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Denmark

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Capital
Copenhagen
Currency
Danish krone
Continent
Europe
Area
42,925.46 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q35 ↗ · Official languages: Danish
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
6.01M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
462.53B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
76.97K · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
1.89 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
5.53 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
1.47 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
82.25 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
Population growth ↗
0.54 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
2.93 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
83.22K · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
21.12 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
88.85 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
64.94 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
11.74 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
99.77 · 2024
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
129.22 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
4.3 · 2024
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 2006–2025
2025Denmark: 6.01M
Denmark · Population5.38M5.55M5.72M5.89M6.07M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Denmark · Population · people
YearDenmark
20256,009,169
20245,976,992
20235,946,952
20225,903,037
20215,856,733
20205,831,404
20195,814,422
20185,793,636
20175,764,980
20165,728,010
20155,683,483
20145,643,475
20135,614,932
20125,591,572
20115,570,572
20105,547,683
20095,523,095
20085,493,621
20075,461,438
20065,437,272
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Denmark: 462.53B
Denmark · GDP265.47B319.21B372.96B426.7B480.44B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Denmark · GDP · current US$
YearDenmark
2025462,526,660,468.39
2024424,524,722,037.05
2023404,651,706,117.56
2022400,114,306,337.08
2021406,110,162,088.05
2020355,631,021,931.62
2019345,401,473,012.62
2018355,293,374,912.39
2017331,610,593,961.99
2016312,181,849,372.23
2015301,758,922,337.64
2014352,832,602,064.45
2013344,631,016,965.12
2012326,792,574,244.96
2011344,315,595,263.18
2010322,345,594,075.47
2009322,619,152,194.59
2008354,979,471,960.14
2007320,213,157,595.02
2006283,386,151,543.69

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Denmark: 76.97K
Denmark · GDP per capita49.63K57.09K64.54K72K79.46K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Denmark · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearDenmark
202576,970.15
202471,026.48
202368,043.55
202267,781.09
202169,340.73
202060,985.49
201959,404.27
201861,324.77
201757,521.55
201654,500.93
201553,094.01
201462,520.45
201361,377.59
201258,443.77
201161,809.74
201058,104.54
200958,412.75
200864,616.67
200758,631.66
200652,119.18
% · 2006–2025
2025Denmark: 1.89
Denmark · Inflation-0.491.743.976.218.442006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Denmark · Inflation · %
YearDenmark
20251.89
20241.37
20233.31
20227.7
20211.85
20200.42
20190.76
20180.81
20171.15
20160.25
20150.45
20140.56
20130.79
20122.4
20112.76
20102.31
20091.3
20083.42
20071.69
20061.92

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025Denmark: 5.53
Denmark · Unemployment3.274.515.746.988.212006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Denmark · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearDenmark
20255.53
20245.36
20235.09
20224.43
20215.07
20205.64
20195.02
20185.13
20175.83
20165.99
20156.28
20146.93
20137.38
20127.8
20117.77
20107.75
20096.41
20083.68
20073.8
20063.9

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Denmark: —
Denmark · Fertility rate1.431.551.681.811.932006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Denmark · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearDenmark
2025No data available
20241.47
20231.5
20221.55
20211.72
20201.68
20191.7
20181.73
20171.75
20161.79
20151.71
20141.69
20131.67
20121.73
20111.75
20101.87
20091.84
20081.89
20071.84
20061.85

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Denmark: —
Denmark · Life expectancy77.6878.9380.1781.4282.672006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Denmark · Life expectancy · years
YearDenmark
2025No data available
202482.25
202381.75
202281.3
202181.4
202081.6
201981.45
201880.95
201781.1
201680.85
201580.7
201480.7
201380.3
201280.05
201179.8
201079.1
200978.6
200878.45
200778.2
200678.1
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Denmark

17 World Bank indicators each use their latest available observation, so reference years can differ. Open any indicator card to explore its historical series. Missing observations are preserved. Country information comes from Wikidata.