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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
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
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$ · 20062025
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 · 20062025
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
% · 20062025
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 · 20062025
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 · 20062025
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 · 20062025
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 21, 2026Methodology