Demographics of Denmark
Encyclopedia
This article is about the demographic
features of the population
of Denmark
, including population density
, ethnicity
, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
The vast majority of the 5 million Danes today trace their heritage to the prehistoric (Iron Age
) Germanic
populations.
ethnic minorities in Denmark include a handful of groups:
belong to a German minority
traditionally referred to as hjemmetyskere meaning "domestic Germans" in Danish
, and as Nordschleswiger
in German
. This minority of Germans hold Danish citizenship and self-identify as Germans
. Many of them use 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.
, while 19,000http://www.dnag.dk/get.file?ID=2699 Greenlanders live permanently in Denmark. Many of these use the Faroese
and Greenlandic languages, respectively, as their first language.
All residents of Rigsfællesskabet
(viz. Denmark proper, the Faroe Islands
and Greenland
) normally hold Danish citizenship, unless they inherit or otherwise receive a foreign citizenship.
an countries. As of 2009, 526,000 persons (9.5 % of the Danish population) were either themselves immigrants or descendants of recent immigrants. Most of these (54%) have their origins elsewhere in Europe, while the remainder hail largely from Southwest Asia
, notably from Turkey
.
, a revival of Scandinavian pagan tradition. The Department of Ecclesiastical Affairs recognizes roughly a hundred religious congregations for tax and legal purposes such as conducting wedding ceremonies. For historical reasons, there is a formal distinction between 'approved' (godkendte) and 'recognised' (anerkendte) congregations of faith. 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.
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Demographics
Demographics are the most recent statistical characteristics of a population. These types of data are used widely in sociology , public policy, and marketing. Commonly examined demographics include gender, race, age, disabilities, mobility, home ownership, employment status, and even location...
features of the population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, including population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
, ethnicity
Ethnic group
An ethnic group is a group of people whose members identify with each other, through a common heritage, often consisting of a common language, a common culture and/or an ideology that stresses common ancestry or endogamy...
, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
The vast majority of the 5 million Danes today trace their heritage to the prehistoric (Iron Age
Germanic Iron Age
The Germanic Iron Age is the name given to the period 400–800 in Northern Europe and it is part of the continental Age of Migrations.-Germanic Iron :...
) Germanic
Germanic peoples
The Germanic peoples are an Indo-European ethno-linguistic group of Northern European origin, identified by their use of the Indo-European Germanic languages which diversified out of Proto-Germanic during the Pre-Roman Iron Age.Originating about 1800 BCE from the Corded Ware Culture on the North...
populations.
Ethnic groups
Ethnic minority groups include:- InuitInuitThe Inuit are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Canada , Denmark , Russia and the United States . Inuit means “the people” in the Inuktitut language...
s (Greenlandic) from the territory of GreenlandGreenlandGreenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for... - TurksTurkish peopleTurkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
- Arabs (i.e. PalestinianPalestinian peopleThe Palestinian people, also referred to as Palestinians or Palestinian Arabs , are an Arabic-speaking people with origins in Palestine. Despite various wars and exoduses, roughly one third of the world's Palestinian population continues to reside in the area encompassing the West Bank, the Gaza...
s, followed by MoroccansMoroccoMorocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
, Syrians, LebaneseLebanese peopleThe Lebanese people are a nation and ethnic group of Levantine people originating in what is today the country of Lebanon, including those who had inhabited Mount Lebanon prior to the creation of the modern Lebanese state....
, YemenYemenThe Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east....
is, EgyptiansEgyptiansEgyptians are nation an ethnic group made up of Mediterranean North Africans, the indigenous people of Egypt.Egyptian identity is closely tied to geography. The population of Egypt is concentrated in the lower Nile Valley, the small strip of cultivable land stretching from the First Cataract to...
, IraqIraqIraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
is and JordanJordanJordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
ians) - VietnameseVietnamese peopleThe Vietnamese people are an ethnic group originating from present-day northern Vietnam and southern China. They are the majority ethnic group of Vietnam, comprising 86% of the population as of the 1999 census, and are officially known as Kinh to distinguish them from other ethnic groups in Vietnam...
- Jews
- ChineseEthnic ChineseEthnic Chinese may refer to:*Han Chinese, the dominant ethnic group in the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Macao, the Republic of China and Singapore....
- PakistanPakistanPakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
is - IraniansDemographics of IranIran's population increased dramatically during the later half of the 20th century, reaching about 75 million by 2011. In recent years, however, Iran's birth rate has dropped significantly. Studies project that Iran's rate of population growth will continue to slow until it stabilizes above 100...
- SomaliSomali peopleSomalis are an ethnic group located in the Horn of Africa, also known as the Somali Peninsula. The overwhelming majority of Somalis speak the Somali language, which is part of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family...
s - Ethiopians
- SudanSudanSudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...
ese - KurdsKurdish peopleThe Kurdish people, or Kurds , are an Iranian people native to the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region known as Kurdistan, which includes adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey...
- IndiansNon-resident Indian and Person of Indian OriginA Non-Resident Indian is an Indian citizen who has migrated to another country, a person of Indian origin who is born outside India, or a person of Indian origin who resides permanently outside India. Other terms with the same meaning are overseas Indian and expatriate Indian...
- ChileChileChile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
ans (the most numerous of Latin AmericanLatin AmericansLatin Americans are the citizens of the Latin American countries and dependencies. Latin American countries are multi-ethnic, home to people of different ethnic and national backgrounds. As a result, some Latin Americans don't take their nationality as an ethnicity, but identify themselves with...
nationalities) - BosniansBosniansBosnians are people who reside in, or come from, Bosnia and Herzegovina. By the modern state definition a Bosnian can be anyone who holds citizenship of the state. This includes, but is not limited to, members of the constituent ethnic groups of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Bosniaks, Bosnian Serbs and...
(mostly BosniaksBosniaksThe Bosniaks or Bosniacs are a South Slavic ethnic group, living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a smaller minority also present in other lands of the Balkan Peninsula especially in Serbia, Montenegro and Croatia...
and some SerbsSerbsThe Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
) - AlbaniansAlbaniansAlbanians are a nation and ethnic group native to Albania and neighbouring countries. They speak the Albanian language. More than half of all Albanians live in Albania and Kosovo...
- BangladeshiBangladeshBangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
Historic minorities
IndigenousIndigenous peoples
Indigenous peoples are ethnic groups that are defined as indigenous according to one of the various definitions of the term, there is no universally accepted definition but most of which carry connotations of being the "original inhabitants" of a territory....
ethnic minorities in Denmark include a handful of groups:
Germans
Approximately 15,000http://www.nordschleswig.dk/SEEEMS/417.asp persons in DenmarkDenmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
belong to a German minority
North Schleswig Germans
Approximately 15,000 persons in Denmark belong to an ethnic German minority traditionally referred to as hjemmetyskere meaning "domestic Germans" in Danish, and as Nordschleswiger in German. This minority of Germans hold Danish citizenship and self-identify as ethnic Germans. They continue to use...
traditionally referred to as hjemmetyskere meaning "domestic Germans" in Danish
Danish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
, and as Nordschleswiger
North Schleswig Germans
Approximately 15,000 persons in Denmark belong to an ethnic German minority traditionally referred to as hjemmetyskere meaning "domestic Germans" in Danish, and as Nordschleswiger in German. This minority of Germans hold Danish citizenship and self-identify as ethnic Germans. They continue to use...
in German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
. This minority of Germans hold Danish citizenship and self-identify as Germans
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
. Many of them use German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
as their home language
Home language
Following a widely accepted definition by Valdes , a heritage language is a language that is acquired by individuals raised in homes where the dominant language of the region, such as English in the United States, is not spoken or not exclusively spoken...
. There are also several thousand German citizens and other ethnic Germans residing in Denmark with no historical connection to this group.
Faroese and Greenlanders (Inuit)
An estimated 23,000 people http://www.dnag.dk/get.file?ID=2783 in Denmark proper are ethnic FaroeseFaroese people
The Faroese or Faroe Islanders are a Germanic ethnic group native to the Faeroe Islands. The Faroese are of mixed Norse and Gaelic origins.About 21,000 Faroese live in neighbouring countries, particularly in Denmark, Iceland and Norway....
, while 19,000http://www.dnag.dk/get.file?ID=2699 Greenlanders live permanently in Denmark. Many of these use the Faroese
Faroese language
Faroese , is an Insular Nordic language spoken by 48,000 people in the Faroe Islands and about 25,000 Faroese people in Denmark and elsewhere...
and Greenlandic languages, respectively, as their first language.
All residents of Rigsfællesskabet
Rigsfællesskabet
Rigsfællesskabet is a semi-official Danish term for the relations between continental Denmark and its two self-governing insular regions, the Faroe Islands and Greenland, which collectively make up the Kingdom of Denmark.-Legal status:Both the Faroe Islands and Greenland enjoy far-reaching home...
(viz. Denmark proper, the Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...
and Greenland
Greenland
Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for...
) normally hold Danish citizenship, unless they inherit or otherwise receive a foreign citizenship.
Jews
The religiously affiliated Danish Jews number around 7,000http://www.mosaiske.dk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=120&Itemid=113. Secular and unaffiliated ethnic Jews in Denmark number several thousand.Roma (Gypsies)
There are approximately 15,000-20,000 Roma people with historical ties to Denmark, excluding recent immigrants and their immediate descendants.Recent immigrants
Even with increasing immigration to Denmark in recent decades, the Danish population is still more homogeneous than most other western EuropeWestern Europe
Western Europe is a loose term for the collection of countries in the western most region of the European continents, though this definition is context-dependent and carries cultural and political connotations. One definition describes Western Europe as a geographic entity—the region lying in the...
an countries. As of 2009, 526,000 persons (9.5 % of the Danish population) were either themselves immigrants or descendants of recent immigrants. Most of these (54%) have their origins elsewhere in Europe, while the remainder hail largely from Southwest Asia
Southwest Asia
Western Asia, West Asia, Southwest Asia or Southwestern Asia are terms that describe the westernmost portion of Asia. The terms are partly coterminous with the Middle East, which describes a geographical position in relation to Western Europe rather than its location within Asia...
, notably from Turkey
Turks in Denmark
Turks in Denmark or Danish Turks covers people who have immigrated from Turkey to Denmark. However, the term may also refer to Danish-born persons whose parents were born in Turkey or who have a ancestral background from Turkey...
.
Vital statistics since 1900
| Average population (x 1000) | Live births | Deaths | Natural change | Crude birth rate (per 1000) | Crude death rate (per 1000) | Natural change (per 1000) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 2 432 | 72 129 | 40 891 | 31 238 | 29.7 | 16.8 | 12.8 |
| 1901 | 2 463 | 73 219 | 38 786 | 34 425 | 29.7 | 15.7 | 14.0 |
| 1902 | 2 494 | 72 839 | 36 424 | 36 391 | 29.2 | 14.6 | 14.6 |
| 1903 | 2 525 | 72 351 | 36 956 | 35 403 | 28.7 | 14.6 | 14.0 |
| 1904 | 2 546 | 73 692 | 35 903 | 37 788 | 28.9 | 14.1 | 14.8 |
| 1905 | 2 574 | 73 082 | 38 598 | 34 484 | 28.4 | 15.0 | 13.4 |
| 1906 | 2 603 | 74 217 | 35 231 | 38 986 | 28.5 | 13.5 | 15.0 |
| 1907 | 2 635 | 74 324 | 37 275 | 37 049 | 28.2 | 14.1 | 14.1 |
| 1908 | 2 668 | 76 233 | 39 072 | 37 161 | 28.6 | 14.6 | 13.9 |
| 1909 | 2 702 | 76 301 | 35 837 | 40 464 | 28.2 | 13.3 | 15.0 |
| 1910 | 2 737 | 75 299 | 35 184 | 40 013 | 27.5 | 12.9 | 14.6 |
| 1911 | 2 770 | 73 933 | 37 236 | 36 697 | 26.7 | 13.4 | 13.2 |
| 1912 | 2 802 | 74 659 | 36 486 | 38 173 | 26.6 | 13.0 | 13.6 |
| 1913 | 2 833 | 72 475 | 35 364 | 37 111 | 25.6 | 12.5 | 13.1 |
| 1914 | 2 866 | 73 294 | 35 921 | 37 373 | 25.6 | 12.5 | 13.0 |
| 1915 | 2 901 | 70 192 | 37 174 | 33 018 | 24.2 | 12.8 | 11.4 |
| 1916 | 2 936 | 71 559 | 39 265 | 32 294 | 24.4 | 13.4 | 11.0 |
| 1917 | 2 972 | 70 306 | 39 224 | 31 082 | 23.7 | 13.2 | 10.5 |
| 1918 | 3 006 | 72 505 | 39 038 | 33 467 | 24.1 | 13.0 | 11.1 |
| 1919 | 3 041 | 68 722 | 39 590 | 29 132 | 22.6 | 13.0 | 9.6 |
| 1920 | 3 079 | 78 230 | 39 841 | 38 389 | 25.4 | 12.9 | 12.5 |
| 1921 | 3 283 | 78 815 | 36 215 | 42 600 | 24.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 |
| 1922 | 3 318 | 73 899 | 39 452 | 34 435 | 22.3 | 11.9 | 10.4 |
| 1923 | 3 352 | 74 827 | 37 903 | 36 924 | 22.3 | 11.3 | 11.0 |
| 1924 | 3 389 | 73 836 | 38 091 | 35 778 | 21.8 | 11.2 | 10.6 |
| 1925 | 3 425 | 71 897 | 37 083 | 34 814 | 21.0 | 10.8 | 10.2 |
| 1926 | 3 452 | 70 734 | 38 093 | 32 641 | 20.5 | 11.0 | 9.5 |
| 1927 | 3 475 | 68 024 | 40 190 | 27 834 | 19.6 | 11.6 | 8.0 |
| 1928 | 3 497 | 68 516 | 38 484 | 30 032 | 19.6 | 11.0 | 8.6 |
| 1929 | 3 518 | 65 297 | 39 486 | 25 913 | 18.6 | 11.2 | 7.4 |
| 1930 | 3 542 | 66 303 | 38 174 | 28 129 | 18.7 | 10.8 | 7.9 |
| 1931 | 3 569 | 64 266 | 40 578 | 23 688 | 18.0 | 11.4 | 6.6 |
| 1932 | 3 603 | 64 650 | 39 701 | 24 949 | 17.9 | 11.0 | 6.9 |
| 1933 | 3 633 | 62 780 | 38 287 | 24 493 | 17.3 | 10.5 | 6.7 |
| 1934 | 3 666 | 65 116 | 38 050 | 27 066 | 17.8 | 10.4 | 7.4 |
| 1935 | 3 695 | 65 223 | 40 816 | 24 407 | 17.7 | 11.0 | 6.6 |
| 1936 | 3 722 | 66 418 | 40 919 | 25 499 | 17.8 | 11.0 | 6.9 |
| 1937 | 3 749 | 67 440 | 40 442 | 26 998 | 18.0 | 10.8 | 7.2 |
| 1938 | 3 777 | 68 463 | 39 058 | 29 407 | 18.1 | 10.3 | 7.8 |
| 1939 | 3 805 | 67 914 | 38 535 | 29 379 | 17.8 | 10.1 | 7.7 |
| 1940 | 3 832 | 70 121 | 39 730 | 30 391 | 18.3 | 10.4 | 7.9 |
| 1941 | 3 863 | 71 306 | 39 756 | 31 550 | 18.5 | 10.3 | 8.2 |
| 1942 | 3 903 | 79 545 | 37 527 | 42 018 | 20.4 | 9.6 | 10.8 |
| 1943 | 3 949 | 84 319 | 37 982 | 46 337 | 21.4 | 9.6 | 11.7 |
| 1944 | 3 998 | 90 641 | 41 087 | 49 554 | 22.7 | 10.3 | 12.4 |
| 1945 | 4 045 | 95 062 | 42 298 | 52 764 | 23.5 | 10.5 | 13.0 |
| 1946 | 4 101 | 96 111 | 42 013 | 54 098 | 23.4 | 10.2 | 13.2 |
| 1947 | 4 146 | 91 714 | 40 043 | 51 671 | 22.1 | 9.7 | 12.5 |
| 1948 | 4 190 | 84 938 | 35 981 | 48 957 | 20.3 | 8.6 | 11.7 |
| 1949 | 4 230 | 79 919 | 37 793 | 42 126 | 18.9 | 8.9 | 10.0 |
| 1950 | 4 271 | 79 558 | 39 300 | 40 258 | 18.6 | 9.2 | 9.4 |
| 1951 | 4 304 | 76 559 | 37 960 | 38 599 | 17.8 | 8.8 | 9.0 |
| 1952 | 4 334 | 76 943 | 39 173 | 37 770 | 17.8 | 9.0 | 8.7 |
| 1953 | 4 369 | 78 261 | 39 350 | 38 911 | 17.9 | 9.0 | 8.9 |
| 1954 | 4 406 | 76 365 | 39 885 | 36 480 | 17.3 | 9.1 | 8.3 |
| 1955 | 4 439 | 76 845 | 38 789 | 38 056 | 17.3 | 8.7 | 8.6 |
| 1956 | 4 466 | 76 725 | 39 588 | 37 137 | 17.2 | 8.9 | 8.3 |
| 1957 | 4 488 | 75 264 | 41 730 | 33 534 | 16.8 | 9.3 | 7.5 |
| 1958 | 4 515 | 74 681 | 41 560 | 33 121 | 16.5 | 9.2 | 7.3 |
| 1959 | 4 547 | 73 928 | 42 159 | 31 769 | 16.3 | 9.3 | 7.0 |
| 1960 | 4 581 | 76 077 | 43 681 | 32 396 | 16.6 | 9.5 | 7.1 |
| 1961 | 4 610 | 76 439 | 43 310 | 33 129 | 16.6 | 9.4 | 7.2 |
| 1962 | 4 647 | 77 808 | 45 334 | 32 474 | 16.7 | 9.8 | 7.0 |
| 1963 | 4 684 | 82 413 | 45 773 | 36 640 | 17.6 | 9.8 | 7.8 |
| 1964 | 4 720 | 83 356 | 46 811 | 36 545 | 17.7 | 9.9 | 7.7 |
| 1965 | 4 758 | 85 796 | 47 884 | 37 912 | 18.0 | 10.1 | 8.0 |
| 1966 | 4 795 | 88 332 | 49 344 | 38 988 | 18.4 | 10.3 | 8.1 |
| 1967 | 4 836 | 81 410 | 47 836 | 33 574 | 16.8 | 9.9 | 6.9 |
| 1968 | 4 865 | 74 543 | 47 290 | 27 253 | 15.3 | 9.7 | 5.6 |
| 1969 | 4 891 | 71 298 | 47 943 | 23 355 | 14.6 | 9.8 | 4.8 |
| 1970 | 4 951 | 70 802 | 48 233 | 22 569 | 14.3 | 9.7 | 4.6 |
| 1971 | 4 963 | 75 359 | 48 858 | 26 501 | 15.2 | 9.8 | 5.3 |
| 1972 | 4 992 | 75 505 | 50 445 | 25 060 | 15.1 | 10.1 | 5.0 |
| 1973 | 5 022 | 71 895 | 50 526 | 21 369 | 14.3 | 10.1 | 4.3 |
| 1974 | 5 045 | 71 327 | 51 637 | 19 690 | 14.1 | 10.2 | 3.9 |
| 1975 | 5 060 | 72 071 | 50 895 | 21 176 | 14.2 | 10.1 | 4.2 |
| 1976 | 5 073 | 65 267 | 54 001 | 11 266 | 12.9 | 10.6 | 2.2 |
| 1977 | 5 088 | 61 878 | 50 485 | 11 393 | 12.2 | 9.9 | 2.2 |
| 1978 | 5 104 | 62 036 | 52 864 | 9 172 | 12.2 | 10.4 | 1.8 |
| 1979 | 5 117 | 59 464 | 54 654 | 4 810 | 11.6 | 10.7 | 0.9 |
| 1980 | 5 123 | 57 293 | 55 939 | 1 354 | 11.2 | 10.9 | 0.3 |
| 1981 | 5 122 | 53 089 | 56 359 | -3 270 | 10.4 | 11.0 | -0.6 |
| 1982 | 5 118 | 52 658 | 55 368 | -2 710 | 10.3 | 10.8 | -0.5 |
| 1983 | 5 114 | 50 822 | 57 156 | -6 334 | 9.9 | 11.2 | -1.2 |
| 1984 | 5 112 | 51 800 | 57 109 | -5 309 | 10.1 | 11.2 | -1.0 |
| 1985 | 5 114 | 53 749 | 58 378 | -4 629 | 10.5 | 11.4 | -0.9 |
| 1986 | 5 121 | 55 312 | 58 100 | -2 788 | 10.8 | 11.3 | -0.5 |
| 1987 | 5 127 | 56 221 | 58 136 | -1 915 | 11.0 | 11.3 | -0.4 |
| 1988 | 5 130 | 58 844 | 58 984 | - 127 | 11.5 | 11.5 | -0.0 |
| 1989 | 5 133 | 61 351 | 59 397 | 2 047 | 12.0 | 11.6 | 0.4 |
| 1990 | 5 140 | 63 433 | 60 926 | 2 545 | 12.3 | 11.9 | 0.5 |
| 1991 | 5 154 | 64 358 | 59 581 | 4 777 | 12.5 | 11.6 | 0.9 |
| 1992 | 5 170 | 67 726 | 60 821 | 6 905 | 13.1 | 11.8 | 1.3 |
| 1993 | 5 189 | 67 369 | 62 809 | 4 560 | 13.0 | 12.1 | 0.9 |
| 1994 | 5 205 | 69 666 | 61 099 | 8 567 | 13.4 | 11.7 | 1.6 |
| 1995 | 5 228 | 69 771 | 63 127 | 6 644 | 13.3 | 12.1 | 1.3 |
| 1996 | 5 262 | 67 638 | 61 043 | 6 595 | 12.9 | 11.6 | 1.3 |
| 1997 | 5 284 | 67 648 | 59 898 | 7 750 | 12.8 | 11.3 | 1.5 |
| 1998 | 5 301 | 66 174 | 58 453 | 7 721 | 12.5 | 11.0 | 1.5 |
| 1999 | 5 322 | 66 220 | 59 179 | 7 041 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 1.3 |
| 2000 | 5 340 | 67 084 | 57 998 | 9 086 | 12.6 | 10.9 | 1.7 |
| 2001 | 5 359 | 65 458 | 58 355 | 7 103 | 12.2 | 10.9 | 1.3 |
| 2002 | 5 375 | 64 075 | 58 610 | 5 465 | 11.9 | 10.9 | 1.0 |
| 2003 | 5 391 | 64 599 | 57 574 | 7 025 | 12.0 | 10.7 | 1.3 |
| 2004 | 5 405 | 64 609 | 55 086 | 9 523 | 12.0 | 10.2 | 1.8 |
| 2005 | 5 419 | 64 282 | 54 962 | 9 320 | 11.9 | 10.1 | 1.7 |
| 2006 | 5 437 | 64 984 | 55 477 | 9 507 | 12.0 | 10.2 | 1.7 |
| 2007 | 5 461 | 64 082 | 55 604 | 8 478 | 11.7 | 10.2 | 1.6 |
| 2008 | 5 494 | 65 038 | 54 591 | 10 447 | 11.8 | 9.9 | 1.9 |
| 2009 | 5 523 | 62 818 | 54 872 | 7 946 | 11.4 | 9.9 | 1.4 |
| 2010 (preliminary) | 5 548 | 63 411 | 54 368 | 9 043 | 11.4 | 9.8 | 1.6 |
Religion
The Evangelical Lutheran church (Den danske folkekirke) is state-supported and, according to statistics from January 2006, accounts for about 80% of Denmark's religious affiliation. Denmark has had religious freedom guaranteed since 1849 by the Constitution, and numerous other religions are officially recognised, including several Christian denominations, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu and other congregations as well as AsatruÁsatrú
is a form of Germanic neopaganism which developed in the United States from the 1970s....
, a revival of Scandinavian pagan tradition. The Department of Ecclesiastical Affairs recognizes roughly a hundred religious congregations for tax and legal purposes such as conducting wedding ceremonies. For historical reasons, there is a formal distinction between 'approved' (godkendte) and 'recognised' (anerkendte) congregations of faith. 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.
Population
Denmark's population from 1769 to 2007.| Year | Population | Year | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1769 | 797,584 | 1976 | 5,065,313 |
| 1787 | 841,806 | 1977 | 5,079,879 |
| 1801 | 929,001 | 1978 | 5,096,959 |
| 1834 | 1,230,964 | 1979 | 5,111,537 |
| 1840 | 1,289,075 | 1980 | 5,122,065 |
| 1845 | 1,356,877 | 1981 | 5,123,989 |
| 1850 | 1,414,648 | 1982 | 5,119,155 |
| 1855 | 1,507,222 | 1983 | 5,116,464 |
| 1860 | 1,608,362 | 1984 | 5,112,130 |
| 1870 | 1,784,741 | 1985 | 5,111,108 |
| 1880 | 1,969,039 | 1986 | 5,116,273 |
| 1890 | 2,172,380 | 1987 | 5,124,794 |
| 1901 | 2,449,540 | 1988 | 5,129,254 |
| 1906 | 2,588,919 | 1989 | 5,129,778 |
| 1911 | 2,757,076 | 1990 | 5,135,409 |
| 1916 | 2,921,362 | 1991 | 5,146,469 |
| 1921 | 3,267,831 | 1992 | 5,162,126 |
| 1925 | 3,434,555 | 1993 | 5,180,614 |
| 1930 | 3,550,656 | 1994 | 5,196,642 |
| 1935 | 3,706,349 | 1995 | 5,215,718 |
| 1940 | 3,844,312 | 1996 | 5,251,027 |
| 1945 | 4,045,232 | 1997 | 5,275,121 |
| 1950 | 4,281,275 | 1998 | 5,294,860 |
| 1955 | 4,448,401 | 1999 | 5,313,577 |
| 1960 | 4,585,256 | 2000 | 5,330,020 |
| 1965 | 4,767,597 | 2001 | 5,349,212 |
| 1970 | 4,937,579 | 2002 | 5,368,354 |
| 1971 | 4,950,598 | 2003 | 5,383,507 |
| 1972 | 4,975,653 | 2004 | 5,397,640 |
| 1973 | 5,007,538 | 2005 | 5,411,405 |
| 1974 | 5,036,184 | 2006 | 5,427,459 |
| 1975 | 5,054,410 | 2007 | 5,447,084 |
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, "Folketal efter hovedlandsdele (summariske tal fra folketællinger)" (table FT) http://www.statistikbanken.dk/statbank5a/default.asp?w=1024
CIA World Factbook demographic statistics
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.Population:
- 5,500,510 (July 2009 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 109
Age structure:
- 0-14 years: 18.1% (male 511,882/female 485,782)
- 15-64 years: 65.8% (male 1,817,800/female 1,798,964)
- 65 years and over: 16.1% (male 387,142/female 498,940) (2009 est.)
Median age:
- total: 40.5 years
- male: 39.6 years
- female: 41.3 years (2009 est.)
Population growth rate:
- 0.28% (2009 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 175
Net migration rate:
- 2.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 32
Urbanization:
- urban population: 87% of total population (2008)
- rate of urbanization: 0.5% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
Sex ratio:
- at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
- under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
- 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
- 65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female
- total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
- total: 4.34 deaths/1,000 live births
- country comparison to the world: 203
- male: 4.39 deaths/1,000 live births
- female: 4.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
- total population: 78.3 years
- country comparison to the world: 45
- male: 75.96 years
- female: 80.78 years (2009 est.)
Total fertility rate:
- 1.88 children born/woman (2010 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 166
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
- 0.2% (2007 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 104
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
- 4,800 (2007 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 124
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
- fewer than 100 (2003 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 129
Nationality:
- noun: Dane(s)
- adjective: Danish
Ethnic groups:
- Scandinavian
- Inuit
- Faroese
- German
- Turkish
- Iranian
- Somali
Religions:
- Evangelical Lutheran 95%
- Other Christian (includes Protestant and Roman Catholic) 3%
- Muslim 2%
Languages:
- Danish
- Faroese
- Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect)
- German (small minority)
Literacy:
- definition: age 15 and over can read and write
- total population: 99%
- male: 99%
- female: 99% (2003 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
- total: 17 years
- male: 16 years
- female: 17 years (2006)
Education expenditures:
- 8.3% of GDP (2005)
- country comparison to the world: 12