Demographics & population — Denmark
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Demographics & population at a glance
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators. Key figure for Denmark: 5,869,410
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Population overview
- Population
5,869,410
- Population - note
note: Statistics Denmark estimates the country's total population to be 5,724,456 as of 2016 Q3
- Population Growth Rate
0.23%
- Urban Population
- Population in Major Urban Areas
COPENHAGEN (capital) 1.206 million
Age & family
Migration
- Net Migration Rate - migrant(s)/1,000 population
2.3
Ethnicity & language
- Ethnic Groups
Scandinavian, Inuit, Faroese, German, Turkish, Iranian, Somali
- Language Note
The Danish alphabet has a total of 29 letters: 9 vowels (a,e,i,o,u,y,æ,ø,å) and 20 consonant.
- Nationality Noun
Dane(s)
Education
- Literacy - total population
99%
- Literacy - male
99%
- Literacy - female
99%
- Literacy Definition
age 15 and over can read and write
- Education Expenditures - percent of GDP
8.7%
- Total School Life Expectancy - (primary to tertiary)
Health & living conditions
- Life Expectancy at Birth
- Infant Mortality Rate
- Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births
- Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births
12
- Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population
3.42
- Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population
3.5
- Health Expenditures - percent of GDP
11.2%
- Obesity - adult prevalence rate
18.2%
- Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved
- Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved