Key demographics
- Population
- 6.0M
- Density
- 135.1/km²
- Gini index (2018)
- 28.2
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 82.3 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.47
- Urban population (2025)
- 88.9%
- Labor force (2025)
- 82.2%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 57.9%
- Profile
- Aging
- Urban population (2025)
- 88.9%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 9.5 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 9.5 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 26.2%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.47
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 3.5 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 0.0%
- Tourism (2020)
- 15.6M
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Danish | dansk |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Lutheranism | 71.4% |
| Islam | 4.3% |
| Other | 24.3% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Danish | 83.7% |
| Others | 16.3% |
- Demonym (male)
- Danish
- Demonym (female)
- Danish
- National anthem
- Der er et yndigt land
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 82.3 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 70.1 yrs
- Health spending (2024)
- 9.4% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 3.5/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 85/100
- Hospital beds (2023)
- 2.4/1000
- Physicians (2021)
- 4.50/1000
- Nurses (2021)
- 12.19/1000
- Health spending per capita (2024)
- $6,745
- Out-of-pocket (2024)
- 13.9%
Education and technology
- Education spending (2022)
- 6.4% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 518
- Internet users (2024)
- 99.8%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 126.7/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 43.4/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 246,546/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 43.4
Geography and practical
- Area
- 43,094 km²
- Continent
- Europe
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Northern Europe
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC-04:00, UTC-03:00, UTC-01:00, UTC, UTC+01:00
- Calling codes
- +45
- Postal code
- ####
- TLD
- .dk
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
Borders
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Denmark has a red field with a large white cross that extend to the edges of the field. The vertical part of this cross is offset towards the hoist side.
- National anthem
- Der er et yndigt land
- National holiday
- Constitution Day