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Denmark: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 5,793,636 (2018)
Population Growth Rate 0.496 annual % (2018)
Age Dependency Ratio 56.915 % of working-age population (2018)
Urban Population 87.874 % of total (2018)
Infant Mortality Rate 3.6 per 1,000 live births (2018)
Life Expectancy at Birth 81.351 years (2018)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2018)

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 24.006 billion kWh (2019) #39

Oil

Ranking
Production 110.443 thousand bbl/day (2019) #47
Consumption 165.521 thousand bbl/day (2019) #64
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 (2020) #47

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 166.44 billion cu ft (2015) #56
Consumption (Dry) 104.604 billion cu ft (2018) #74
Exports (Dry) 54.013 billion cu ft (2018) #38
Imports (Dry) 13.714 billion cu ft (2018) #67
Proved Reserves 1.043 trillion cu ft (2020) #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: 9/6/2019
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020