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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 30.537 billion kWh (2017) #66
Consumption 33.423 billion kWh (2017) #60
Exports 10.655 billion kWh (2017) #18
Imports 15.218 billion kWh (2017) #15
Renewable Electricity Generation 22.639 billion kWh (2017) #36

Oil

Ranking
Production 123.55 thousand bbl/day (2018) #44
Consumption 160.756 thousand bbl/day (2018) #64
Exports (Refined) [3] 98.43 thousand bbl/day (2013) #37
Imports (Refined) [3] 86.48 thousand bbl/day (2013) #46
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0.428 billion bbl (2019) #46

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 166.44 billion cu ft (2015) #56
Consumption (Dry) 109.971 billion cu ft (2017) #73
Exports (Dry) 78.964 billion cu ft (2017) #37
Imports (Dry) 18.293 billion cu ft (2017) #64
Proved Reserves 0.968 trillion cu ft (2019) #67

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