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Denmark: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 5,903,037 (2022)
Population Growth Rate 0.788 annual % (2022)
Age Dependency Ratio 57.596 % of working-age population (2022)
Urban Population 88.367 % of total (2022)
Infant Mortality Rate 3.1 per 1,000 live births (2021)
Life Expectancy at Birth 81.405 years (2021)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 32.79 billion kWh (2021) #67
Consumption 38.18 billion kWh (2021) #60
Exports 12.98 billion kWh (2021) #20
Imports 19.44 billion kWh (2021) #13
Renewable Electricity Generation 25.62 billion kWh (2021) #40

Oil

Ranking
Production 69.46 thousand bbl/day (2021) #57
Consumption 140.5 thousand bbl/day (2021) #67
Exports (Refined) [3] 98.43 thousand bbl/day (2013) #37
Imports (Refined) [3] 86.48 thousand bbl/day (2013) #46
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0.441 billion bbl (2021) #49

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 166.44 billion cu ft (2015) #56
Consumption (Dry) 76.07 billion cu ft (2021) #83
Exports (Dry) 59.83 billion cu ft (2021) #38
Imports (Dry) 87.95 billion cu ft (2021) #53
Proved Reserves 1.043 trillion cu ft (2021) #65

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 80 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 7,197,000 (2018 est.)
Highways 74,558 km (2017)
Internet Users 5,424,169 (2016 est.)
Railways 3,476 km (2017)
Telephones 1,131,064 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationNorthern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland); also includes two major islands (Sjaelland and Fyn)
Total Area43,094 sq. km
Land Area42,434 sq. km
Water Area660 sq. km
Coastline7,314 km
Climatetemperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers
Terrainlow and flat to gently rolling plains
Lowest PointLammefjord -7 m
Highest Point Mollehoj/Ejer Bavnehoj 171 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/11/2023
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020