Question: How many people live in Denmark?

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 populationYearPop.±%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:
Afghans
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 (including Pashtuns)
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 Greenlanders reside permanently in Denmark.[7] Many of these use the Faroese and Greenlandic languages, respectively, as their first language. All residents of the Kingdom (viz. Denmark proper, the Faroe Islands and Greenland) holds 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]

Current natural increase
[10]
Number of births from January–September 2017 =  46,157
Number of births from January–September 2018 =  46,750
Number of deaths from January–September 2017 =  39,854
Number of deaths from January–September 2018 =  41,899
Natural growth from January–June 2017 =  6303
Natural growth from January–June 2018 =  4851
Total fertility rate from 1850 to 1899
The total fertility rate is the number of children born per woman. It is based on fairly good data for the entire period. Sources: Our World In Data and Gapminder Foundation.[11]





Life expectancy from 1775 to 2015
Sources: Our World In Data and the United Nations.
1775-1950











1950-2015

Source: UN World Population Prospects[13]
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,[14] and numerous other religions are officially recognised,[15] including several Christian denominations, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu and other congregations as well as Forn Siðr, a revival of Scandinavian pagan tradition.[15] 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.[15] 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.

Source Statistics Denmark, "Folketal efter hovedlandsdele (summariske tal fra folketællinger)" (table FT)[16]
To curb population decline, Denmark began subidizing the Do it for Denmark advertising campaign in 2014.
Demographic statistics according to the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.[17]
Population
5,809,502 (July 2018 est.)
Age structure

0-14 years: 16.57% (male 493,829 /female 468,548)
15-24 years: 12.67% (male 377,094 /female 358,807)
25-54 years: 39.03% (male 1,147,196 /female 1,119,967)
55-64 years: 12.33% (male 356,860 /female 359,264)
65 years and over: 19.42% (male 518,200 /female 609,737) (2018 est.)
Median age
total: 41.9 years. Country comparison to the world: 35th
male: 40.8 years
female: 42.9 years (2018 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.78 children born/woman (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 152nd
Mother's mean age at first birth
29.1 years (2015 est.)
Population growth rate
0.59% (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 148th
Birth rate
10.9 births/1,000 population (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 178th
Death rate
9.3 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.)
Net migration rate
2.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.) Country comparison to the world: 46th
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 81 years (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 34th
male: 79.1 years (2018 est.)
female: 83.1 years (2018 est.)
Ethnic groups
Danish (includes Greenlandic (who are predominantly Inuit) and Faroese) 86.3%, Turkish 1.1%, other 12.6% (largest groups are Polish, Syrian, German, Iraqi, and Romanian) (2018 est.)
note: data represent population by ancestry
Religions
Evangelical Lutheran (official) 74.8%, Muslim 5.3%, other (denominations of less than 1% each, include Roman Catholic, Jehovah's Witness, Serbian Orthodox Christian, Jewish, Baptist, and Buddhist) 19.9% (2017 est.)
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio: 56 (2015 est.)
youth dependency ratio: 26.3 (2015 est.)
elderly dependency ratio: 29.7 (2015 est.)
potential support ratio: 3.4 (2015 est.)
Urbanization
urban population: 87.9% of total population (2018)
rate of urbanization: 0.51% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)
Major urban areas - population
1.321 million COPENHAGEN (capital) (2018)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female (2017 est.)
0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female (2017 est.)
15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female (2017 est.)
25-54 years: 0.99 male(s)/female (2017 est.)
55-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female (2017 est.)
65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female (2017 est.)
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2017 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 19 years (2014)
male: 18 years (2014)
female: 20 years (2014)
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
total: 12% (2016 est.) Country comparison to the world: 109th
male: 13.1% (2016 est.)
female: 10.9% (2016 est.)
See also

Religion in Denmark
Notes



This article incorporatespublic domain material from the CIA World Factbookdocument .