs2024 · rank 33 of 217Internet users99.8%2024 · rank 5 of 188Fertility1.472024 · rank 158 of 217CO₂ per person4.28 t2024 · rank 63 of 203Inflation1.9%2025 · rank 125 of 180
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Denmark, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Denmark by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Europe & Central Asia.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 6.0m | 2025 | 114/217 | 29/58 | +5.7% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 0.54% | 2025 | 133/217 | 21/58 | −0.2 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 88.8% | 2025 | 37/217 | 10/58 | +1.1 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.47 | 2024 | 158/217 | 24/58 | −13% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 21.1% | 2025 | 26/217 | 21/58 | +2.4 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 15.6% | 2025 | 172/217 | 30/58 | −1.4 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 149.4 | 2024 | 78/216 | 14/57 | +5.9% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 9.5 | 2024 | 166/217 | 24/58 | −5.9% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 42,920 km² | 2024 | 131/216 | 38/57 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $463bn | 2025 | 35/211 | 16/57 | +53% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $76,970 | 2025 | 13/211 | 9/57 | +45% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $83,218 | 2025 | 15/199 | 7/53 | +70% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $77,190 | 2025 | 11/201 | 7/53 | +28% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 2.9% | 2025 | 118/210 | 20/56 | +0.8 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 2.4% | 2025 | 107/210 | 26/56 | +1.0 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 1.2% | 2025 | 168/198 | 44/56 | +0.3 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 24.8% | 2025 | 89/201 | 21/57 | +5.3 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 62.7% | 2025 | 70/201 | 26/57 | −3.6 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 22.1% | 2025 | 99/175 | 33/51 | +1.6 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 34.7% | 2025 | 23/163 | 5/49 | +6.2 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 1.9% | 2025 | 125/180 | 43/49 | +1.4 pp | 3.0% | |
| Exchange rate | 6.62 | 2025 | 116/210 | 18/57 | −1.6% | — | |
| Government debt | 75.3% | 1994 | — | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenue | 33.4% | 2024 | 3/142 | 1/48 | −3.2 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 33.3% | 2023 | 44/142 | 31/47 | −7.0 pp | 28.5% | |
| Military spending | 3.25% | 2025 | 23/156 | 9/47 | +2.1 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 70.1% | 2025 | 29/184 | 13/52 | +14.3 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 59.1% | 2025 | 56/184 | 20/52 | +9.8 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 129.2% | 2025 | 35/184 | 15/52 | +24.1 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | 12.6% | 2025 | 17/185 | 5/50 | +4.6 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 3.7% | 2025 | 58/197 | 11/51 | +3.1 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 0.4% | 2025 | 145/178 | 42/50 | −0.1 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 15.6m | 2020 | 16/196 | 9/51 | −42% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 5.5% | 2025 | 85/187 | 26/49 | −0.7 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 11.7% | 2025 | 100/187 | 32/49 | −0.4 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 64.9% | 2025 | 61/187 | 9/49 | +3.5 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 60.8% | 2025 | 47/187 | 10/49 | +4.0 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extreme poverty | 0.4% | 2023 | 110/151 | 21/47 | +0.1 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 0.4% | 2023 | 125/151 | 29/47 | +0.1 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 12.4% | 2021 | 121/145 | 36/47 | — | — | |
| Gini index | 29.9 | 2023 | 122/151 | 28/47 | +4.9% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 2.5% | 2024 | 121/167 | 16/47 | ±0.0 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 43.6% | 2025 | 19/190 | 7/52 | +6.1 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary enrolment | 99.8% | 2024 | 99/191 | 32/53 | −1.4 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 125.6% | 2024 | 10/176 | 7/53 | −6.8 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 79.0% | 2024 | 32/172 | 19/52 | −2.4 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 99.7% | 2024 | 38/168 | 16/47 | −0.4 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 10.7 | 2014 | 156/173 | 37/48 | +8.1% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 6.4% | 2022 | 22/184 | 6/49 | −0.9 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 82.3 yrs | 2024 | 33/217 | 20/58 | +1.9% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 3.5 | 2024 | 162/196 | 24/52 | ±0.0% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 4.0 | 2024 | 164/196 | 25/52 | −2.4% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 4 | 2023 | 174/194 | 37/51 | −20% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 9.4% | 2024 | 37/193 | 14/52 | −0.9 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $6,745 | 2024 | 12/193 | 10/52 | +4.6% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 4.50 | 2021 | 17/180 | 12/50 | +19% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 94% | 2024 | 70/193 | 25/51 | +4.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.1% | 2024 | 120/153 | 26/35 | ±0.0 pp | 0.7% | |
| Basic water | 100.0% | 2024 | 32/206 | 16/56 | ±0.0 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 99.6% | 2024 | 36/203 | 14/54 | ±0.0 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 99.8% | 2024 | 5/188 | 1/51 | +3.8 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 126.7 | 2024 | 66/210 | 23/56 | −0.1% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 43.4 | 2024 | 19/208 | 12/55 | +4.6% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 30/215 | 14/57 | ±0.0 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 100.0% | 2024 | 12/192 | 4/51 | ±0.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 4.28 t | 2024 | 63/203 | 31/49 | −33% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 39.5% | 2021 | 61/212 | 9/54 | +15.7 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 79.0% | 2021 | 31/206 | 9/51 | +38.7 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 16.0% | 2024 | 143/214 | 39/57 | +0.6 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 58.9% | 2024 | 2/206 | 1/53 | −1.9 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 15.6% | 2022 | 73/177 | 24/47 | +3.4 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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