Communications: Broadband - fixed subscriptions: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
44 (2023 est.)
Communications: Broadband - fixed subscriptions: total
2.65 million (2023 est.)
Communications: Broadcast media
strong public-sector TV presence, with Danmarks Radio (DR) operating 6 channels and TV2 operating roughly a half-dozen channels; private stations are available via satellite and cable feed; DR operates 4 FM radio stations, 10 digital audio stations, and 14 web-based radio stations; 140 commercial and 187 community (non-commercial) radio stations (2019)
Communications: Internet country code
.dk
Communications: Internet users: percent of population
99.77% (2024 est.)
Communications: Telephones - fixed lines: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
12 (2024 est.)
Communications: Telephones - fixed lines: total subscriptions
698,000 (2024 est.)
Communications: Telephones - mobile cellular: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
127 (2024 est.)
Communications: Telephones - mobile cellular: total subscriptions
7.57 million (2024 est.)
Economy: Agricultural products
milk, wheat, potatoes, barley, sugar beets, pork, rapeseed, rye, oats, chicken (2023)
Economy: Average household expenditures: on alcohol and tobacco
3.5% of household expenditures (2023 est.)
Economy: Average household expenditures: on food
11.9% of household expenditures (2023 est.)
Economy: Budget: expenditures
$136.662 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Budget: revenues
$149.393 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2013
$25.449 billion (2013 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2014
$29.417 billion (2014 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2015
$24.241 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2016
$22.332 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2017
$24.646 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2018
$22.460 billion (2018 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2019
$25.945 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2020
$26.003 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2021
$34.953 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2022
$46.488 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2023
$40.061 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2024
$55.901 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates
6.8945 (2024 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Currency
Danish kroner (DKK) per US dollar -
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2013
5.6163 (2013 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2014
5.6125 (2014 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2015
6.7279 (2015 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2016
6.7317 (2016 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2017
6.6029 (2017 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2018
6.3146 (2018 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2019
6.6694 (2019 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2020
6.5422 (2020 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2021
6.2871 (2021 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2022
7.0762 (2022 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2023
6.8897 (2023 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2024
6.8945 (2024 est.)
Economy: Exports - commodities
packaged medicine, fish, vaccines, refined petroleum, pork (2023)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2011
$186.218 billion (2011 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2014
$193.470 billion (2014 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2015
$168.425 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2016
$167.779 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2017
$183.533 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2018
$202.458 billion (2018 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2019
$203.616 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2020
$195.728 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2021
$240.447 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2022
$283.37 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2023
$276.646 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2024
$299.405 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: exports of goods and services
68% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: government consumption
22.5% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: household consumption
45.5% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: imports of goods and services
-59.8% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: investment in fixed capital
22.6% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: investment in inventories
0.2% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: agriculture
0.7% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: industry
24% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: services
64% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - per capita (PPP)
$81,878 (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP (official exchange rate)
$429.457 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP (purchasing power parity) - real
$489.386 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2015
28.2 (2015 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2016
28.2 (2016 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2017
28.7 (2017 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2018
28.2 (2018 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2019
27.7 (2019 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2020
27.5 (2020 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2021
28.3 (2021 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2022
29.3 (2022 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2023
29.9 (2023 est.)
Economy: Household income or consumption by percentage share: highest 10%
24.5% (2022 est.)
Economy: Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%
3.6% (2022 est.)
Economy: Imports - commodities
natural gas, cars, garments, packaged medicine, refined petroleum (2023)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2010
$141.178 billion (2010 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2015
$148.816 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2016
$148.938 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2017
$162.057 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2018
$184.151 billion (2018 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2019
$182.859 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2020
$175.669 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2021
$215.702 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2022
$245.07 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2023
$243.478 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2024
$252.954 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Industrial production growth rate
12% (2024 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2015
0.45% (2015 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2016
0.25% (2016 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2017
1.15% (2017 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2018
0.81% (2018 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2019
0.76% (2019 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2020
0.42% (2020 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2021
1.85% (2021 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022
7.70% (2022 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023
3.31% (2023 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024
1.37% (2024 est.)
Economy: Labor force
3.21 million (2024 est.)
Economy: Population below poverty line
12.40% (2021 est.)
Economy: Public debt: Public debt 2017
35.3% of GDP (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2014
$270.207 billion (2014 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2015
$277.906 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2016
$296.831 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2017
$318.640 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2019
$352.325 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2020
$365.526 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021
$408.303 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022
$414.592 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023
$424.937 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024
$440.558 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2015
2.10% (2015 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2016
3.07% (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2017
3.06% (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2018
1.86% (2018 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2019
1.71% (2019 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2020
-1.78% (2020 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2021
6.50% (2021 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2022
1.5% (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2023
2.5% (2023 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2024
3.48% (2024 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2014
$47,880 (2014 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2015
$48,897 (2015 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2016
$51,821 (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2017
$55,272 (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2019
$60,595 (2019 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2020
$62,682 (2020 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2021
$69,715 (2021 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2022
$78,914 (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2023
$77,892 (2023 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2013
$1.371 billion (2013 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2014
$1.483 billion (2014 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2015
$1.258 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2020
$1.332 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2021
$1.413 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2022
0.3% of GDP (2022 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2023
0.4% of GDP (2023 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2024
0.4% of GDP (2024 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2015
$65.185 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2016
$64.216 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2017
$75.244 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2018
$70.942 billion (2018 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2019
$66.836 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2020
$72.823 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2021
$82.236 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022
$96.073 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023
$109.371 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2024
$108.405 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Taxes and other revenues
31.4% (of GDP) (2023 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2019
5.02% (2019 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2020
5.64% (2020 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2021
5.07% (2021 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2022
4.43% (2022 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2023
5.09% (2023 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2024
5.36% (2024 est.)
Economy: Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): female
11.9% (2024 est.)
Economy: Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): male
12.3% (2024 est.)
Economy: Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): total
12.1% (2024 est.)
Energy: Coal: consumption
1.135 million metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Coal: exports
124,000 metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Coal: imports
1.296 million metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity access: electrification - total population
100% (2022 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: biomass and waste
21.2% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: fossil fuels
11.3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: hydroelectricity
0.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: solar
9.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: wind
57.6% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: consumption
35.253 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: exports
16.698 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: imports
19.831 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: installed generating capacity
20.794 million kW (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: transmission/distribution losses
1.825 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Energy consumption per capita: Total energy consumption per capita 2023
98.513 million Btu/person (2023 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: consumption
2.309 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: exports
8.388 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: imports
8.612 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: production
2.021 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: proven reserves
29.534 billion cubic meters (2021 est.)
Energy: Petroleum: crude oil estimated reserves
441 million barrels (2021 est.)
Energy: Petroleum: refined petroleum consumption
151,000 bbl/day (2024 est.)
Energy: Petroleum: total petroleum production
63,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: from coal and metallurgical coke
2.54 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: from consumed natural gas
4.841 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: from petroleum and other liquids
22.535 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: total emissions
29.915 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Climate
temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers
Environment: Environmental issues
air pollution, principally from vehicle and power-plant emissions; nitrogen and phosphorus pollution of the North Sea; water pollution from animal wastes and pesticides
Environment: Geoparks: global geoparks and regional networks
Odsherred; South Fyn Archipelago; Vestjylland (2024)
Environment: Geoparks: total global geoparks and regional networks
3 (2024)
Environment: International environmental agreements: party to
Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Heavy Metals, Air Pollution-Multi-effect Protocol, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulphur 85, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Marine Dumping-London Protocol, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 2006, Wetlands, Whaling
Environment: International environmental agreements: signed, but not ratified
Antarctic-Environmental Protection
Environment: Land use: agricultural land
65.5% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 59.1% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 0.7% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 5.6% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: forest
16% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: other
18.5% (2023 est.)
Environment: Methane emissions: agriculture
236.5 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Environment: Methane emissions: energy
49.7 kt (2022-2024 est.)
Environment: Methane emissions: other
5.3 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Environment: Methane emissions: waste
54.4 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Environment: Particulate matter emissions
10.1 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Environment: Total renewable water resources
6 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)
Environment: Total water withdrawal: agricultural
506.487 million cubic meters (2022)
Environment: Total water withdrawal: industrial
45.076 million cubic meters (2022)
Environment: Total water withdrawal: municipal
382.787 million cubic meters (2022)
Environment: Urbanization: rate of urbanization
0.54% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Environment: Urbanization: urban population
88.70% (2024 est.)
Environment: Waste and recycling: municipal solid waste generated annually
4.911 million tons (2024 est.)
Environment: Waste and recycling: percent of municipal solid waste recycled
35.4% (2022 est.)
Geography: Area - comparative
slightly less than twice the size of Massachusetts; about two-thirds the size of West Virginia
Geography: Area: land
42,434 sq km
Geography: Area: water
660 sq km
Geography: Coastline
7,314 km
Geography: Elevation: highest point
Store Mollehoj 171 m
Geography: Elevation: lowest point
Lammefjord -7 m
Geography: Elevation: mean elevation
34 m
Geography: Geographic coordinates
56 00 N, 10 00 E
Geography: Geography - note
composed of the Jutland Peninsula and a group of more than 400 islands (Danish Archipelago); controls Danish Straits (Skagerrak and Kattegat) linking Baltic and North Seas; about one-quarter of the population lives in greater Copenhagen
Geography: Irrigated land
2,420 sq km (2022)
Geography: Land boundaries: border countries
Germany 140 km; Canada 1.3 km
Geography: Land boundaries: total
141 km
Geography: Land use: agricultural land
65.5% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 59.1% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 0.7% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 5.6% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: forest
16% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: other
18.5% (2023 est.)
Geography: Map references
Europe
Geography: Maritime claims: contiguous zone
24 nm
Geography: Maritime claims: continental shelf
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Geography: Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone
200 nm
Geography: Maritime claims: territorial sea
12 nm
Geography: Natural hazards
flooding is a threat in some areas of the country (e.g., parts of Jutland, along the southern coast of the island of Lolland) that are protected from the sea by a system of dikes
Geography: Population distribution
population centers tend to be along coastal areas, particularly in Copenhagen and the eastern side of the country's mainland
Geography: Terrain
low and flat to gently rolling plains
Government: Administrative divisions
metropolitan Denmark - 5 regions ( regioner , singular - region ); Hovedstaden (Capital), Midtjylland (Central Jutland), Nordjylland (North Jutland), Sjaelland (Zealand), Syddanmark (Southern Denmark)
Government: Capital: daylight saving time
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October; note - applies to continental Denmark only, not to its North Atlantic components
Government: Capital: etymology
name derives from the Danish words køber (merchant or buyer) and havn (harbor or port)
Government: Capital: geographic coordinates
55 40 N, 12 35 E
Government: Capital: time difference
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Government: Citizenship: citizenship by birth
no
Government: Citizenship: citizenship by descent only
at least one parent must be a citizen of Denmark
Government: Citizenship: dual citizenship recognized
yes
Government: Citizenship: residency requirement for naturalization
7 years
Government: Constitution: amendment process
proposed by the Folketing (Parliament) with consent of the government; passage requires approval by the next Folketing following a general election, approval by simple majority vote of at least 40% of voters in a referendum, and assent of the chief of state
Government: Constitution: history
several previous; latest adopted 5 June 1953
Government: Country name: conventional short form
Denmark
Government: Country name: etymology
the name derives from the words Dane , a tribal name with unclear Germanic origins, and mark , a Danish word that refers to a march (borderland)
Government: Country name: local long form
Kongeriget Danmark
Government: Country name: local short form
Danmark
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission
Ambassador Kenneth A. HOWERY (since 5 November 2025)
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: email address and website
CopenhagenACS@state.gov https://dk.usembassy.gov/
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: embassy
Dag Hammarskjolds Alle 24, 2100 Kobenhavn 0
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: FAX
[45] 35-43-02-23
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: mailing address
5280 Copenhagen Place, Washington DC 20521-5280
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: telephone
[45] 33-41-71-00
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: chancery
3200 Whitehaven Street NW, Washington, DC 20008
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission
Ambassador Jesper Møller SØRENSEN (since 15 September 2023)
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: consulate(s) general
Chicago, Houston, New York, Silicon Valley (CA)
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: email address and website
wasamb@um.dk https://usa.um.dk/en
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: FAX
[1] (202) 328-1470
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: telephone
[1] (202) 234-4300
Government: Executive branch: cabinet
Council of State appointed by the monarch
Government: Executive branch: chief of state
King FREDERIK X (since 14 January 2024)
Government: Executive branch: election/appointment process
the monarchy is hereditary; following legislative elections, the monarch usually appoints the leader of the majority party or majority coalition as prime minister
Government: Executive branch: head of government
Prime Minister Mette FREDERIKSEN (since 27 June 2019)
Government: Flag
description: red field with a white cross that extends to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the left history: referred to as the Dannebrog (Danish flag) and is one of the oldest national flags in the world; the origin of the design is unclear; one legend says that the banner fell from the sky during an early-13th-century battle and inspired the royal army to victory; in actuality, the flag may derive from a crusade banner
Government: International law organization participation
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
Government: International organization participation
ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council, Australia Group, BIS, CBSS, CD, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-9, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NATO, NC, NEA, NIB, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UNTSO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
Government: Judicial branch: highest court(s)
Supreme Court (consists of the court president and 18 judges)
Government: Judicial branch: judge selection and term of office
judges appointed by the monarch upon the recommendation of the Minister of Justice, with the advice of the Judicial Appointments Council, a 6-member independent body of judges and lawyers; judges appointed for life with retirement at age 70
Government: Judicial branch: subordinate courts
Special Court of Indictment and Revision; 2 High Courts; Maritime and Commercial Court; county courts
Government: Legal system
civil law; judicial review of legislative acts
Government: Legislative branch: chamber name
The Danish Parliament (Folketinget)
Government: Legislative branch: electoral system
proportional representation
Government: Legislative branch: expected date of next election
October 2026
Government: Legislative branch: legislative structure
unicameral
Government: Legislative branch: legislature name
Parliament (Folketinget)
Government: Legislative branch: most recent election date
11/1/2022
Government: Legislative branch: number of seats
179 (all directly elected)
Government: Legislative branch: parties elected and seats per party
Social Democratic Party (50); Liberal Party (Venstre) (23); Moderates (M) (16); Socialist People's Party (SF) (15); Danish Democrats (Æ) (14); Liberal Alliance (14); Conservative People's Party (10); Unity List-Red-Green Alliance (9); Other (24)
Government: Legislative branch: percentage of women in chamber
43.6%
Government: Legislative branch: scope of elections
full renewal
Government: Legislative branch: term in office
4 years
Government: National anthem(s): history
adopted 1780; one of the oldest royal anthems in the world; used for events when Danish royalty is present; anthem has equal status with the national anthem
Government: National anthem(s): lyrics/music
Johannes EWALD/unknown
Government: National coat of arms
Denmark’s King Frederick VI adopted the national coat of arms in 1819; the crown of King Christian V, who ruled Denmark and Norway from 1670 to 1699, sits atop the shield, symbolizing royal and national authority; the three lions represent a strong and powerful country, with red lily pads in the shape of hearts that stand for strength, valor, and joy
Government: National color(s)
red, white
Government: National heritage: selected World Heritage Site locales
Denmark: Mounds, Runic Stones, and Church at Jelling (c); Roskilde Cathedral (c); Kronborg Castle (c); Wadden Sea (n); Stevns Klint (n); Christiansfeld, Moravian Church Settlement (c); Par force hunting landscape, North Zealand (c); Greenland: Ilulissat Icefjord (n); Kujataa, Norse and Inuit Farming (c); Aasivissuit–Nipisat, Inuit Hunting Ground (c); Viking-Age Ring Fortresses (c); Møns Klint (n)
Government: National heritage: total World Heritage Sites
12 (8 cultural, 4 natural)
Government: National holiday
Constitution Day, 5 June (1849)
Government: National symbol(s)
lion, mute swan
Government: Political parties
The Alternative or AP Conservative People's Party or DKF or C Danish People's Party or DF or O Denmark Democrats or E Green Left or SF or F (formerly Socialist People's Party or SF or F) Liberal Alliance or LA or I Liberal Party (Venstre) or V Moderates or M New Right Party or NB or D Red-Green Alliance (Unity List) or EL Social Democrats or SDP or A Social Liberal Party or SLP or B
Government: Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Introduction: Background
Once the seat of Viking raiders and later a major north European power, Denmark has evolved into a modern, prosperous nation that is part of the general political and economic integration of Europe. It joined NATO in 1949 and the EEC (now the EU) in 1973. The country has opted out of certain elements of the EU's Maastricht Treaty, including the European Economic and Monetary Union and justice and home affairs issues. a 2022 referendum resulted in the removal of Denmark's 30-year opt-out on defense issues, now allowing Denmark to participate fully in the EU's Common Security and Defense Policy.
Military and Security: Military - note
the Danish Armed Forces (Forsvaret) have a variety of missions, including enforcing the country’s sovereignty, monitoring Danish waters and airspace, search and rescue, environmental protection, host nation support for alliance partners, international peacekeeping, fulfilling Denmark’s commitments to NATO, and providing assistance to the police for border control, guard tasks, air surveillance, and during national disasters and other emergencies NATO has been a cornerstone of Danish security and defense police since it joined in 1949 as one of the organization’s original members under the North Atlantic Treaty (also known as the Washington Treaty); the Forsvaret regularly exercises with NATO allies and participates in a number of NATO missions, including its Enhanced Forward Presence in Eastern Europe, air policing in the Baltics, naval operations in the Baltic Sea and North Atlantic, and an advisory mission in Iraq; the Forsvaret leads NATO’s Multinational Division – North (inaugurated 2019), a headquarters based in Latvia that supports the defense planning of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, and the coordination of regional military activities, including NATO’s forward deployed forces; it also takes part in other international missions for Europe and the UN ranging from peacekeeping in Africa to protecting Europe's external borders by patrolling the Mediterranean Sea in support of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency; Denmark is a member of the EU and voted to join the EU’s Common Defense and Security Policy in a 2022 referendum; the Forsvaret cooperates closely with the militaries of other Nordic countries through the Nordic Defense Cooperation (NORDEFCO; established 2009), which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden in such areas as armaments, training and exercises, and operations; it also has a joint composite special operations command with Belgium and the Netherlands the Forsvaret has an Arctic Command to protect the sovereignty of Denmark in the Arctic region, including the Faroe Islands and Greenland, and conducts maritime pollution prevention, environmental monitoring, fishery inspections, search and rescue, and hydrographical surveys, plus support to governmental science missions; there is also a joint service Special Operations Command (SOKOM), which includes the Sirius Dog Sled Patrol, an elite unit that patrols the most remote parts of northeast Greenland (2025)
Military and Security: Military and security forces
Danish Armed Forces (Forsvaret): Royal Danish Army, Royal Danish Navy, Royal Danish Air Force (2025)
Military and Security: Military and security service personnel strengths
approximately 17,000 active-duty military personnel (2025)
Military and Security: Military deployments
Denmark contributes air, ground, and naval forces to a variety of international missions, including grounds troops to NATO's forward defenses in Latvia (2025)
Military and Security: Military equipment inventories and acquisitions
the Danish military inventory is comprised of modern European, Israeli, US, and domestically produced weapons and equipment; the Danish defense industry is active in the production of naval vessels, defense electronics, and subcomponents of larger weapons systems, such as the US F-35 fighter aircraft; the major warships of the Royal Danish Navy are produced domestically (2025)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2015
1.11% (2015 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2016
1.15% (2016 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2017
1.14% (2017 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2018
1.28% (2018 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2019
1.30% (2019 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2020
1.37% (2020 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2021
1.29% (2021 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2022
1.36% (2022 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2023
2.00% (2023 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2024
2.42% (2024 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2025
3.2% of GDP (2025 est.)
Military and Security: Military service age and obligation
18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service for men and women; draftees serve 11 months, including five months of basic training, followed by six months in an operational unit (2025)
People and Society: Age structure: 0-14 years
16.2% (male 496,793/female 471,018)
People and Society: Age structure: 15-64 years
62.9% (male 1,903,315/female 1,856,615)
People and Society: Age structure: 65 years and over
20.8% (2024 est.) (male 575,153/female 670,242)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: beer
3.42 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: other alcohols
0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: spirits
1.66 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: total
9.16 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: wine
4.08 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Birth rate
9.81 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Child marriage: women married by age 18
0.7% (2021)
People and Society: Current health expenditure
9.39% (2024 est.)
People and Society: Currently married women (ages 15-49)
54.3% (2024 est.)
People and Society: Death rate
10.56 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: elderly dependency ratio
32.7 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: potential support ratio
3.1 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: total dependency ratio
57.2 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: youth dependency ratio
24.5 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: rural
rural: 100% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: total
total: 100% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: urban
urban: 100% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: rural
rural: 0% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: total
total: 0% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: urban
urban: 0% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Education expenditure: Education expenditure (% GDP)
6.4% of GDP (2022 est.)
People and Society: Education expenditure: Education expenditure (% national budget)
14.2% national budget (2022 est.)
People and Society: Education expenditures
6.36% (2022 est.)
People and Society: Ethnic groups
Danish (includes Greenlandic (who are predominantly Inuit) and Faroese) 84.2%, Turkish 1.1%, other 14.7% (largest groups are Polish, Romanian, Syrian, Ukrainian, German, and Iraqi) (2023 est.)
People and Society: Gross reproduction rate
0.73 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Health expenditure: Health expenditure (as % of GDP)
9.5% of GDP (2022)
People and Society: Health expenditure: Health expenditure (as % of national budget)
17.7% of national budget (2022 est.)
People and Society: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
0.10% (2024 est.)
People and Society: Hospital bed density
2.4 beds/1,000 population (2023 est.)
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: female
2.5 deaths/1,000 live births
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: male
3.4 deaths/1,000 live births
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: total
3.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)
People and Society: Languages: Languages
Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority); note - English is the predominant second language
People and Society: Languages: major-language sample(s)
Verdens Faktabog, den uundværlig kilde til grundlæggende oplysninger. (Danish) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
People and Society: Life expectancy at birth: female
84.2 years (2024 est.)
People and Society: Life expectancy at birth: male
80.4 years (2024 est.)
People and Society: Major urban areas - population
1.381 million COPENHAGEN (capital) (2023)
People and Society: Maternal mortality ratio
4 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)
People and Society: Median age: female
43.4 years
People and Society: Median age: male
41 years
People and Society: Mother's mean age at first birth
29.8 years (2020 est.)
People and Society: Nationality: adjective
Danish
People and Society: Net migration rate
7.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Obesity - adult prevalence rate
19.7% (2016)
People and Society: Physician density
7.24 physicians/1,000 population (2021)
People and Society: Population
5,976,992 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Population distribution
population centers tend to be along coastal areas, particularly in Copenhagen and the eastern side of the country's mainland
People and Society: Population growth rate
0.50% (2024 est.)
People and Society: Population: female
3,049,793
People and Society: Population: male
3,001,698
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: improved: rural
rural: 100% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: improved: total
total: 100% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: improved: urban
urban: 100% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: unimproved: rural
rural: 0% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: unimproved: total
total: 0% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: unimproved: urban
urban: 0% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): female
19 years (2023 est.)
People and Society: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): male
18 years (2023 est.)
People and Society: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): total
18 years (2023 est.)
People and Society: Sex ratio: 0-14 years
1.05 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: 15-64 years
1.03 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: 65 years and over
0.86 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: at birth
1.07 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: total population
0.99 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
People and Society: Tobacco use: female
14.3% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Tobacco use: male
14.4% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Tobacco use: total
14.3% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Total fertility rate
1.47 children born/woman (2024 est.)
People and Society: Urbanization: rate of urbanization
0.54% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
People and Society: Urbanization: urban population
88.70% (2024 est.)
Terrorism: Terrorist group(s)
Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS); Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)/Qods Force
Transnational Issues: Refugees and internally displaced persons: refugees
100,832 (2024 est.)
Transnational Issues: Refugees and internally displaced persons: stateless persons
8,566 (2024 est.)
Transportation: Airports
102 (2025)
Transportation: Civil aircraft registration country code prefix
OY
Transportation: Heliports
29 (2025)
Transportation: Merchant marine: by type
bulk carrier 15, container ship 132, general cargo 69, oil tanker 107, other 392
Transportation: Merchant marine: total
715 (2023)
Transportation: Ports: key ports
Abenra, Alborg, Arhus, Assens, Augustenborg, Bandholm, Esbjerg, Faborg, Fredericia, Frederikshavn, Haderslev, Holstebro-Stuer, Kalundborg, Kobenhavn, Kolding, Korsor, Marstal, Middelfart, Naestved, Nakskov, Nyborg, Nykobing, Odense, Randers, Ronne, Rudkobing, Sakskobing, Skagen Havn, Sonderborg, Stubbekobing, Studstrup, Svendborg, Vejle
Transportation: Ports: large
1
Transportation: Ports: medium
2
Transportation: Ports: ports with oil terminals
33
Transportation: Ports: small
30
Transportation: Ports: total ports
69 (2024)
Transportation: Ports: very small
36
Transportation: Railways: total
2,682 km (2020) 876 km electrified
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