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Europe > Denmark > People

DANISH PEOPLE STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Age at first marriage for men 32.5 years [2nd of 19]
Age at first marriage for women 30.1 years [2nd of 19]
Age dependency ratio > dependents to working-age population 0.51 Time series [119th of 185]
Age structure > 0-14 years 18.7 % [181st of 225]
Age structure > 0-14 years 18.8 [182nd of 226]
Age structure > 0-14 years > Females 490,532 Time series [117th of 225]
Age structure > 0-14 years > From total 18.4% Time series [174th of 227]
Age structure > 0-14 years > Males 516,735 Time series [117th of 225]
Age structure > 15-64 years 66.1 [94th of 226]
Age structure > 15-64 years 66.1 % [95th of 225]
Age structure > 15-64 years > Females 1,796,753 Time series [108th of 225]
Age structure > 15-64 years > From total 65.9% Time series [103rd of 227]
Age structure > 15-64 years > Males 1,818,681 Time series [107th of 225]
Age structure > 65 years and over 15.2 % [30th of 225]
Age structure > 65 years and over > Females 487,634 Time series [63rd of 225]
Age structure > 65 years and over > From total 15.7% Time series [29th of 227]
Age structure > 65 years and over > Males 374,388 Time series [67th of 225]
Average size of households 2.2 [16th of 17]
Birth rate 10.71 births/1,000 population Time series [181st of 226]
Chinese population 6,000 [60th of 127]
    Chinese population (per capita) 110.457 per 100,000 people [53rd of 126]
Couples with children 50% [17th of 23]
Death rate 10.25 deaths/1,000 population Time series [63rd of 226]
Disabled persons earning capacity 88% [8th of 14]
Disabled persons employment 61% [7th of 15]
Disbility benefit recipients 7.7% [4th of 14]
Divorce rate 2.81 per 1,000 people [5th of 34]
Divorces per 100 marriages 37.5 divorces per 100 marriag [12th of 20]
Education expenditures 8.3 % of GDP Time series [2nd of 55]
Elderly living in institution 7% [8th of 16]
Elderly living with children 4% [12th of 12]
Ethnic groups
Scandinavian, Inuit, Faroese, German, Turkish, Iranian, Somali
Female population > Age 10-14 173,838 [117th of 224]
Female population > Age 10-14 > % of the total 3.19 [178th of 224]
Female population > Age 100-104 716 [26th of 49]
Female population > Age 100-104 > % of the total 0.01 [16th of 49]
Female population > Age 15-19 156,546 [126th of 224]
Female population > Age 15-19 > % of the total 2.87 [212nd of 224]
Female population > Age 20-24 144,492 [129th of 224]
Female population > Age 20-24 > % of the total 2.65 [219th of 224]
Female population > Age 25-29 163,255 [118th of 224]
Female population > Age 25-29 > % of the total 3 [209th of 224]
Female population > Age 30-34 190,961 [110th of 224]
Female population > Age 30-34 > % of the total 3.5 [114th of 224]
Female population > Age 35-39 198,177 [101st of 224]
Female population > Age 35-39 > % of the total 3.64 [71st of 224]
Female population > Age 40-44 206,935 [89th of 224]
Female population > Age 40-44 > % of the total 3.8 [55th of 224]
Female population > Age 45-49 184,934 [92nd of 224]
Female population > Age 45-49 > % of the total 3.39 [71st of 224]
Female population > Age 50-54 179,294 [85th of 224]
Female population > Age 50-54 > % of the total 3.29 [45th of 224]
Female population > Age 55-59 186,209 [77th of 224]
Female population > Age 55-59 > % of the total 3.42 [17th of 224]
Female population > Age 60-64 176,603 [68th of 224]
Female population > Age 60-64 > % of the total 3.24 [5th of 224]
Female population > Age 65-69 129,341 [71st of 224]
Female population > Age 65-69 > % of the total 2.37 [32nd of 224]
Female population > Age 70-74 105,173 [71st of 224]
Female population > Age 70-74 > % of the total 1.93 [40th of 224]
Female population > Age 75-79 89,145 [67th of 224]
Female population > Age 75-79 > % of the total 1.64 [40th of 224]
Female population > Age 80-84 73,887 [64th of 224]
Female population > Age 80-84 > % of the total 1.36 [51st of 224]
Female population > Age 85-89 47,207 [28th of 66]
Female population > Age 85-89 > % of the total 0.87 [19th of 66]
Female population > Age 90-94 21,233 [25th of 49]
Female population > Age 90-94 > % of the total 0.39 [11th of 49]
Female population > Age 95-99 5,703 [26th of 49]
Female population > Age 95-99 > % of the total 0.1 [16th of 49]
Gender development 0.924 [13th of 141]
Gender development index 0.941 [3rd of 17]
Gender empowerment 0.821 [4th of 65]
Gender empowerment measure 0.821 [3rd of 17]
Greek diaspora > Number of Greeks in all countries > Capital Copenhagen
Greek diaspora > Number of Greeks in all countries > Number of ethnic Greeks
500 (est.) – 1,000 (est.) (Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: )
Home ownership 53% [12th of 14]
Households with more than 5 people 5% [16th of 16]
Jewish population > By country > Jews > % Jewish 0.13 % [28th of 97]
Jewish population > By country > Jews > Estimated number of Jews 7,062 [38th of 102]
Jewish population > Largest Jewish populations > Top 50 countries by Jewish population > Jews 7,062 [37th of 50]
Lone parent families 6% [16th of 23]
Male population > Age 10-14 183,511 [116th of 224]
Male population > Age 10-14 > % of the total 3.37 [179th of 224]
Male population > Age 100-104 139 [29th of 49]
Male population > Age 100-104 > % of the total 0 [18th of 49]
Male population > Age 15-19 165,297 [123rd of 224]
Male population > Age 15-19 > % of the total 3.03 [208th of 224]
Male population > Age 20-24 146,470 [127th of 224]
Male population > Age 20-24 > % of the total 2.69 [217th of 224]
Male population > Age 25-29 164,364 [121st of 224]
Male population > Age 25-29 > % of the total 3.02 [213rd of 224]
Male population > Age 30-34 192,722 [111st of 224]
Male population > Age 30-34 > % of the total 3.54 [118th of 224]
Male population > Age 35-39 201,244 [102nd of 224]
Male population > Age 35-39 > % of the total 3.69 [75th of 224]
Male population > Age 40-44 213,059 [87th of 224]
Male population > Age 40-44 > % of the total 3.91 [48th of 224]
Male population > Age 45-49 189,117 [87th of 224]
Male population > Age 45-49 > % of the total 3.47 [63rd of 224]
Male population > Age 50-54 181,616 [81st of 224]
Male population > Age 50-54 > % of the total 3.33 [42nd of 224]
Male population > Age 55-59 186,299 [74th of 224]
Male population > Age 55-59 > % of the total 3.42 [14th of 224]
Male population > Age 60-64 175,052 [62nd of 224]
Male population > Age 60-64 > % of the total 3.21 [2nd of 224]
Male population > Age 65-69 121,642 [68th of 224]
Male population > Age 65-69 > % of the total 2.23 [15th of 224]
Male population > Age 70-74 90,119 [69th of 224]
Male population > Age 70-74 > % of the total 1.65 [29th of 224]
Male population > Age 75-79 67,868 [67th of 224]
Male population > Age 75-79 > % of the total 1.25 [29th of 224]
Male population > Age 80-84 44,704 [70th of 224]
Male population > Age 80-84 > % of the total 0.82 [33rd of 224]
Male population > Age 85-89 22,356 [28th of 66]
Male population > Age 85-89 > % of the total 0.41 [18th of 66]
Male population > Age 90-94 7,362 [26th of 49]
Male population > Age 90-94 > % of the total 0.14 [10th of 49]
Male population > Age 95-99 1,466 [28th of 49]
Male population > Age 95-99 > % of the total 0.03 [9th of 49]
Marriage rate 6.1 [19th of 27]
Median age > Female 41.2 years Time series [31st of 224]
Median age > Male 39.4 years Time series [19th of 224]
Median age > Total 40.3 years Time series [22nd of 224]
Nationality > Adjective Danish Time series
Nationality > Noun Dane(s) Time series
Nobel prize laureates 13 [9th of 44]
    Nobel prize laureates (per capita) 2.39323 per 1 million people [4th of 44]
Oldest people > By nation of death or current residence > Age 111 yr 114 d
Oldest people > By nation of death or current residence > Born 26 November 1884
Oldest people > By nation of death or current residence > Died 19 March 1996
Oldest people > By nation of death or current residence > Name Anne Matthiesen
Oldest people > By nation of death or current residence > Sex F
One person households 17 [8th of 22]
Percentage living in rural areas. 15% [164th of 193]
Percentage living in urban areas 85% [37th of 199]
Population 5,484,723 Time series [110th of 242]
Population > CIA Factbook 5,484,723 Time series [110th of 240]
Population ages 0-14 > % of total 18.81 % Time series [147th of 185]
Population ages 15-64 > % of total 66.17 % Time series [64th of 185]
Population ages 65 and above > % of total 15.02 % Time series [22nd of 185]
Population growth > annual % 0.27 annual % Time series [164th of 195]
Population growth rate 0.295% Time series [175th of 235]
Population in 2015 5,560 [111st of 225]
Population in largest city 1,088,214 Time series [103rd of 118]
    Population in largest city (per capita) 0.201 per capita Time series [36th of 118]
Population in the largest city > % of urban population 23.47 % Time series [74th of 118]
Population in urban agglomerations > more than 1 million 1,088,214 Time series [103rd of 106]
    Population in urban agglomerations > more than 1 million (per capita) 0.201 per capita Time series [51st of 106]
Population, female > % of total 50.5 % Time series [85th of 190]
Projected population growth 16.5% [99th of 141]
Righteous Among the Nations > Count 21 [25th of 43]
Rights of the Child Convention > Ratification Dates 19 Jul 1991
Rights of the Child Convention > Signatories 26 Jan 1990
Rural population 779,900.8 Time series [134th of 193]
    Rural population (per capita) 0.144 per capita Time series [170th of 194]
Rural population growth > annual % -0.42 annual % Time series [147th of 193]
Sex ratio > 15-64 years 1.02 [84th of 223]
Sex ratio > 15-64 years 1.01 male(s)/female Time series [100th of 224]
Sex ratio > 65 years and over 0.77 male(s)/female Time series [121st of 223]
Sex ratio > At birth 1.06 male(s)/female Time series [64th of 223]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > 15–65 1.02 [72nd of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > at birth 1.06 [35th of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > over 65 0.75 [123rd of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > total 0.98 [123rd of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > under 15 1.05 [78th of 215]
Sex ratio > Total population 0.98 male(s)/female Time series [139th of 224]
Sex ratio > Under 15 years 1.05 male(s)/female Time series [91st of 224]
Size of houses 29% [14th of 18]
Teenage birth rate 8.1 [21st of 28]
Total fertility rate 1.74 children born/woman Time series [163rd of 225]
Total Population 5,450,661 [109th of 227]
Total population > Age 10-14 357,349 [117th of 224]
Total population > Age 10-14 > % of the total 6.56 [178th of 224]
Total population > Age 100-104 855 [27th of 49]
Total population > Age 100-104 > % of the total 0.02 [8th of 49]
Total population > Age 15-19 321,843 [125th of 224]
Total population > Age 15-19 > % of the total 5.9 [210th of 224]
Total population > Age 20-24 290,962 [127th of 224]
Total population > Age 20-24 > % of the total 5.34 [218th of 224]
Total population > Age 25-29 327,619 [120th of 224]
Total population > Age 25-29 > % of the total 6.01 [211st of 224]
Total population > Age 30-34 383,683 [110th of 224]
Total population > Age 30-34 > % of the total 7.04 [117th of 224]
Total population > Age 35-39 399,421 [101st of 224]
Total population > Age 35-39 > % of the total 7.33 [76th of 224]
Total population > Age 40-44 419,994 [90th of 224]
Total population > Age 40-44 > % of the total 7.71 [46th of 224]
Total population > Age 45-49 374,051 [89th of 224]
Total population > Age 45-49 > % of the total 6.86 [66th of 224]
Total population > Age 50-54 360,910 [82nd of 224]
Total population > Age 50-54 > % of the total 6.62 [47th of 224]
Total population > Age 55-59 372,508 [76th of 224]
Total population > Age 55-59 > % of the total 6.83 [13th of 224]
Total population > Age 60-64 351,655 [65th of 224]
Total population > Age 60-64 > % of the total 6.45 [3rd of 224]
Total population > Age 65-69 250,983 [69th of 224]
Total population > Age 65-69 > % of the total 4.6 [28th of 224]
Total population > Age 70-74 195,292 [70th of 224]
Total population > Age 70-74 > % of the total 3.58 [37th of 224]
Total population > Age 75-79 157,013 [66th of 224]
Total population > Age 75-79 > % of the total 2.88 [38th of 224]
Total population > Age 80-84 118,591 [65th of 224]
Total population > Age 80-84 > % of the total 2.18 [41st of 224]
Total population > Age 85-89 69,563 [29th of 66]
Total population > Age 85-89 > % of the total 1.28 [16th of 66]
Total population > Age 90-94 28,595 [25th of 49]
Total population > Age 90-94 > % of the total 0.52 [11th of 49]
Total population > Age 95-99 7,169 [27th of 49]
Total population > Age 95-99 > % of the total 0.13 [14th of 49]
Total Population > Female 2,756,508 [110th of 227]
Total Population > Male 2,694,153 [109th of 227]
Urban population 4,636,077 Time series [80th of 195]
    Urban population (per capita) 0.856 per capita Time series [25th of 196]
Urban population growth > annual % 0.39 annual % Time series [166th of 195]
Urbanization 85 [33rd of 204]
Urbanization in 1975 81.8% [13th of 164]
Urbanization in 2015 85.7% [28th of 164]
Women > Contraceptive prevalence % 78 [12th of 170]
Women > Life expectancy females as a % of males 107 [92nd of 173]
Women > Maternal mortality ratio > reported 10 [129th of 154]
Women > Maternal mortality ratio adjusted 5 [163rd of 166]
Women > Skilled attendant at delivery % 100 [34th of 172]

SOURCES: 1980 figures and 1999 figures for EU countries are from European Social Statistics Demography 2001. Australian figures are from ABS, Year Book Australia 2003 - Population. Marriages and Divorces and the latest figure is for 2001. Figures for other European and North American countries come from UN Economic Commission for Europe, Trends in Europe and North America 2001 (UN, NY, 2001). New Zealand figures from Maureen Baker, Families, Labour and Love (Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2001). Japanese figures from Japan Almanac 1998 (Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo). Figures for other countries from UN Statistics Division, The World's Women 2000: Trends and Statistics. Spanish Statistical Institute; World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Economic Commission for Europe Statistical Division, Trends in Europe and North America 2001 (UN Economic Commission for Europe, NY, 2001), p. 74; University Libraries, Ohio University; OECD; Annex to GECD Society at a Glance 2002. , Table SS5.1; Annex to GECD Society at a Glance 2002. , Table EQ6; divorcereform.org2004; OECD; Annex to GECD Society at a Glance 2002., Statistical Annex Table C6; Richard Disney and Edward Whitehouse, 'The Economic Well-Being of Older People in International Perspective: A Critical Review' (LIS Working Paper 306, June 2002), p. 7; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, International Programs Center ; Human Development Reports, United Nations 2002; UNDP, Human Development Report 2002 (Oxford University Press, NY, 2002); UNDP, Human Development Report 2002 (Oxford University Press, NY, 2002); see p. 35; Wikipedia: Greek diaspora ; Economist, 30 March 2002, and Euromonitor; Wikipedia: Jewish population ; United Nations, Monthly Bulletin of Statistics, April 2001; The Nobel Foundation; Wikipedia: Oldest people ; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2003 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights. Estimates and projections of urban and rural populations are made by the Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat and published every two years. These estimates and projections are based on national census or survey data that have been evaluated and, whenever necessary, adjusted for deficiencies and inconsistencies; World Development Indicators database and CIA World Factbook; Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision and World Urbanization Prospects: http://esa.un.org/unpp; Population Reference Bureau, 2001 World Population Data Sheet, Washington, DC: PRB, 2001. via ciesin.org; Wikipedia: Righteous Among the Nations ; The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights; The Office of the High Commissioner for Human RIghts; Wikipedia: Sex ratio ; Figures are all from the market analysts Euromonitor. See also Japan Almanac 1998 (Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo, 1998; UNICEF; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, International Programs Center Spanish Statistical Institute; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights (ESA/P/WP.173, 20 March 2002); UN (United Nations). 2002. World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York; UNICEF

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