Demographics of Denmark
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.
National demographics
Since 1980, the number of Danes has remained constant at around 5 million in Denmark and nearly all the population growth from 5.1 up to the 2018 total of 5.8 million was due to immigration.[1]
According to 2017 figures from Statistics Denmark, 86.9%[2][3] of Denmark’s population of over 5,760,694 was of Danish descent, defined as having at least one parent who was born in Denmark and has Danish citizenship.[4][2] The remaining 13.1% were of a foreign background, defined as immigrants or descendants of recent immigrants. With the same definition, the most common countries of origin were Poland, Turkey, Germany, Iraq, Romania, Syria, Somalia, Iran, Afghanistan, and Yugoslavia and its successor states. More than 752 618 individuals (13.1%)[2][3] are migrants and their descendants (146 798 second generation migrants born in Denmark[3]).
Of these 752 618[2] immigrants and their descendants:
- 267 606 (36%)[3] have a Western background (Norway, Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina, UK, Poland and Iceland; definition: EU countries, non-EU Nordic countries, Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican State, Canada, USA, Australia and New Zealand.).
- 485 012 (64%)[3] have a non-Western background (Turkey, Iraq, Romani, Somalia, Pakistan, Iran and Thailand; all other countries
Historical population | ||
---|---|---|
Year | Pop. | ±% |
1870 | 1,784,741 | — |
1880 | 1,969,039 | +10.3% |
1890 | 2,172,380 | +10.3% |
1901 | 2,449,540 | +12.8% |
1911 | 2,747,076 | +12.1% |
1921 | 3,267,831 | +19.0% |
1930 | 3,550,656 | +8.7% |
1940 | 3,844,312 | +8.3% |
1950 | 4,281,275 | +11.4% |
1960 | 4,585,256 | +7.1% |
1970 | 4,937,579 | +7.7% |
1980 | 5,122,065 | +3.7% |
1990 | 5,135,409 | +0.3% |
2000 | 5,330,020 | +3.8% |
2011 | 5,560,628 | +4.3% |
2018 | 5,781,190 | +4.0% |
Source: Statistics Denmark |
Ethnic groups
Non-Scandinavian ethnic minorities include:
- Inuit (Greenlandic) from the territory of Greenland
- Turks
- Arabs (i.e. Palestinians, followed by Moroccans, Syrians, Yemenis, Egyptians, Iraqis and Jordanians)
- Vietnamese
- Thai
- Lebanese
- Jews
- Chinese
- Pakistanis
- Iranians
- Somalis
- Ethiopians
- Sudanese
- Kurds
- Indians
- Chileans (the most numerous of Latin American nationalities)
- Bosniaks
- Poles
- Albanians
- Bangladeshis
Historic minorities
Ethnic minorities in Denmark include a handful of groups:
- Approximately 15,000 people[5] in Denmark 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 speak German or Low 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.
- An estimated 23,000 people[6] in Denmark proper are ethnic Faroese, while 19,000 Greenlandic people reside permanently in Denmark.[7] Many of these use the Faroese and Greenlandic languages, respectively, as their first language. All residents of the Danish Realm (viz. Denmark proper, the Faroe Islands and Greenland) normally hold Danish citizenship, unless they inherit or otherwise receive a foreign citizenship.
- The religiously affiliated Danish Jews number around 7,000.[8] Secular Jews and unaffiliated ethnic Jews in Denmark number several thousand.
- There are approximately 15,000-20,000 Romani people with historical ties to Denmark, excluding recent immigrants and their immediate descendants.
Vital statistics since 1900
Data according to Statistics Denmark, which collects the official statistics for Denmark.[9]
Average pop. (x 1000) | Live births | Deaths | Nat. change | Crude birth rate (per 1000) | Crude death rate (per 1000) | Nat. change (per 1000) | Total fertil. rate | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1900 | 2 432 | 72 129 | 40 891 | 31 238 | 29.7 | 16.8 | 12.8 | 4,16 |
1901 | 2 463 | 73 219 | 38 786 | 34 425 | 29.7 | 15.7 | 14.0 | 4,14 |
1902 | 2 494 | 72 839 | 36 424 | 36 391 | 29.2 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 4,05 |
1903 | 2 525 | 72 351 | 36 956 | 35 403 | 28.7 | 14.6 | 14.0 | 3,96 |
1904 | 2 546 | 73 692 | 35 903 | 37 788 | 28.9 | 14.1 | 14.8 | 3,97 |
1905 | 2 574 | 73 082 | 38 598 | 34 484 | 28.4 | 15.0 | 13.4 | 3,87 |
1906 | 2 603 | 74 217 | 35 231 | 38 986 | 28.5 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 3,87 |
1907 | 2 635 | 74 324 | 37 275 | 37 049 | 28.2 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 3,81 |
1908 | 2 668 | 76 233 | 39 072 | 37 161 | 28.6 | 14.6 | 13.9 | 3,83 |
1909 | 2 702 | 76 301 | 35 837 | 40 464 | 28.2 | 13.3 | 15.0 | 3,78 |
1910 | 2 737 | 75 299 | 35 184 | 40 013 | 27.5 | 12.9 | 14.6 | 3,67 |
1911 | 2 770 | 73 933 | 37 236 | 36 697 | 26.7 | 13.4 | 13.2 | 3,60 |
1912 | 2 802 | 74 659 | 36 486 | 38 173 | 26.6 | 13.0 | 13.6 | 3,58 |
1913 | 2 833 | 72 475 | 35 364 | 37 111 | 25.6 | 12.5 | 13.1 | 3,43 |
1914 | 2 866 | 73 294 | 35 921 | 37 373 | 25.6 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 3,42 |
1915 | 2 901 | 70 192 | 37 174 | 33 018 | 24.2 | 12.8 | 11.4 | 3,23 |
1916 | 2 936 | 71 559 | 39 265 | 32 294 | 24.4 | 13.4 | 11.0 | 3,23 |
1917 | 2 972 | 70 306 | 39 224 | 31 082 | 23.7 | 13.2 | 10.5 | 3,11 |
1918 | 3 006 | 72 505 | 39 038 | 33 467 | 24.1 | 13.0 | 11.1 | 3,16 |
1919 | 3 041 | 68 722 | 39 590 | 29 132 | 22.6 | 13.0 | 9.6 | 2,96 |
1920 | 3 079 | 78 230 | 39 841 | 38 389 | 25.4 | 12.9 | 12.5 | 3,29 |
1921 | 3 283 | 78 815 | 36 215 | 42 600 | 24.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 3,11 |
1922 | 3 318 | 73 899 | 39 452 | 34 435 | 22.3 | 11.9 | 10.4 | 2,87 |
1923 | 3 352 | 74 827 | 37 903 | 36 924 | 22.3 | 11.3 | 11.0 | 2,85 |
1924 | 3 389 | 73 836 | 38 091 | 35 778 | 21.8 | 11.2 | 10.6 | 2,78 |
1925 | 3 425 | 71 897 | 37 083 | 34 814 | 21.0 | 10.8 | 10.2 | 2,66 |
1926 | 3 452 | 70 734 | 38 093 | 32 641 | 20.5 | 11.0 | 9.5 | 2,58 |
1927 | 3 475 | 68 024 | 40 190 | 27 834 | 19.6 | 11.6 | 8.0 | 2,44 |
1928 | 3 497 | 68 516 | 38 484 | 30 032 | 19.6 | 11.0 | 8.6 | 2,43 |
1929 | 3 518 | 65 297 | 39 486 | 25 913 | 18.6 | 11.2 | 7.4 | 2,30 |
1930 | 3 542 | 66 303 | 38 174 | 28 129 | 18.7 | 10.8 | 7.9 | 2,29 |
1931 | 3 569 | 64 266 | 40 578 | 23 688 | 18.0 | 11.4 | 6.6 | 2,20 |
1932 | 3 603 | 64 650 | 39 701 | 24 949 | 17.9 | 11.0 | 6.9 | 2,17 |
1933 | 3 633 | 62 780 | 38 287 | 24 493 | 17.3 | 10.5 | 6.7 | 2,10 |
1934 | 3 666 | 65 116 | 38 050 | 27 066 | 17.8 | 10.4 | 7.4 | 2,15 |
1935 | 3 695 | 65 223 | 40 816 | 24 407 | 17.7 | 11.0 | 6.6 | 2,12 |
1936 | 3 722 | 66 418 | 40 919 | 25 499 | 17.8 | 11.0 | 6.9 | 2,14 |
1937 | 3 749 | 67 440 | 40 442 | 26 998 | 18.0 | 10.8 | 7.2 | 2,16 |
1938 | 3 777 | 68 463 | 39 058 | 29 407 | 18.1 | 10.3 | 7.8 | 2,18 |
1939 | 3 805 | 67 914 | 38 535 | 29 379 | 17.8 | 10.1 | 7.7 | 2,16 |
1940 | 3 832 | 70 121 | 39 730 | 30 391 | 18.3 | 10.4 | 7.9 | 2,22 |
1941 | 3 863 | 71 306 | 39 756 | 31 550 | 18.5 | 10.3 | 8.2 | 2,24 |
1942 | 3 903 | 79 545 | 37 527 | 42 018 | 20.4 | 9.6 | 10.8 | 2,50 |
1943 | 3 949 | 84 319 | 37 982 | 46 337 | 21.4 | 9.6 | 11.7 | 2,65 |
1944 | 3 998 | 90 641 | 41 087 | 49 554 | 22.7 | 10.3 | 12.4 | 2,84 |
1945 | 4 045 | 95 062 | 42 298 | 52 764 | 23.5 | 10.5 | 13.0 | 2,98 |
1946 | 4 101 | 96 111 | 42 013 | 54 098 | 23.4 | 10.2 | 13.2 | 3,02 |
1947 | 4 146 | 91 714 | 40 043 | 51 671 | 22.1 | 9.7 | 12.5 | 2,90 |
1948 | 4 190 | 84 938 | 35 981 | 48 957 | 20.3 | 8.6 | 11.7 | 2,71 |
1949 | 4 230 | 79 919 | 37 793 | 42 126 | 18.9 | 8.9 | 10.0 | 2,58 |
1950 | 4 271 | 79 558 | 39 300 | 40 258 | 18.6 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 2,57 |
1951 | 4 304 | 76 559 | 37 960 | 38 599 | 17.8 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 2,50 |
1952 | 4 334 | 76 943 | 39 173 | 37 770 | 17.8 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 2,53 |
1953 | 4 369 | 78 261 | 39 350 | 38 911 | 17.9 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 2,60 |
1954 | 4 406 | 76 365 | 39 885 | 36 480 | 17.3 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 2,55 |
1955 | 4 439 | 76 845 | 38 789 | 38 056 | 17.3 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 2,58 |
1956 | 4 466 | 76 725 | 39 588 | 37 137 | 17.2 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 2,61 |
1957 | 4 488 | 75 264 | 41 730 | 33 534 | 16.8 | 9.3 | 7.5 | 2,57 |
1958 | 4 515 | 74 681 | 41 560 | 33 121 | 16.5 | 9.2 | 7.3 | 2,55 |
1959 | 4 547 | 73 928 | 42 159 | 31 769 | 16.3 | 9.3 | 7.0 | 2,52 |
1960 | 4 581 | 76 077 | 43 681 | 32 396 | 16.6 | 9.5 | 7.1 | 2,57 |
1961 | 4 610 | 76 439 | 43 310 | 33 129 | 16.6 | 9.4 | 7.2 | 2,55 |
1962 | 4 647 | 77 808 | 45 334 | 32 474 | 16.7 | 9.8 | 7.0 | 2,58 |
1963 | 4 684 | 82 413 | 45 773 | 36 640 | 17.6 | 9.8 | 7.8 | 2,64 |
1964 | 4 720 | 83 356 | 46 811 | 36 545 | 17.7 | 9.9 | 7.7 | 2,60 |
1965 | 4 758 | 85 796 | 47 884 | 37 912 | 18.0 | 10.1 | 8.0 | 2,61 |
1966 | 4 795 | 88 332 | 49 344 | 38 988 | 18.4 | 10.3 | 8.1 | 2,62 |
1967 | 4 836 | 81 410 | 47 836 | 33 574 | 16.8 | 9.9 | 6.9 | 2,35 |
1968 | 4 865 | 74 543 | 47 290 | 27 253 | 15.3 | 9.7 | 5.6 | 2,12 |
1969 | 4 891 | 71 298 | 47 943 | 23 355 | 14.6 | 9.8 | 4.8 | 2,00 |
1970 | 4 951 | 70 802 | 48 233 | 22 569 | 14.3 | 9.7 | 4.6 | 1,95 |
1971 | 4 963 | 75 359 | 48 858 | 26 501 | 15.2 | 9.8 | 5.3 | 2,04 |
1972 | 4 992 | 75 505 | 50 445 | 25 060 | 15.1 | 10.1 | 5.0 | 2,03 |
1973 | 5 022 | 71 895 | 50 526 | 21 369 | 14.3 | 10.1 | 4.3 | 1,92 |
1974 | 5 045 | 71 327 | 51 637 | 19 690 | 14.1 | 10.2 | 3.9 | 1,90 |
1975 | 5 060 | 72 071 | 50 895 | 21 176 | 14.2 | 10.1 | 4.1 | 1,92 |
1976 | 5 073 | 65 267 | 54 001 | 11 266 | 12.9 | 10.6 | 2.2 | 1,75 |
1977 | 5 088 | 61 878 | 50 485 | 11 393 | 12.2 | 9.9 | 2.2 | 1,66 |
1978 | 5 104 | 62 036 | 52 864 | 9 172 | 12.2 | 10.4 | 1.8 | 1,67 |
1979 | 5 117 | 59 464 | 54 654 | 4 810 | 11.6 | 10.7 | 0.9 | 1,60 |
1980 | 5 123 | 57 293 | 55 939 | 1 354 | 11.2 | 10.9 | 0.3 | 1,55 |
1981 | 5 122 | 53 089 | 56 359 | -3 270 | 10.4 | 11.0 | -0.6 | 1,44 |
1982 | 5 118 | 52 658 | 55 368 | -2 710 | 10.3 | 10.8 | -0.5 | 1,43 |
1983 | 5 114 | 50 822 | 57 156 | -6 334 | 9.9 | 11.2 | -1.2 | 1,38 |
1984 | 5 112 | 51 800 | 57 109 | -5 309 | 10.1 | 11.2 | -1.0 | 1,40 |
1985 | 5 114 | 53 749 | 58 378 | -4 629 | 10.5 | 11.4 | -0.9 | 1,45 |
1986 | 5 121 | 55 312 | 58 100 | -2 788 | 10.8 | 11.3 | -0.5 | 1,48 |
1987 | 5 127 | 56 221 | 58 136 | -1 915 | 11.0 | 11.3 | -0.4 | 1,51 |
1988 | 5 130 | 58 844 | 58 984 | - 127 | 11.5 | 11.5 | -0.0 | 1,56 |
1989 | 5 133 | 61 351 | 59 397 | 2 047 | 12.0 | 11.6 | 0.4 | 1,62 |
1990 | 5 140 | 63 433 | 60 926 | 2 545 | 12.3 | 11.9 | 0.5 | 1,67 |
1991 | 5 154 | 64 358 | 59 581 | 4 777 | 12.5 | 11.6 | 0.9 | 1,68 |
1992 | 5 170 | 67 726 | 60 821 | 6 905 | 13.1 | 11.8 | 1.3 | 1,76 |
1993 | 5 189 | 67 369 | 62 809 | 4 560 | 13.0 | 12.1 | 0.9 | 1,75 |
1994 | 5 205 | 69 666 | 61 099 | 8 567 | 13.4 | 11.7 | 1.6 | 1,81 |
1995 | 5 228 | 69 771 | 63 127 | 6 644 | 13.3 | 12.1 | 1.3 | 1,81 |
1996 | 5 262 | 67 638 | 61 043 | 6 595 | 12.9 | 11.6 | 1.3 | 1,75 |
1997 | 5 284 | 67 648 | 59 898 | 7 750 | 12.8 | 11.3 | 1.5 | 1,75 |
1998 | 5 301 | 66 174 | 58 453 | 7 721 | 12.5 | 11.0 | 1.5 | 1,72 |
1999 | 5 322 | 66 220 | 59 179 | 7 041 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 1.3 | 1,73 |
2000 | 5 340 | 67 084 | 57 998 | 9 086 | 12.6 | 10.9 | 1.7 | 1,77 |
2001 | 5 359 | 65 458 | 58 355 | 7 103 | 12.2 | 10.9 | 1.3 | 1,74 |
2002 | 5 375 | 64 075 | 58 610 | 5 465 | 11.9 | 10.9 | 1.0 | 1,72 |
2003 | 5 391 | 64 599 | 57 574 | 7 025 | 12.0 | 10.7 | 1.3 | 1,76 |
2004 | 5 405 | 64 609 | 55 086 | 9 523 | 12.0 | 10.2 | 1.8 | 1,78 |
2005 | 5 419 | 64 282 | 54 962 | 9 320 | 11.9 | 10.1 | 1.7 | 1,80 |
2006 | 5 437 | 64 984 | 55 477 | 9 507 | 12.0 | 10.2 | 1.7 | 1,85 |
2007 | 5 461 | 64 082 | 55 604 | 8 478 | 11.7 | 10.2 | 1.6 | 1,84 |
2008 | 5 494 | 65 038 | 54 591 | 10 447 | 11.8 | 9.9 | 1.9 | 1,89 |
2009 | 5 523 | 62 818 | 54 872 | 7 946 | 11.4 | 9.9 | 1.4 | 1,84 |
2010 | 5 548 | 63 411 | 54 368 | 9 043 | 11.4 | 9.8 | 1.6 | 1,87 |
2011 | 5 571 | 58 998 | 52 516 | 6 482 | 10.6 | 9.4 | 1.2 | 1,75 |
2012 | 5 591 | 57 916 | 52 325 | 5 591 | 10.4 | 9.4 | 1.0 | 1,73 |
2013 | 5 614 | 55 844 | 52 428 | 3 416 | 9.9 | 9.3 | 0.6 | 1,67 |
2014 | 5 659 | 56 870 | 51 340 | 5 530 | 10.1 | 9.1 | 1.0 | 1,69 |
2015 | 5 707 | 58 205 | 52 555 | 5 650 | 10.2 | 9.2 | 1.0 | 1,71 |
2016 | 5 749 | 61 614 | 52 824 | 8 790 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 1.5 | 1,79 |
2017 | 5 781 | 61 272 | 53 261 | 8 011 | 10.6 | 9.2 | 1.4 | 1,77 |
Current natural increase
- Number of births from January–June 2017 =
29,798 - Number of births from January–June 2018 =
30,413
- Number of deaths from January–June 2017 =
27,487 - Number of deaths from January–June 2018 =
28,803
- Natural growth from January–June 2017 =
2311 - Natural growth from January–June 2018 =
1610
Life expectancy from 1775 to 2015
Sources: Our World In Data and the United Nations.
1775-1950
Years | 1775 | 1835 | 1836 | 1837 | 1838 | 1839 | 1840 | 1841 | 1842 | 1843 | 1844 | 1845 | 1846 | 1847 | 1848 | 1849 | 1850[11] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Life expectancy in Denmark | 33.0 | 38.4 | 40.0 | 41.5 | 43.1 | 41.9 | 41.1 | 42.6 | 42.5 | 43.9 | 44.0 | 43.4 | 40.4 | 40.4 | 40.8 | 39.5 | 43.5 |
Years | 1851 | 1852 | 1853 | 1854 | 1855 | 1856 | 1857 | 1858 | 1859 | 1860[11] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Life expectancy in Denmark | 44.5 | 43.0 | 38.5 | 44.7 | 46.1 | 46.7 | 42.5 | 40.0 | 44.4 | 45.1 |
Years | 1861 | 1862 | 1863 | 1864 | 1865 | 1866 | 1867 | 1868 | 1869 | 1870[11] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Life expectancy in Denmark | 47.6 | 47.6 | 47.2 | 40.2 | 39.8 | 42.9 | 44.9 | 45.6 | 46.1 | 46.0 |
Years | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880[11] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Life expectancy in Denmark | 46.1 | 47.2 | 47.5 | 46.0 | 44.4 | 45.8 | 47.3 | 47.5 | 46.2 | 44.8 |
Years | 1881 | 1882 | 1883 | 1884 | 1885 | 1886 | 1887 | 1888 | 1889 | 1890[11] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Life expectancy in Denmark | 48.3 | 46.7 | 48.5 | 48.5 | 49.6 | 49.0 | 48.7 | 46.7 | 47.8 | 47.2 |
Years | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900[11] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Life expectancy in Denmark | 46.8 | 47.4 | 47.1 | 49.4 | 50.8 | 52.9 | 51.8 | 53.1 | 50.6 | 51.9 |
Years | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910[11] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Life expectancy in Denmark | 52.6 | 54.7 | 54.8 | 55.7 | 54.3 | 56.5 | 56.1 | 54.9 | 57.4 | 58.0 |
Years | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920[11] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Life expectancy in Denmark | 57.0 | 58.0 | 58.9 | 58.5 | 58.4 | 56.9 | 57.3 | 56.3 | 57.0 | 57.6 |
Years | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930[11] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Life expectancy in Denmark | 61.7 | 60.6 | 61.2 | 61.1 | 61.9 | 61.7 | 61.2 | 61.9 | 61.9 | 62.3 |
Years | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940[11] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Life expectancy in Denmark | 61.8 | 62.7 | 63.6 | 64.1 | 62.9 | 63.5 | 64.0 | 65.0 | 65.8 | 66.3 |
Years | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950[11] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Life expectancy in Denmark | 66.0 | 67.1 | 67.4 | 66.4 | 66.1 | 67.2 | 68.5 | 70.1 | 70.1 | 70.3 |
1950-2015
Period | Life expectancy in Years |
Period | Life expectancy in Years |
---|---|---|---|
1950–1955 | 71.1 | 1985–1990 | 74.8 |
1955–1960 | 72.1 | 1990–1995 | 75.2 |
1960–1965 | 72.4 | 1995–2000 | 76.1 |
1965–1970 | 72.9 | 2000–2005 | 77.3 |
1970–1975 | 73.6 | 2005–2010 | 78.6 |
1975–1980 | 74.2 | 2010–2015 | 80.2 |
1980–1985 | 74.4 |
Source: UN World Population Prospects[12]
Religion
The Church of Denmark (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,[13] and numerous other religions are officially recognised,[14] including several Christian denominations, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu and other congregations as well as Forn Siðr, a revival of Scandinavian pagan tradition.[14] The Department of Ecclesiastical Affairs recognises roughly a hundred religious congregations for tax and legal purposes such as conducting wedding ceremonies.
Islam is the second largest religion in Denmark.
For historical reasons, there is a formal distinction between 'approved' (godkendte) and 'recognised' (anerkendte) congregations of faith.[14] 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.
Demographic statistics
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 |
- Source Statistics Denmark, "Folketal efter hovedlandsdele (summariske tal fra folketællinger)" (table FT)[15]
- To curb population decline, Denmark began subidizing the Do it for Denmark advertising campaign in 2014.
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:
- 2.20 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 49
Urbanisation:
- urban population: 87% of total population (2008)
- rate of urbanisation: 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:
- Bosniaks
- 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
See also
References
- ↑ Parallelsamfund i Danmark / Økonomisk Analyse nr. 30. Ministry for economic affairs and the interior. February 2018. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- 1 2 3 4
- 1 2 3 4 5 "IMMIGRANTS AND THEIR DESCENDANTS". Dst.dk. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
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- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Life expectancy". Our World in Data. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
- ↑ "World Population Prospects – Population Division – United Nations". Retrieved 2017-07-15.
- ↑ "Denmark – Constitution : Part VII – Section 70". Servat.unibe.ch. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
No person shall for reasons of his creed or descent be deprived of access to complete enjoyment of his civic and political rights, nor shall he for such reasons evade compliance with any common civic duty.
- 1 2 3 Freedom of religion and religious communities in Denmark – The Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs – May 2006. Km.dk
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