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Denmark is a country. The capital city is Copenhagen, located in the Northern Europe region of Europe. It has a land area of 40,000 km², a population of 5,946,952 people and uses the currency Danish krone. The Prime Minister is Mette Frederiksen.

Key facts

  • currency: Danish krone
  • capital city: Copenhagen
  • region: Northern Europe
  • continent: Europe
  • land area: 40,000 km²
  • population: 5,946,952 people
  • political leader: Mette Frederiksen (Prime Minister)
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Location on a map: 56°0′N, 10°0′E

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Environment

Denmark is one of the countries in Europe, countries in Northern Europe and 194 countries in our database.

  • Agricultural land: 26,180.00 km²
  • Alternative and nuclear energy: 11.75 % of total energy use
  • Carbon dioxide emissions (co2): 26.77 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Access to electricity: 100.00 % of population
  • Electricity production from coal sources: 24.54 % of total
  • Electricity production from natural gas sources: 6.27 % of total
  • Electricity production from hydroelectric sources: 0.06 % of total
  • Electricity production from nuclear sources: 0.00 % of total
  • Electricity production from oil sources: 1.08 % of total
  • Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric: 65.44 % of total
  • Net energy imports: 1.77 % of energy use
  • Fertility rate: 1.55 births per woman
  • Forest area: 6,303 km²
  • Fossil fuel energy consumption: 64.93 % of total
  • Greenhouse gas emissions (co2, ch4, n2o, hfcs, pfcs, sf6): 41.83 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Median age: 37.20
  • Methane emissions: 10.48 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Nitrous oxide emissions: 4.47 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Female population: 2,990,995 people
  • Male population: 2,955,957 people
  • Renewable energy consumption: 39.50 % of total final energy consumption
  • Rural land area: 40,365.63 km²
  • Rural population: 684,197 people
  • Urban land area: 2,235.49 km²
  • Urban population: 5,262,755 people
  • Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters : 8.65 % of total population

Proportion of transboundary sites in Denmark

Geographical distribution of cities in Denmark by population

dataset Cities in Denmark:

Relationship between fertility rate and median age in Denmark

Evolution of historical forest area in Denmark with forecast

Relationship between forest area and rural land area in Denmark

Evolution of historical fossil fuel energy consumption in Denmark with forecast

Relationship between fossil fuel and renewable energy consumption in Denmark

Evolution of historical greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) in Denmark with forecast

Relationship between other greenhouse gas emissions and methane emissions in Denmark

Relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and nitrous oxide emissions in Denmark

Relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and urban land area in Denmark

Relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and urban population in Denmark

Evolution of historical land area in Denmark with forecast

Evolution of historical median age in Denmark

Evolution of historical methane emissions in Denmark with forecast

Relationship between methane and nitrous oxide emissions in Denmark

Relationship between methane emissions and population in Denmark

Relationship between methane emissions and rural population in Denmark

Relationship between methane emissions and urban land area in Denmark

Relationship between methane emissions and urban population in Denmark

Evolution of historical nitrous oxide emissions in Denmark with forecast

Relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and population in Denmark

Relationship between urban land area and nitrous oxide emissions in Denmark

Relationship between urban population and nitrous oxide emissions in Denmark

Evolution of historical population in Denmark with forecast

Relationship between urban land area and population in Denmark

Evolution of historical female population in Denmark with forecast

Evolution of historical male population in Denmark with forecast

Evolution of historical renewable energy consumption in Denmark with forecast

Evolution of historical rural land area in Denmark with forecast

Evolution of historical rural population in Denmark with forecast

Relationship between rural population and urban land area in Denmark

Evolution of historical urban land area in Denmark with forecast

Relationship between urban land area and urban population in Denmark

Evolution of historical urban population in Denmark with forecast

Evolution of historical urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters in Denmark with forecast

Relationship between population and date in Denmark

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) in Denmark

Evolution of historical agricultural land in Denmark with forecast

Relationship between agricultural land and methane emissions in Denmark

Relationship between agricultural land and nitrous oxide emissions in Denmark

Evolution of historical alternative and nuclear energy in Denmark with forecast

Evolution of historical carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in Denmark with forecast

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and GDP in Denmark

Relationship between carbon dioxide and methane emissions in Denmark

Relationship between carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide emissions in Denmark

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and urban land area in Denmark

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and urban population in Denmark

Evolution of historical access to electricity in Denmark with forecast

Relationship between access to electricity and fertility rate in Denmark

Relationship between access to electricity and life expectancy at birth in Denmark

Relationship between access to electricity and renewable energy consumption in Denmark

Relationship between access to electricity and self-employed workers in Denmark

Relationship between access to electricity and vulnerable employment in Denmark

Evolution of historical electricity production from coal sources in Denmark with forecast

Evolution of historical electricity production from natural gas sources in Denmark with forecast

Evolution of historical electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Denmark with forecast

Evolution of historical electricity production from nuclear sources in Denmark with forecast

Evolution of historical electricity production from oil sources in Denmark with forecast

Evolution of historical electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, in Denmark with forecast

Evolution of historical net energy imports in Denmark with forecast

Evolution of historical fertility rate in Denmark with forecast

Relationship between fertility rate and life expectancy at birth in Denmark

Distribution of sites in Denmark by inscription year

Geographical distribution of sites in Denmark by area

dataset Sites in Denmark:

Geographical distribution of wildfires in Denmark by mean width

dataset Wildfires in Denmark:

Relationship between mean length and mean width of wildfires in Denmark

Politics

  • Armed forces personnel: 15,000 people
  • Democracy score: 9.22
  • Democracy type: Full democracy
  • Individuals using the internet: 98.80 % of population
  • Military expenditure: 1.95 % of GDP
  • Net migration: 31,006 people
  • Press freedom: 7.92
  • Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments: 43.58 %

Evolution of historical armed forces personnel in Denmark with forecast

Relationship between armed forces personnel and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) in Denmark

Relationship between methane emissions and armed forces personnel in Denmark

Relationship between armed forces personnel and nitrous oxide emissions in Denmark

Relationship between armed forces personnel and population in Denmark

Relationship between rural population and armed forces personnel in Denmark

Relationship between urban land area and armed forces personnel in Denmark

Relationship between urban population and armed forces personnel in Denmark

Evolution of historical internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence in Denmark with forecast

Evolution of historical individuals using the Internet in Denmark with forecast

Evolution of historical military expenditure in Denmark with forecast

Evolution of historical net migration in Denmark with forecast

Evolution of the historical proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Denmark with forecast

dataset Political parties in Denmark:

Distribution of politicians from Denmark by birth year

Proportion of politicians per gender in Denmark

dataset Politicians from Denmark:

Business

  • Central government debt: 75.33 % of GDP
  • Expense: 32.54 % of GDP
  • Gdp: 407,091,920,305.40 current US$
  • Inflation: 3.31 annual %
  • Self-employed workers: 8.42 % of total employment
  • Tax revenue: 30.42 % of GDP
  • Unemployment: 5.09 % of total labor force
  • Vulnerable employment: 5.75 % of total employment

Proportion of CEOs per gender in Denmark

dataset Companies in Denmark:

Proportion of employee types in companies from Denmark

Distribution of companies in Denmark by foundation year

Proportion of revenue types by company in Denmark

Relationship between employees and revenues in Denmark

Evolution of historical central government debt in Denmark with forecast

Evolution of historical expense in Denmark with forecast

Evolution of historical GDP in Denmark with forecast

Relationship between GDP and other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Denmark

Evolution of historical inflation in Denmark with forecast

Evolution of historical proportion of self-employed workers in Denmark with forecast

Relationship between self-employment and vulnerable employment in Denmark

Evolution of historical tax revenue in Denmark with forecast

Evolution of historical unemployment in Denmark with forecast

Evolution of historical vulnerable employment in Denmark with forecast

dataset Exchanges in Denmark:

dataset Shops in Denmark :

Health

  • Birth rate: 9.90 per 1,000 people
  • Death rate: 10.10 per 1,000 people
  • Health expenditure per capita: 6,332.00 current US$
  • Health expenditure: 9.50 % of GDP
  • Incidence of hiv: 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population
  • Hospital beds: 2.51 per 1,000 people
  • Life expectancy at birth: 81
  • Suicide mortality rate: 10.70 per 100,000 population

Evolution of historical birth rate in Denmark with forecast

Relationship between birth rate and access to electricity in Denmark

Relationship between birth rate and fertility rate in Denmark

Relationship between birth rate and life expectancy at birth in Denmark

Relationship between birth rate and median age in Denmark

Relationship between birth rate and proportion of self-employed workers in Denmark

Relationship between birth rate and vulnerable employment in Denmark

Evolution of historical death rate in Denmark with forecast

Relationship between death rate and life expectancy at birth in Denmark

Evolution of historical health expenditure per capita in Denmark with forecast

Evolution of historical health expenditure in Denmark with forecast

Evolution of historical incidence of HIV in Denmark with forecast

Evolution of historical hospital beds in Denmark with forecast

Evolution of historical life expectancy at birth in Denmark with forecast

Relationship between life expectancy and the proportion of self-employed workers in Denmark

Relationship between life expectancy and vulnerable employment in Denmark

Evolution of historical suicide mortality rate in Denmark with forecast

dataset Diseases in Denmark :

Distribution of diseases by first founded year in Denmark

Proportion of diseases in Denmark by mortality rate

Distribution of diseases in Denmark by start date

Evolution of historical cases in Denmark

Evolution of historical deaths in Denmark

Relationship between cases and deaths in Denmark

Sports

dataset Athletes from Denmark:

Distribution of athletes from Denmark by birth date

Proportion of athletes per gender in Denmark

dataset Competitions in Denmark :

Distribution of competitions in Denmark by start date

Proportion of medals won by Denmark in the Olympics

Culture

dataset Artists from Denmark:

Distribution of artists from Denmark by birth year

Proportion of artists per gender in Denmark

Geographical distribution of museums in Denmark by visitors

dataset Museums in Denmark:

Research

Geographical distribution of universities in Denmark by total students

Distribution of universities in Denmark per foundation year

dataset Universities in Denmark:

In literature

There are 284 books written about Denmark in the database.

Related

Connected or similar to Denmark: .

This dashboard is based on data from: SIPRI, World Bank, Reporters Without Borders.

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