Demographics of Denmark

Population

Fertility

Historical fertility rates

Average age of the mother at her first birth

Life expectancy

Age structure

Ethnic and origin groups

• Afghans
• Inuit from the territory of Greenland
• Turks
• Arabs
• Vietnamese
• Thai
• Jews
• Chinese
• Pakistanis
• Iranians
• Somalis
• Eritreans
• Sudanese
• Indians
• Chileans
• Bosniaks
• Poles
• Albanians
• Bangladeshis
• Roma
• Filipinos

Historic minorities

• Approximately 15,000 people in Denmark belong to a German minority traditionally referred to as tysksindet meaning "German-minded" 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. From 1864 until 15 June 1920 this group mainly lived in what would become Germany in 1871. This area had 163,600 inhabitants on its return to Denmark which can be seen on the crude migration change in the table which jumped from 1.6 in 1919 to 54.1 in 1920.
• An estimated 23,000 people in Denmark proper are ethnic Faroese, while 19,000 Greenlanders reside permanently in Denmark. Many of these use the Faroese and Greenlandic languages, respectively, as their first language. All residents of the Kingdom hold Danish citizenship, unless they inherit or otherwise receive a foreign citizenship.
• The Danish Jews number around 6,000 in 2020 according to the organisation Jewish Community in Denmark, around 1,700 being card-carrying members of the organisation.
• There are close to 10,000 Roma in Denmark.

Modern minorities

• Western countries: All 28 EU countries and Andorra, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican State, Canada, USA, Australia and New Zealand.
• Non-western countries; All other countries.

• 294,798 have a Western background.
• 522,640 have a non-Western background.

Rank	Country of origin	Population	Population	Population	Population	Population
1.	Turkey Vital statistics Data according to Statistics Denmark, which collects the official statistics for Denmark. Average population Live births Deaths Natural change Crude birth rate Crude death rate Nat. change Crude migration change Total fertility rate Tempo adjusted fertility rate 1800 930,000 32,800 29,900 2,900 35.3 32.1 3.2 - - 1801 938,000 33,000 30,000 3,000 35.2 32.0 3.2 - - 1802 946,000 33,300 30,100 3,200 35.2 31.8 3.4 - - 1803 954,000 33,600 30,300 3,300 35.2 31.8 3.5 - - 1804 962,000 33,900 30,500 3,400 35.2 31.7 3.5 - - 1805 971,000 34,100 30,700 3,400 35.1 31.6 3.5 - - 1806 980,000 34,300 30,900 3,400 35.0 31.5 3.5 - - 1807 988,000 34,400 31,500 2,900 34.8 31.9 2.9 - - 1808 995,000 34,500 32,000 2,500 34.7 32.2 2.5 - - 1809 1,002,000 34,600 32,300 2,300 34.5 32.2 2.3 - - 1810 1,009,000 34,700 32,600 2,100 34.4 32.3 2.1 - - 1811 1,016,000 34,800 32,700 2,100 34.3 32.2 2.1 - - 1812 1,024,000 34,900 32,900 2,000 34.1 32.1 2.0 - - 1813 1,031,000 35,000 33,200 1,800 33.9 32.2 1.7 - - 1814 1,037,000 35,200 33,000 2,200 33.9 31.8 2.1 - - 1815 1,044,000 35,500 32,700 2,800 34.0 31.3 2.7 - - 1816 1,052,000 35,800 32,500 3,300 34.0 30.9 3.1 - - 1817 1,061,000 36,100 32,400 3,700 34.0 30.5 3.5 - - 1818 1,069,000 36,300 32,300 4,000 33.9 30.2 3.7 - - 1819 1,078,000 36,400 32,400 4,000 33.8 30.1 3.7 - - 1820 1,096,000 36,400 30,700 5,700 33.2 28.0 5.2 - - 1821 1,105,000 36,700 30,900 5,800 33.2 28.0 5.2 - - 1822 1,114,000 37,000 31,100 5,900 33.2 27.9 5.3 - - 1823 1,124,000 37,300 31,300 6,000 33.2 27.8 5.3 - - 1824 1,134,000 37,600 31,500 6,100 33.2 27.8 5.4 - - 1825 1,144,000 37,900 31,800 6,100 33.1 27.8 5.3 - - 1826 1,154,000 38,200 32,000 6,200 33.1 27.7 5.4 - - 1827 1,164,000 38,500 32,300 6,200 33.1 27.8 5.3 - - 1828 1,174,000 38,800 32,500 6,300 33.0 27.7 5.4 - - 1829 1,184,000 39,200 32,700 6,500 33.1 27.6 5.5 - - 1830 1,195,000 39,500 32,900 6,600 33.0 27.5 5.5 - - 1831 1,195,000 39,383 32,698 6,685 32.9 27.4 5.6 - - 1832 1,201,685 39,551 32,715 6,836 32.9 27.2 5.7 - - 1833 1,208,521 39,724 32,735 6,989 32.8 27.1 5.8 - - 1834 1,215,510 39,900 32,757 7,143 32.8 27.0 5.9 - - 1835 1,222,653 40,082 32,781 7,301 32.8 26.8 6.0 - - 1836 1,229,954 40,900 32,757 8,143 33.3 26.6 6.6 - - 1837 1,238,097 41,300 32,800 8,500 33.4 26.5 6.9 - - 1838 1,246,597 41,900 32,900 8,999 33.6 26.4 7.2 - - 1839 1,255,596 42,400 33,000 9,400 33.8 26.3 7.5 - - 1840 1,310,000 55,000 41,200 13,800 42.0 31.5 10.5 - - 1841 1,327,000 55,300 41,000 14,300 41.7 30.9 10.8 - - 1842 1,344,000 55,600 40,800 14,800 41.4 30.4 11.0 - - 1843 1,361,000 55,900 40,600 15,300 41.1 29.8 11.2 - - 1844 1,378,000 56,200 40,400 15,800 40.8 29.3 11.5 - - 1845 1,395,000 56,500 40,200 16,300 40.5 28.8 11.7 - - 1846 1,412,000 56,800 39,900 16,900 40.2 28.3 11.9 - - 1847 1,429,000 57,000 39,700 17,300 39.9 27.8 12.1 - - 1848 1,446,000 57,300 39,500 17,800 39.6 27.3 12.3 - - 1849 1,463,000 57,600 39,300 18,300 39.4 26.9 12.5 - - 1850 1,480,000 58,000 39,100 18,900 39.2 26.4 12.8 - 1851 1,498,000 58,300 38,900 19,400 38.9 26.0 12.9 - 1852 1,516,000 58,600 38,700 19,900 38.7 25.5 13.1 - 1853 1,534,000 58,900 38,500 20,400 38.4 25.1 13.3 - 1854 1,552,000 59,200 38,300 20,900 38.1 24.7 13.5 - 1855 1,570,000 59,600 38,100 21,500 38.0 24.3 13.7 - 1856 1,588,000 60,000 37,900 22,100 37.8 23.9 13.9 - 1857 1,607,000 60,400 37,700 22,700 37.6 23.5 14.1 - 1858 1,626,000 60,900 37,500 23,400 37.5 23.1 14.4 - 1859 1,555,000 64,900 45,800 19,100 41.7 29.5 12.3 - 1860 1,580,000 65,200 45,400 19,800 41.3 28.8 12.5 - 1861 1,604,000 65,500 45,000 20,500 40.8 28.1 12.8 - 1862 1,628,000 65,700 44,700 21,000 40.3 27.5 12.9 - 1863 1,653,000 66,000 44,500 21,500 39.9 26.9 13.0 - 1864 1,678,000 66,300 44,300 22,000 39.5 26.4 13.1 - 1865 1,703,000 66,500 44,100 22,400 39.1 25.9 13.2 - 1866 1,728,000 66,800 43,800 23,000 38.7 25.3 13.3 - 1867 1,753,000 67,000 43,500 23,500 38.2 24.8 13.4 - 1868 1,779,000 67,200 43,300 23,900 37.8 24.3 13.4 - 1869 1,804,000 67,300 43,100 24,200 37.3 23.9 13.4 - 1870 1,829,000 67,400 42,900 24,500 36.8 23.5 13.4 - 1871 1,853,000 67,500 42,600 24,900 36.4 23.0 13.4 - 1872 1,877,000 67,600 42,300 25,300 36.0 22.5 13.5 - 1873 1,901,000 67,700 42,100 25,600 35.6 22.1 13.5 - 1874 1,925,000 67,900 41,900 26,000 35.3 21.8 13.5 - 1875 1,949,000 68,100 41,700 26,400 35.0 21.4 13.6 - 1876 1,973,000 68,300 41,500 26,800 34.6 21.0 13.6 - 1877 1,997,000 68,500 41,300 27,200 34.3 20.7 13.6 - 1878 2,021,000 68,700 41,200 27,500 34.0 20.4 13.6 - 1879 2,044,000 68,900 41,000 27,900 33.7 20.1 13.6 - 1880 1,886,000 67,100 47,900 19,200 35.6 25.4 10.2 - 1881 1,915,000 67,200 47,400 19,800 35.1 24.8 10.3 - 1882 1,944,000 67,300 47,000 20,300 34.6 24.2 10.4 - 1883 1,973,000 67,500 46,600 20,900 34.2 23.6 10.6 - 1884 2,002,000 67,700 46,100 21,600 33.8 23.0 10.8 - 1885 2,031,000 68,000 45,700 22,300 33.5 22.5 11.0 - 1886 2,061,000 68,300 45,300 23,000 33.1 22.0 11.2 - 1887 2,090,000 68,500 45,000 23,500 32.8 21.5 11.3 - 1888 2,119,000 68,700 44,600 24,100 32.4 21.0 11.4 - 1889 2,148,000 68,900 44,300 24,600 32.1 20.6 11.5 - 1890 2,177,000 69,100 44,000 25,100 31.7 20.2 11.5 - 1891 2,207,000 69,300 43,700 25,600 31.4 19.8 11.6 - 1892 2,237,000 69,500 43,400 26,100 31.1 19.4 11.7 - 1893 2,267,000 69,700 43,200 26,500 30.7 19.1 11.7 - 1894 2,297,000 69,900 42,900 27,000 30.4 18.7 11.7 - 1895 2,327,000 70,200 42,600 27,600 30.2 18.3 11.9 - 1896 2,357,000 70,550 42,350 28,200 29.9 18.0 12.0 - 1897 2,387,000 70,900 42,200 28,700 29.7 17.7 12.0 - 1898 2,417,000 71,230 42,000 29,230 29.5 17.4 12.1 - 1899 2,447,000 71,630 41,820 29,810 29.3 17.1 12.2 - 1900 2,432,000 72,129 40,891 31,238 29.7 16.8 12.8 -6.6 4.16 - 1901 2,447,000 73,219 38,786 34,425 29.7 15.7 14.0 -1.7 4.14 - 1902 2,477,000 72,839 36,424 36,391 29.2 14.6 14.6 -2.9 4.05 - 1903 2,506,000 72,351 36,956 35,403 28.7 14.6 14.0 -3.6 3.96 - 1904 2,532,000 73,692 35,903 37,788 28.9 14.1 14.8 -3.7 3.97 - 1905 2,560,000 73,082 38,598 34,484 28.4 15.0 13.4 -2.1 3.87 - 1906 2,589,000 74,217 35,231 38,986 28.5 13.5 15 -2.6 3.87 - 1907 2,621,000 74,324 37,275 37,049 28.2 14.1 14.1 -2.3 3.81 - 1908 2,652,000 76,233 39,072 37,161 28.6 14.6 13.9 -0.7 3.83 - 1909 2,687,000 76,301 35,837 40,464 28.2 13.3 15.0 -2.0 3.78 - 1910 2,722,000 75,299 35,184 40,013 27.5 12.9 14.6 -1.7 3.67 - 1911 2,757,000 73,933 37,236 36,697 26.7 13.4 13.2 -2.0 3.60 - 1912 2,788,000 74,659 36,486 38,173 26.6 13.0 13.6 -2.1 3.58 - 1913 2,820,000 72,475 35,364 37,111 25.6 12.5 13.1 -2.1 3.43 - 1914 2,851,000 73,294 35,921 37,373 25.6 12.5 13.0 -0.7 3.42 - 1915 2,886,000 70,192 37,174 33,018 24.2 12.8 11.4 0.7 3.23 - 1916 2,921,000 71,559 39,265 32,294 24.4 13.4 11.0 1.7 3.23 - 1917 2,958,000 70,306 39,224 31,082 23.7 13.2 10.5 0.7 3.11 - 1918 2,991,000 72,505 39,038 33,467 24.1 13.0 11.1 0.9 3.16 - 1919 3,027,000 68,722 39,590 29,132 22.6 13.0 9.6 1.6 2.96 - 1920 3,061,000 78,230 39,841 38,389 25.4 12.9 12.5 54.1 3.29 - 1921 3,265,000 78,815 36,215 42,600 24.0 11.0 13.0 -0.4 3.11 - 1922 3,306,000 73,899 39,452 34,435 22.3 11.9 10.4 -0.1 2.87 - 1923 3,340,000 74,827 37,903 36,924 22.3 11.3 11.0 -1.1 2.85 - 1924 3,373,000 73,836 38,091 35,778 21.8 11.2 10.6 -0.8 2.78 - 1925 3,406,000 71,897 37,083 34,814 21.0 10.8 10.2 -0.5 2.66 - 1926 3,439,000 70,734 38,093 32,641 20.5 11.0 9.5 -1.4 2.58 - 1927 3,467,000 68,024 40,190 27,834 19.6 11.6 8.0 -2.2 2.44 - 1928 3,487,000 68,516 38,484 30,032 19.6 11.0 8.6 -1.7 2.43 - 1929 3,511,000 65,297 39,486 25,913 18.6 11.2 7.4 -1.7 2.30 - 1930 3,531,000 66,303 38,174 28,129 18.7 10.8 7.9 -0.5 2.29 - 1931 3,557,000 64,266 40,578 23,688 18.0 11.4 6.6 2.7 2.20 - 1932 3,590,000 64,650 39,701 24,949 17.9 11.0 6.9 1.5 2.17 - 1933 3,620,000 62,780 38,287 24,493 17.3 10.5 6.7 1.9 2.10 - 1934 3,651,000 65,116 38,050 27,066 17.8 10.4 7.4 1.4 2.15 - 1935 3,683,000 65,223 40,816 24,407 17.7 11.0 6.6 1.0 2.12 - 1936 3,711,000 66,418 40,919 25,499 17.8 11.0 6.9 0.4 2.14 - 1937 3,738,000 67,440 40,442 26,998 18.0 10.8 7.2 0 2.16 - 1938 3,765,000 68,463 39,058 29,407 18.1 10.3 7.8 -0.1 2.18 - 1939 3,794,000 67,914 38,535 29,379 17.8 10.1 7.7 0.7 2.16 - 1940 3,826,000 70,121 39,730 30,391 18.3 10.4 7.9 -1.9 2.22 - 1941 3,849,000 71,306 39,756 31,550 18.5 10.3 8.2 0.4 2.24 - 1942 3,882,000 79,545 37,527 42,018 20.4 9.6 10.8 0.5 2.50 - 1943 3,926,000 84,319 37,982 46,337 21.4 9.6 11.7 0.3 2.65 - 1944 3,973,000 90,641 41,087 49,554 22.7 10.3 12.4 0.2 2.84 - 1945 4,023,000 95,062 42,298 52,764 23.5 10.5 13.0 -0.1 2.98 - 1946 4,075,000 96,111 42,013 54,098 23.4 10.2 13.2 -1.2 3.02 - 1947 4,124,000 91,714 40,043 51,671 22.1 9.7 12.5 -1.8 2.90 - 1948 4,168,000 84,938 35,981 48,957 20.3 8.6 11.7 -1.4 2.71 - 1949 4,211,000 79,919 37,793 42,126 18.9 8.9 10.0 -0.3 2.58 - 1950 4,252,000 79,558 39,300 40,258 18.6 9.2 9.4 -1.6 2.57 - 1951 4,285,000 76,559 37,960 38,599 17.8 8.8 9.0 -2.0 2.50 - 1952 4,315,000 76,943 39,173 37,770 17.8 9.0 8.7 -0.8 2.53 - 1953 4,349,000 78,261 39,350 38,911 17.9 9.0 8.9 0.3 2.60 - 1954 4,389,000 76,365 39,885 36,480 17.3 9.1 8.3 -0.3 2.55 - 1955 4,424,000 76,845 38,789 38,056 17.3 8.7 8.6 -1.8 2.58 - 1956 4,454,000 76,725 39,588 37,137 17.2 8.9 8.3 -2.7 2.61 - 1957 4,479,000 75,264 41,730 33,534 16.8 9.3 7.5 -2.6 2.57 - 1958 4,501,000 74,681 41,560 33,121 16.5 9.2 7.3 -0.4 2.55 - 1959 4,532,000 73,928 42,159 31,769 16.3 9.3 7.0 0.5 2.52 - 1960 4,566,000 76,077 43,681 32,396 16.6 9.5 7.1 -1.0 2.57 - 1961 4,594,000 76,439 43,310 33,129 16.6 9.4 7.2 0.6 2.55 - 1962 4,630,000 77,808 45,334 32,474 16.7 9.8 7.0 0.8 2.58 - 1963 4,666,000 82,413 45,773 36,640 17.6 9.8 7.8 0.1 2.64 - 1964 4,703,000 83,356 46,811 36,545 17.7 9.9 7.7 0.4 2.60 - 1965 4,741,000 85,796 47,884 37,912 18.0 10.1 8.0 -0.4 2.61 - 1966 4,777,000 88,332 49,344 38,988 18.4 10.3 8.1 0.5 2.62 - 1967 4,818,000 81,410 47,836 33,574 16.8 9.9 6.9 0.4 2.35 - 1968 4,853,000 74,543 47,290 27,253 15.3 9.7 5.6 -0.7 2.12 - 1969 4,877,000 71,298 47,943 23,355 14.6 9.8 4.8 1.4 2.00 - 1970 4,907,000 70,802 48,233 22,569 14.3 9.7 4.6 4.4 1.95 - 1971 4,951,000 75,359 48,858 26,501 15.2 9.8 5.3 -0.3 2.04 - 1972 4,976,000 75,505 50,445 25,060 15.1 10.1 5.0 1.4 2.03 - 1973 5,008,000 71,895 50,526 21,369 14.3 10.1 4.3 1.3 1.9170 - 1974 5,036,000 71,327 51,637 19,690 14.1 10.2 3.9 -0.3 1.8968 - 1975 5,054,000 72,071 50,895 21,176 14.2 10.1 4.1 -1.9 1.9188 - 1976 5,065,000 65,267 54,001 11,266 12.9 10.6 2.2 0.4 1.7472 - 1977 5,078,000 61,878 50,485 11,393 12.2 9.9 2.2 1.5 1.6598 - 1978 5,097,000 62,036 52,864 9,172 12.2 10.4 1.8 1.1 1.6685 - 1979 5,112,000 59,464 54,654 4,810 11.6 10.7 0.9 1.1 1.6016 - 1980 5,122,000 57,293 55,939 1,354 11.2 10.9 0.3 0.1 1.5464 - 1981 5,124,000 53,089 56,359 -3,270 10.4 11.0 -0.6 -0.4 1.4371 - 1982 5,119,000 52,658 55,368 -2,710 10.3 10.8 -0.5 -0.1 1.4273 - 1983 5,116,000 50,822 57,156 -6,334 9.9 11.2 -1.2 0.4 1.3774 - 1984 5,112,000 51,800 57,109 -5,309 10.1 11.2 -1.0 0.8 1.4001 - 1985 5,111,000 53,749 58,378 -4,629 10.5 11.4 -0.9 1.9 1.4472 - 1986 5,116,000 55,312 58,100 -2,788 10.8 11.3 -0.5 2.3 1.4819 - 1987 5,125,000 56,221 58,136 -1,915 11.0 11.3 -0.4 1.2 1.4977 - 1988 5,129,000 58,844 58,984 -127 11.5 11.5 -0.0 0 1.5618 - 1989 5,129,000 61,351 59,397 2,047 12.0 11.6 0.4 0.8 1.6212 - 1990 5,135,000 63,433 60,926 2,545 12.3 11.9 0.5 1.6 1.6696 - 1991 5,146,000 64,358 59,581 4,777 12.5 11.6 0.9 2.2 1.6844 - 1992 5,162,000 67,726 60,821 6,905 13.1 11.8 1.3 2.4 1.7648 - 1993 5,181,000 67,369 62,809 4,560 13.0 12.1 0.9 2.2 1.7512 - 1994 5,197,000 69,666 61,099 8,567 13.4 11.7 1.6 2.1 1.8091 - 1995 5,216,000 69,771 63,127 6,644 13.3 12.1 1.3 5.4 1.8097 - 1996 5,251,000 67,638 61,043 6,595 12.9 11.6 1.3 3.3 1.7535 - 1997 5,275,000 67,648 59,898 7,750 12.8 11.3 1.5 2.3 1.7562 - 1998 5,295,000 66,174 58,453 7,721 12.5 11.0 1.5 1.9 1.7252 - 1999 5,313,000 66,220 59,179 7,041 12.4 11.1 1.3 1.9 1.7383 - 2000 5,330,000 67,084 57,998 9,086 12.6 10.9 1.7 1.9 1.7742 - 2001 5,349,000 65,458 58,355 7,103 12.2 10.9 1.3 2.3 1.7450 - 2002 5,368,000 64,075 58,610 5,465 11.9 10.9 1.0 2.0 1.7249 - 2003 5,384,000 64,599 57,574 7,025 12.0 10.7 1.3 1.3 1.7599 - 2004 5,398,000 64,609 55,086 9,523 12.0 10.2 1.8 0.6 1.7852 - 2005 5,411,000 64,282 54,962 9,320 11.9 10.1 1.7 1.3 1.8021 - 2006 5,427,000 64,984 55,477 9,507 12.0 10.2 1.7 2.2 1.8476 - 2007 5,448,000 64,082 55,604 8,478 11.7 10.2 1.6 3.5 1.8435 - 2008 5,476,000 65,038 54,591 10,447 11.8 9.9 1.9 4.5 1.8888 - 2009 5,511,000 62,818 54,872 7,946 11.4 9.9 1.4 3.0 1.8396 1.950 2010 5,535,000 63,411 54,368 9,043 11.4 9.8 1.6 3.1 1.8712 2.021 2011 5,561,000 58,998 52,516 6,482 10.6 9.4 1.2 2.4 1.7524 1.984 2012 5,581,000 57,916 52,325 5,591 10.4 9.4 1.0 2.9 1.7292 1.947 2013 5,603,000 55,844 52,428 3,416 9.9 9.3 0.6 3.7 1.6687 1.848 2014 5,627,000 56,870 51,340 5,530 10.1 9.1 1.0 4.9 1.6912 1.808 2015 5,660,000 58,205 52,555 5,650 10.2 9.2 1.0 7.3 1.7136 1.803 2016 5,707,000 61,614 52,824 8,790 10.7 9.2 1.5 5.9 1.7854 1.913 2017 5,749,000 61,272 53,261 8,011 10.6 9.2 1.4 4.2 1.7519 1.984 2018 5,781,000 61,476 55,232 6,244 10.6 9.5 1.1 3.2 1.7297 1.995 2019 5,806,000 61,167 53,958 7,209 10.5 9.3 1.2 1.7 1.6994 1.925 2020 5,822,763 60,937 54,645 6,292 10.4 9.4 1.0 2.0 1.6747 1.918 2021 5,840,045 63,473 57,152 6,321 10.8 9.7 1.1 4.6 1.7241 1.922 2022 5,873,420 58,430 59,435 -1,005 10.0 10.1 -0.171 10.3 1.5529 1.705 2023 5,932,654 57,469 58,384 -915 9.7 9.8 -0.155 5.0 1.4959 1.732 2024 5,961,249 57,079 57,071 8 9.6 9.6 0.0013 5.3 1.4656 2025 5,992,734 In 2024, 44,092 babies were born to mothers of Danish origin, 10,197 to immigrant mothers and 2,790 to mothers who are descendants of immigrants. Structure of the population Age group Male Female Total % Total 2 910 605 2 939 584 5 850 189 100 0–4 159 616 151 094 310 710 5.31 5–9 153 902 145 996 299 898 5.13 10–14 172 489 163 504 335 993 5.74 15–19 174 065 166 351 340 416 5.82 20–24 190 440 182 547 372 987 6.38 25–29 205 462 196 996 402 458 6.88 30–34 190 728 182 907 373 635 6.39 35–39 167 754 163 263 331 017 5.66 40–44 174 967 173 743 348 710 5.96 45–49 196 490 197 259 393 749 6.73 50–54 199 625 197 330 396 955 6.79 55–59 203 904 202 673 406 577 6.95 60–64 173 413 176 026 349 439 5.97 65–69 156 575 163 852 320 427 5.48 70–74 149 499 162 406 311 905 5.33 75–79 125 586 142 076 267 662 4.58 80–84 69 552 88 329 157 881 2.70 85–89 33 148 50 931 84 079 1.44 90–94 11 095 23 783 34 878 0.60 95–99 2 113 7 469 9 582 0.16 100+ 182 1 049 1 231 0.02 Age group Male Female Total Percent 0–14 486 007 460 594 946 601 16.18 15–64 1 876 848 1 839 095 3 715 943 63.52 65+ 547 750 639 895 1 187 645 20.30 Immigration Denmark net migration Year Total Immigration Total Emigration Total Net Migration Immigration Foreign Emigration Foreign Net Foreign Migration Immigration Danish nationals Emigration Danish nationals Net Danish nationals 1984 29,035 25,053 3,982 13,293 8,163 5,130 15,742 16,890 -1,148 1985 36,214 26,715 9,499 20,201 9,053 11,148 16,013 17,662 -1,649 1986 38,932 27,928 11,004 22,543 9,262 13,281 16,389 18,666 -2,277 1987 36,296 30,123 6,173 20,057 10,142 9,915 16,239 19,981 -3,742 1988 35,051 34,544 507 18,446 10,651 7,795 16,605 23,893 -7,288 1989 38,391 34,949 3,442 19,211 9,502 9,709 19,180 25,447 -6,267 1990 40,715 32,383 7,332 19,715 8,855 10,860 21,000 23,528 -3,528 1991 43,567 32,629 10,938 22,122 10,462 11,660 21,445 22,167 -722 1992 43,377 31,915 11,462 21,484 9,358 12,126 21,893 22,557 -664 1993 43,400 32,344 11,056 20,479 9,994 10,485 22,921 22,350 571 1994 44,961 34,710 10,251 20,977 10,891 10,086 23,984 23,819 165 1995 63,187 34,630 28,557 39,145 11,109 28,036 24,042 23,521 521 1996 54,445 37,312 17,133 31,527 12,957 18,570 22,918 24,355 -1,437 1997 50,105 38,393 11,712 27,411 14,057 13,354 22,694 24,336 -1,642 1998 51,372 40,340 11,032 28,830 15,647 13,183 22,542 24,693 -2,151 1999 50,236 41,340 8,896 27,883 16,242 11,641 22,353 25,098 -2,745 2000 52,915 43,417 9,498 30,810 16,530 14,280 22,105 26,887 -4,782 2001 55,984 43,980 12,004 33,654 17,292 16,362 22,330 26,688 -4,358 2002 52,778 43,481 9,297 30,597 17,750 12,847 22,181 25,731 -3,550 2003 49,754 43,466 6,288 27,692 18,194 9,498 22,062 25,272 -3,210 2004 49,860 45,017 4,843 27,870 19,081 8,789 21,990 25,936 -3,946 2005 52,458 45,869 6,589 29,989 19,620 10,369 22,469 26,249 -3,780 2006 56,750 46,786 9,964 34,281 20,447 13,834 22,469 26,339 -3,870 2007 64,769 42,708 22,061 42,702 18,558 24,144 22,067 24,150 -2,083 2008 73,762 48,171 25,591 50,981 24,734 26,247 22,781 23,437 -656 2009 68,443 51,988 16,455 46,032 30,460 15,572 22,411 21,528 883 2010 69,200 52,097 17,103 47,670 30,226 17,444 21,530 21,871 -341 2011 70,122 55,782 14,340 48,858 32,918 15,940 21,264 22,864 -1,600 2012 72,512 54,907 17,605 50,633 32,559 18,074 21,879 22,348 -469 2013 79,218 56,416 22,802 56,995 34,073 22,922 22,223 22,343 -120 2014 87,563 59,226 28,337 65,547 37,536 28,011 22,016 21,690 326 2015 98,872 56,340 42,532 76,323 34,509 41,814 22,549 21,831 718 2016 94,365 61,078 33,287 72,179 39,534 32,645 22,186 21,544 642 2017 89,382 64,751 24,631 67,445 43,745 23,700 21,937 21,006 931 2018 87,329 68,645 18,684 65,427 47,736 17,691 21,902 20,909 993 2019 83,918 74,597 9,321 62,643 54,470 8,173 21,275 20,127 1,148 2020 70,340 59,420 10,920 48,644 43,549 5,095 21,696 15,871 5,825 2021 76,278 49,803 26,475 57,922 33,536 24,386 18,356 16,267 2,089 2022 121,183 62,927 58,256 103,042 44,068 58,974 18,141 18,859 -718 2023 98,344 68,172 30,172 79,561 50,540 29,021 18,783 17,632 1,151 2024 101,724 69,467 32,257 83,216 52,580 30,636 18,508 16,887 1,621 Urban areas The urban area of Copenhagen consists of the contiguously built-up area of the capital of Denmark. The Copenhagen metropolitan area consists of 34 municipalities. The East Jutland metropolitan area includes 19 municipalities. Religion The Church of Denmark is state-supported and, according to statistics from January 2022, accounts for the religious affiliation of 73.2% of the population. 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 Forn Siðr, a revival of Scandinavian pagan tradition. The Department of Ecclesiastical Affairs recognises roughly a hundred religious congregations for tax and legal purposes such as conducting wedding ceremonies. In 2013, just under 20% of the Danish population identifies as atheist. Islam is the second largest religion in Denmark. In 2020, an estimated 4.4% of the Danish population were Muslims. For historical reasons, there is a formal distinction between 'approved' and 'recognised' 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. ;Religions Evangelical Lutheran 74.8%, Muslim 5.3%, other 19.9% Employment and income ; ;Unemployment, youth ages 15–24 Taxation and benefits Although the level of taxation in Denmark is among the highest in the world, the labor market participation rate is still high compared with other Western countries. Municipal income tax makes up the largest part of taxation in Denmark, with central government income tax topping it up. These income taxes are higher than in other OECD countries. These direct taxes make up two thirds of the taxation on private households with indirect taxes of the central government, and municipalities, making up one third, i.e. with motor vehicles sold from VAT registered dealerships – because of the registration fee – being among the most expensive in the world, with prices in Norway at the same level, and the most expensive in Singapore. Also VAT in Denmark is not reduced from the current 25%. The 25% are paid on all goods and services where VAT is applied. Indirect taxes are about average compared with other European OECD countries. Payroll taxes are much lower than in other OECD countries. The tax structure ensures a broad tax base across the whole population. However, revenue from corporate taxes is lower compared with other European countries. Municipalities and the central government redistribute a large amount of their tax income in transfer payments to municipalities with a low tax base and/or few tax payers. It is normal for children to be in nurseries, which requires a partial payment of the costs or is free of charge for low income households, and in kindergartens owned and operated, or financed, by the public sector. Child benefit is paid to parents for each child. The service to old age pensioners, and handicapped is extensive. Denmark ranks high in the Corruption Perceptions Index, although the index is criticized for being limited in scope.