Denmark
Country in Northern Europe
Also known as dk · TAN · Denmark proper · metropolitan Denmark · Dania · Danmark
- Capital
- Population
- 5,822,863(2020)
- , 5,827,463(October 1, 2019)
- , 5,789,957(January 1, 2018)
1
Sources- 1.“BEV22|Befolkningens udvikling efter kommune, bevægelsesart og køn”statistikbanken.dk/FT
- +10 more
- Area
- 42,925.46 km²
- GDP (nominal)
- $395B(2022)
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Sources- 1.data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CDRetrieved 2023-08-26
- , $398B(2021)
1
Sources- 1.data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CDRetrieved 2023-08-26
- $395B(2022)
- Currency
- Danish krone(since 1875)
1
- Danish krone(since 1875)
- Official language
- Head of state
- Frederik X of Denmark(since 2024)
- , Margrethe II of Denmark(1972–2024)
- , Frederik IX of Denmark(1947–1972)
- +21 more
- Head of government
- Mette Frederiksen(since 2019)
- , Helle Thorning-Schmidt(2011–2015)
- , Lars Løkke Rasmussen(2009–2011)
- +49 more
Overview
Economy & society
Over time
Dated values recorded in Wikidata, each with its own source
All data
854 statements · 26% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Emergency phone number
- 112
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Sources- 1.“International Numbering Resources Database”itu.int/net/itu-t/inrdb/e129_important_numbers.aspxRetrieved 2016-07-03
- 112
- Electrical plug type
- Europlug
1
Sources- 1.“World Plugs”iec.ch/worldplugs/list_bylocation.htmRetrieved 2016-06-10
- Schuko
1
Sources- 1.“World Plugs”iec.ch/worldplugs/list_bylocation.htmRetrieved 2016-06-10
- Type E
1
Sources- 1.“World Plugs”iec.ch/worldplugs/list_bylocation.htmRetrieved 2016-06-10
- Type K
1
Sources- 1.“World Plugs”iec.ch/worldplugs/list_bylocation.htmRetrieved 2016-06-10
- Europlug
- Trunk prefix
- none
- Official name
- Kongeriget Danmark
- royaume du Danemark
- Kunngeqarfik Danmarki
- Kongsríki Danmark
- Konungariket Danmark
- Median income
- $44,360
- Native label
- Danmark
- Kongeriget Danmark
- Danmarks Rige
- Has characteristic
- free country statement supported by: Freedom in the World
- Diplomatic relation
- Canada statement is subject of: Canada–Denmark relations
- Italy statement is subject of: Denmark–Italy relations
- Brazil statement is subject of: Brazil–Denmark relations
- Germany statement is subject of: Denmark–Germany relations
- Zambia statement is subject of: Denmark–Zambia relations
- Australia statement is subject of: Australia–Denmark relations
- Ukraine(since 1992) statement is subject of: Denmark–Ukraine relations
- Belarus statement is subject of: Belarus–Denmark relations
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- Finland statement is subject of: Denmark–Finland relations
- Netherlands statement is subject of: Denmark–Netherlands relations
- Libya statement is subject of: Denmark–Libya relations
- Morocco statement is subject of: Denmark–Morocco relations
- Mozambique statement is subject of: Denmark–Mozambique relations
- Uganda statement is subject of: Denmark–Uganda relations
- Somalia statement is subject of: Denmark–Somalia relations
- Sudan statement is subject of: Denmark–Sudan relations
- Kenya statement is subject of: Denmark–Kenya relations
- Ethiopia statement is subject of: Denmark–Ethiopia relations
- Ghana statement is subject of: Denmark–Ghana relations
- Palestine statement is subject of: Denmark–Palestine relations
- Kosovo statement is subject of: Denmark–Kosovo relations
- France statement is subject of: Denmark–France relations
- United Kingdom statement is subject of: Denmark–United Kingdom relations
- Iceland statement is subject of: Denmark–Iceland relations
- Estonia statement is subject of: Denmark–Estonia relations
- Norway statement is subject of: Denmark–Norway relations
- Latvia statement is subject of: Denmark–Latvia relations
- Slovakia statement is subject of: Denmark–Slovakia relations
- Slovenia statement is subject of: Denmark–Slovenia relations
- Moldova statement is subject of: Denmark–Moldova relations
- Romania statement is subject of: Denmark–Romania relations
- North Macedonia statement is subject of: Denmark–North Macedonia relations
- Georgia(since 1992) statement is subject of: Denmark–Georgia relations
- Kazakhstan statement is subject of: Denmark–Kazakhstan relations
- Montenegro statement is subject of: Denmark–Montenegro relations
- Indonesia statement is subject of: Denmark–Indonesia relations
- Hungary statement is subject of: Denmark–Hungary relations · diplomatic mission sent: Embassy of Denmark, Budapest
- Spain statement is subject of: Denmark–Spain relations
- Sweden statement is subject of: Denmark–Sweden relations
- Afghanistan statement is subject of: Afghanistan–Denmark relations
- Armenia statement is subject of: Armenia–Denmark relations
- Austria statement is subject of: Austria–Denmark relations
- Albania statement is subject of: Albania–Denmark relations
- Bosnia and Herzegovina statement is subject of: Bosnia and Herzegovina–Denmark relations
- Bulgaria statement is subject of: Bulgaria–Denmark relations
- Burkina Faso statement is subject of: Burkina Faso–Denmark relations
- Belgium statement is subject of: Belgium–Denmark relations
- Q962 statement is subject of: Q4888057
- Q836 statement is subject of: Q4999375
- Q750 statement is subject of: Q4939692
- Q224 statement is subject of: Q5187212
- Q298 statement is subject of: Q5098884
- Q229 statement is subject of: Q5200538
- Q213 statement is subject of: Q5201790
- Q424 statement is subject of: Q15948864
- Q36 statement is subject of: Q5258046
- Q37 statement is subject of: Q5258028
- Q39 statement is subject of: Q5258061
- Q43 statement is subject of: Q5258066
- Q45 statement is subject of: Q5258047
- Human Development Index
- 0.929(2017)
1
- 0.928(2016)
1
- 0.926(2015)
1
- 0.928(2014)
1
- 0.931(2013)
1
- 0.924(2012)
1
- 0.922(2011)
1
- 0.91(2010)
1
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- 0.906(2009)
1
- 0.909(2008)
1
- 0.904(2007)
1
- 0.905(2006)
1
- 0.903(2005)
1
- 0.898(2004)
1
- 0.894(2003)
1
- 0.883(2002)
1
- 0.876(2001)
1
- 0.863(2000)
1
- 0.861(1999)
1
- 0.849(1998)
1
- 0.843(1997)
1
- 0.837(1996)
1
- 0.831(1995)
1
- 0.824(1994)
1
- 0.815(1993)
1
- 0.809(1992)
1
- 0.804(1991)
1
- 0.799(1990)
1
- 0.929(2017)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 valid in period: Q1777301
- Central European Time
- UTC+02:00 valid in period: Q36669
- Europe/Copenhagen
- Website
- denmark.dk language: English
- Demonym
- dänisch
- Deen
- dansker applies to part: human
- Данац applies to part: Q499327
- Данкиња applies to part: Q1775415
- Danish applies to part: Q110786, Q34698
- Dane applies to part: human
- danske
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- danske
- Данци applies to part: Q146786
- dán
- danés applies to part: Q499327
- danesa applies to part: Q1775415
- Daniano
- dano
- Danänan
- датчанин applies to part: Q499327
- датчанка applies to part: Q1775415
- датчане applies to part: Q146786
- דני applies to part: Q499327
- דנית applies to part: Q1775415
- δανός applies to part: Q499327, Q110786
- δανή applies to part: Q1775415, Q110786
- δανοί applies to part: Q499327, Q146786
- danezi applies to part: Q146786
- danez applies to part: Q499327
- daneză applies to part: Q1775415
- danès applies to part: Q499327
- dansk applies to part: Q1305037
- ডেনীয়
- danese applies to part: Q47088290, Q47088293
- danesi applies to part: Q47088292, Q47088295
- dansce
- Däne applies to part: Q47088290 · lexeme sense: L493295-S1
- Dänen applies to part: Q47088292
- Dänin applies to part: Q47088293 · lexeme sense: L493296-S1
- Däninnen applies to part: Q47088295
- danés applies to part: Q47088290
- danesa applies to part: Q47088293
- taanlased
- Danois applies to part: Q47088290
- Danoise applies to part: Q47088293
- danskit
- Danaidd
- danezo applies to part: Q47088290
- danezi applies to part: Q47088292
- daneza applies to part: Q47088293
- daneze applies to part: Q47088295
- دانماركي applies to part: Q47088290
- دانماركية applies to part: Q47088293
- دانماركيين applies to part: Q47088292
- دانماركيات applies to part: Q47088295
- Danec applies to part: Q47088290
- Danka applies to part: Q47088293
- Danmhargach
1
- Geoshape
- Data:Denmark.map
- Total fertility rate
- 1.67(2014)
1
- 1.67(2013)
1
- 1.73(2012)
1
- 1.75(2011)
1
- 1.87(2010)
1
- 1.84(2009)
1
- 1.89(2008)
1
- 1.84(2007)
1
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- 1.85(2006)
1
- 1.8(2005)
1
- 1.78(2004)
1
- 1.76(2003)
1
- 1.72(2002)
1
- 1.74(2001)
1
- 1.77(2000)
1
- 1.73(1999)
1
- 1.67(2014)
- Marriageable age
- 18(since 1976) applies to part: Q27177113
1
Sources- 1.“Lov om ændring af forskellige lovbestemmelser med 20 års aldersgrænse m.v.”retsinformation.dk/eli/lta/1976/313
- 20(1970–1976) applies to part: Q8441
1
Sources- 1.“Lov om ændring af forskellige lovbestemmelser med 21 års aldersgrænse”folketingstidende.dk/samling/19691/lovforslag/L87/19691_L87_som_vedtaget.pdf
- 21(1923–1969) applies to part: Q8441
1
Sources- 1.“Lov om Ægteskabs Indgaaelse og Opløsning”folketingstidende.dk/ebog/19211C?s=2543
- 18(1923–1976) applies to part: Q467
2
Sources- 1.“Lov om Ægteskabs Indgaaelse og Opløsning”folketingstidende.dk/ebog/19211C?s=2543
- 2.Stated in Q1186818
- 20(1683–1922) applies to part: Q8441
2
- 16(1683–1922) applies to part: Q467
2
Sources- 1.Stated in Q3357101
- 2.Stated in Q105700840“Ægteskabsloven, 30. juni 1922”danmarkshistorien.dk/vis/materiale/aegteskabsloven-1922/
- 18(since 1976) applies to part: Q27177113
- Age of majority
- 18(since 1976)
2
Sources- 1.“Tal og fakta om valg og afstemninger”ft.dk/da/folkestyret/valg-og-afstemninger/tal-og-fakta-om-valg-og-afstemninger
- 2.“Lov om ændring af myndighedsloven”folketingstidende.dk/samling/19751/lovforslag/L200/19751_L200_som_vedtaget.pdf
- 20(1970–1976)
1
Sources- 1.“Lov om ændring af myndighedsloven”folketingstidende.dk/samling/19691/lovforslag/L86/19691_L86_som_vedtaget.pdf
- 21(1922–1969)
1
Sources- 1.“Lov om Umyndighed og Værgemaal”folketingstidende.dk/ebog/19211C?s=1993
- 25(1683–1921) main regulatory text: Q3357101
- 18(since 1976)
- Member of
- European Union(since 1973)
- Q8908
- Q42262
- Q7825(since 1995)
- Q146165
- Q674182
- Q151991(since 1967)
- Q789769
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- Q81299(since 1973)
- Q191384(since 1960)
- Q827525(since 1960)
- Q656801(since 1956)
- Q1043527(since 1988)
- Q899770(since 1968)
- Q340195
- Q188822(since 1966)
- Q782942(since 1985)
- Q1377612
- Q663492(since 1994)
- Q1928989
- Q1072120(since 1990)
1
- Q8475(since 1923)
2
Sources- 1.interpol.int/Member-countries/WorldRetrieved 2017-12-07
- 2.interpol.int/Who-we-are/Member-countries/Europe/DENMARKRetrieved 2022-10-23
- Q1480793
1
- Q3866537
1
Sources- 1.mcce-mil.com/wp-content/uploads/glance/MCCE-AT-A-Glance-September-2017.pdfRetrieved 2017-12-08
- Q7809(since 1946)
- Q5611262
- Q17495(since 1875)
2
Sources- 1.upu.int/en/the-upu/member-countries.htmlRetrieved 2019-05-04
- 2.upu.int/en/Universal-Postal-Union/About-UPU/Member-Countries?csid=-1&cid=94Retrieved 2022-10-28
- Q376150(since 1866)
1
- Q1969730(since 2001)
- Q60746147
- Q45177(since 1991)
1
- Q170424(since 1951)
1
- Q605326(since 1951)
- Q823428(since 2004)
1
- Q166546(1960–1973)
- Q131720477
1
Sources- 1.“Council - Composition as from January 2025 | CERN Council”council.web.cern.ch/en/content/council-composition-january-2025Retrieved 2025-01-09
- Q186444
- Unemployment rate
- 7%(2014)
- Railway traffic side
- Q14565199
1
Sources- 1.forschungsinformationssystem.de/servlet/is/325069/Retrieved 2018-11-22
- Q14565199
- GS1 country code
- 570
- 571
- 572
- 573
- 574
- 575
- 576
- 577
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- 578
- 579
- Mains voltage
- 230 V frequency: 50 Hz
1
Sources- 1.“World Plugs”iec.ch/worldplugs/list_bylocation.htmRetrieved 2016-06-10
- 230 V frequency: 50 Hz
- Life expectancy
- 80.7049 years(2016)
- 81 years(2022)
- 81 years(2021)
- 82 years(2020)
- 81 years(2019)
- 80.7024 years(2015)
- 80.7 years(2014)
- 80.3 years(2013)
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- 80.0512 years(2012)
- 79.8 years(2011)
- 79.1 years(2010)
- 78.5976 years(2009)
- 78.4463 years(2008)
- 78.1951 years(2007)
- 78.0951 years(2006)
- 77.8439 years(2005)
- 77.4927 years(2004)
- 77.1439 years(2003)
- 76.8951 years(2002)
- 76.7927 years(2001)
- 76.5927 years(2000)
- 76.3415 years(1999)
- Highest point
- Q689106 elevation: 170.86 m · coordinates: 55.9775°N, 9.8263°E
- Short name
- Danmark
- Denmark
- Danmarki
- Danmark
- Danio
- DK
- Дания
- Данія
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- Данія
- Дани
- Number of out-of-school children
- 36,238(2015)
1
- 37,124(2014)
1
- 33,531(2013)
1
- 34,477(2012)
1
- 33,205(2011)
1
- 43,324(2010)
1
- 43,515(2009)
1
- 44,310(2008)
1
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- 42,527(2007)
1
- 42,930(2006)
1
- 40,306(2005)
1
- 31,839(2004)
1
- 30,976(2002)
1
- 35,849(2001)
1
- 38,701(2000)
1
- 36,238(2015)
- Lowest point
- Q1801605 elevation: -7.5 m · coordinates: 55.7714°N, 11.6292°E
1
- Q1801605 elevation: -7.5 m · coordinates: 55.7714°N, 11.6292°E
- Located in
- Kingdom of Denmark(since 1953)
- Kalmar Union(1397–1523)
- Suicide rate
- 7.6(2019)
- 12.8(2016)
- 11.9(2015)
- 12.7(2010)
- 16.2(2005)
- 16(2000)
- Minimum temperature record
- -31.2°C(January 8, 1982) location: Q2051724
- Public holiday
- Motto text
- Happiest place on Earth!
- Coordinates of easternmost point
- 55.3183°N, 15.1975°E
- Democracy Index
- 9.28(2024) ranking: 7 · reason for preferred rank: Q71533355
1
- 9.28(2023) ranking: 6
1
- 9.28(2022) ranking: 6
1
- 9.09(2021) ranking: 6
1
- 9.15(2020)
1
- 9.22(2019)
1
- 9.22(2018)
1
- 9.22(2017)
1
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- 9.2(2016)
1
- 9.11(2015)
1
- 9.11(2014)
1
- 9.38(2013)
1
- 9.52(2012)
1
- 9.52(2011)
1
- 9.52(2010)
1
- 9.52(2008)
1
- 9.52(2006)
1
- 9.28(2024) ranking: 7 · reason for preferred rank: Q71533355
- Social media followers
- 12,900(April 14, 2025) youtube channel id: UCHwCmdxnMAWK0WqRtC2ISAQ
1
- 62,733(February 5, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 25089686
- 12,000(April 6, 2024) youtube channel id: UCHwCmdxnMAWK0WqRtC2ISAQ
1
- 11,000(March 22, 2023) youtube channel id: UCHwCmdxnMAWK0WqRtC2ISAQ
1
- 10,100(March 17, 2022) youtube channel id: UCHwCmdxnMAWK0WqRtC2ISAQ
- 54,124(February 28, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 25089686
- 9,960(December 15, 2021) youtube channel id: UCHwCmdxnMAWK0WqRtC2ISAQ
- 12,900(April 14, 2025) youtube channel id: UCHwCmdxnMAWK0WqRtC2ISAQ
- Coordinates of westernmost point
- 55.5624°N, 8.0724°E
- Coordinates of northernmost point
- 57.7516°N, 10.6115°E
- Coordinates of southernmost point
- 54.5597°N, 11.9696°E
- Hashtag
- Denmark
- Gini coefficient
- 27.7(2019)
- Happy Planet Index score
- 45.3(2019)
- Coastline
- 7,314 km
- Water area
- 43,094 km²
- Environmental Performance Index
- 77.9(April 2023)
- Birth rate
- 9.9(2022)
- 10.8(2021)
- 10.4(2020)
- 10.5(2019)
- Male population
- 2,936,844(2022)
- 2,913,397(2021)
- 2,900,148(2020)
- 2,890,926(2019)
- Death rate
- 10.1(2022)
- 9.8(2021)
- 9.4(2020)
- 9.3(2019)
- Rural population
- 686,700(2022)
- 688,752(2021)
- 693,004(2020)
- 698,080(2019)
- Female population
- 2,966,194(2022)
- 2,943,337(2021)
- 2,931,257(2020)
- 2,923,497(2019)
- Urban population
- 5,216,337(2022)
- 5,167,981(2021)
- 5,138,400(2020)
- 5,116,342(2019)
- Number of seats in assembly
- 15(since 2024) legislative body: Q8889
1
Sources- 1.“European Council Decision (EU) 2023/2061 of 22 September 2023 establishing the composition of the European Parliament”eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32023D2061Retrieved 2025-06-09
- 16(1979–1980) legislative body: Q8889
- 16(1981–1985) legislative body: Q8889
- 16(1986–1994) legislative body: Q8889
- 16(1994–1994) legislative body: Q8889
- 16(1995–2004) legislative body: Q8889
- 16(2004–2004) legislative body: Q8889
- 14(2004–2006) legislative body: Q8889
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- 15(since 2024) legislative body: Q8889
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On other databases
223 identifiers linking Denmark across the web's reference databases
- Academy Awards Database nominee ID6398
- AGROVOC IDc_2185
- Aircraft registration prefixOY
- All the Tropes article IDDenmark
- AllTrails trail IDdenmark
- Analysis & Policy Observatory term ID17568
- Anarâš aavis topic IDtanska
- ArchINFORM location ID2978
- Armeniapedia ID4035
- Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Onlinedanija
- ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID294907513
- Ávvir topic IDdanmarku
- BabelNet ID00025196n
- Baidu Tieba name丹麦
- BBC News topic IDc77jz3mdqv1t
- BBC Things ID11fb095a-2e8a-4eac-9448-6fd52664c627
- BHCL UUID5cbab2a4-d37c-4875-8831-bb7b0dcd01a9
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID11863400r
- BIBSYS ID90057288
- Booru tagdenmark
- British Museum place IDx21241
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online IDdänemark
- C-SPAN organization ID24286
- Canadiana Name Authority IDncf10089722
- Catholic Encyclopedia ID04722c
- CiNii Research ID1140000791609522816
- CIVICUS Monitor country entrydenmark
- Climate Policy Radar TopicsQ2099
- CNA topic IDdenmark
- Colon ClassificationSG--572
- Comic Vine ID4020-56518
- Curlie IDRegional/Europe/Denmark/
- Dagens Nyheter topic IDdanmark
- Data Commons IDcountry/DNK
- DBC author ID87097992715361
- Deaf Movie Database country IDdenmark
- Der Spiegel topic IDdaenemark
- Dewey Decimal Classification2--489
- DR topic IDdanmark
- Early Modern Letters Online location ID471227f0-fa57-4c24-84c3-8948cc113ac4
- Edition humboldt digital IDH0005474
- EH.Net Encyclopedia of Economic and Business History IDan-economic-history-of-denmark
- El Moudjahid topic IDdanemark
- El Watan topic IDdanemark
- Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID114384
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online IDplace/Denmark
- Encyclopædia Universalis IDdanemark
- Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)25TROQ
- Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)510813
- Encyclopedia of Korean Culture IDE0015465
- Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine ID23594
- Encyclopedia of Science Fiction IDdenmark
- Estonian Subject Thesaurus ID131906
- EU Knowledge Graph item IDQ12
- Euronews topic IDdenmark
- EuroVoc ID336
- Facebook usernamedenmark.dk
- FactGrid item IDQ217668
- Fandom article IDeurope:Denmark
- FAST ID1204558
- FIPS 10-4 (countries and regions)DA
- France 24 topic ID (French)danemark
- Freebase ID/m/0k6nt
- GACS ID343
- GCMD keyword ID98f7f9f6-90cb-4f52-8bec-8d21dd310c30
- GENC 3-character codeDNK
- GeoNames ID2623032
- GeoNLP ID (obsolete)dAjXNf
- Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID1000066
- Giant Bomb ID (former scheme)3035-2077
- Giant Bomb Wiki IDLocations/Denmark
- GitHub topicdenmark
- Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online IDDenmark
- GND ID4010877-6
- Google Arts & Culture entity IDg121p5z1h
- Google Knowledge Graph ID/g/121p5z1h
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana IDdinamarca
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)0229070
- Great Norwegian Encyclopedia IDDanmark
- Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)1940197
- Gyldendals Teaterleksikon IDDanmark
- Gynopedia IDDenmark
- Harper's tagdenmark
- HDS ID003351
- Historical Gazetteer (GOV) IDobject_190123
- IAB code1282
- ICANNWiki page IDDenmark
- ICPSR Geographic Names Thesaurus ID30393
- IDAI.gazetteer ID2064017
- IdRef ID026374196