Denmark: key statistics
Population: 6.03 million (2026). GDP per capita, US dollars: $76,970 (2025). GDP per capita: €69,550 (2025). Unemployment rate: 6.4% (2025).
Population and demography
| Population | 6.03 million | 2026 | |
| Population aged 15 to 64 | 3.81 million | 2025 | |
| Population density | 142.4 inhabitants per km² | 2024 | |
| Population growth rate | 0.54% | 2025 | |
| Urban population share | 88.8% | 2025 | |
| Land area | 40,000 km² | 2024 | |
| Population aged 65 and over | 20.9% | 2025 | |
| Median age | 42.1 years | 2025 | |
| Age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base) | 57.3% | 2025 | |
| Live births | 59,443 | 2025 | |
| Deaths | 58,185 | 2025 | |
| Crude birth rate | 9.9 per 1,000 inhabitants | 2025 | |
| Crude death rate | 9.7 per 1,000 inhabitants | 2025 | |
| Total fertility rate | 1.47 children per woman | 2024 | |
| Life expectancy at birth | 82 years | 2024 |
Labor market
| Unemployment rate | 6.4% | 2025 | |
| Youth unemployment rate (under 25) | 13.8% | 2025 | |
| Employment rate | 79.8% | 2025 | |
| Activity rate | 82.3% | 2025 |
Prices and inflation
| Inflation, annual average | 1.9% | 2025 | |
| HICP inflation (annual rate) | 2% | August 2026 | |
| Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP), 2025 = 100 | 102.55 index | August 2026 |
Income and living conditions
| Household disposable income per inhabitant | €28,100 | 2024 | |
| Household disposable income per inhabitant in PPS | 20,000 PPS | 2024 | |
| Gini index | 28.2 index | 2025 | |
| Gini index (World Bank, income or consumption) | 29.9 index | 2023 | |
| At-risk-of-poverty rate | 11.8% | 2025 |
Economy
| Gross domestic product (GDP) | €417.84 billion | 2025 | |
| Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars | $462.53 billion | 2025 | |
| GDP per capita | €69,550 | 2025 | |
| GDP per capita in PPS (EU27 = 100) | 127% | 2024 | |
| GDP per capita, US dollars | $76,970 | 2025 | |
| Real GDP growth | 3.5% | 2025 |
AI and digital economy
| Internet users | 99.8% | 2024 | |
| Enterprises using artificial intelligence | 42% | 2025 | |
| People using generative AI | 48.4% | 2025 | |
| Internet use in the last 3 months | 99.7% | 2025 | |
| ICT specialists in employment | 5.7% | 2025 | |
| Enterprises buying cloud computing services | 68.9% | 2025 |
Housing
| House price index, 2015 = 100 | 165.56 index | Q2 2026 | |
| House prices, annual change | 9.4% | Q2 2026 | |
| Population living in owner-occupied homes | 58.4% | 2025 |
Tourism
| Nights spent in tourist accommodation | 40.95 million | 2025 |
Interest rates
| Central bank policy rate | 2.1% | September 2026 |
Public finance
| Government debt | 27.9% of GDP | 2025 | |
| Government balance | 2.9% of GDP | 2025 | |
| Military expenditure | 3.3% of GDP | 2025 |
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search_indicators {"query":"population","geography":"Denmark"}
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