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Denmark: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 5,831,404 (2020)
Population Growth Rate 0.292 annual % (2020)
Age Dependency Ratio 57.346 % of working-age population (2020)
Urban Population 88.116 % of total (2020)
Infant Mortality Rate 3.2 per 1,000 live births (2019)
Life Expectancy at Birth 81.202 years (2019)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2020)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 29.02 billion kWh (2019) #69
Consumption 32.703 billion kWh (2019) #61
Exports 10.171 billion kWh (2019) #20
Imports 15.982 billion kWh (2019) #15
Renewable Electricity Generation 23.241 billion kWh (2020) #41

Oil

Ranking
Production 77.635 thousand bbl/day (2020) #55
Consumption 137.156 thousand bbl/day (2020) #71
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) #48

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 166.44 billion cu ft (2015) #56
Consumption (Dry) 77.272 billion cu ft (2020) #83
Exports (Dry) 60.056 billion cu ft (2020) #37
Imports (Dry) 93.439 billion cu ft (2020) #49
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: 10/3/2021
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020