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Denmark: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 5,797,446 (2018)
Population Growth Rate 0.562 annual % (2018)
Age Dependency Ratio 56.648 % of working-age population (2017)
Urban Population 87.874 % of total (2018)
Infant Mortality Rate 3.6 per 1,000 live births (2018)
Life Expectancy at Birth 81.005 years (2017)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2017)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 30 billion kWh (2016) #64
Consumption 33 billion kWh (2016) #59
Exports 9.9 billion kWh (2016) #21
Imports 15 billion kWh (2016) #14
Renewable Electricity Generation 19 billion kWh (2016) #37

Oil

Ranking
Production 143 thousand bbl/day (2017) #41
Consumption 159 thousand bbl/day (2017) #62
Exports (Refined) [3] 98.43 thousand bbl/day (2013) #37
Imports (Refined) [3] 86.48 thousand bbl/day (2013) #46
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0.4 billion bbl (2018) #45

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 166 billion cu ft (2015) #56
Consumption (Dry) 110 billion cu ft (2017) #73
Exports (Dry) 79 billion cu ft (2017) #37
Imports (Dry) 18 billion cu ft (2017) #64
Proved Reserves 0.5 trillion cu ft (2018) #72

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 80 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 6,985,035 (2016 est.)
Highways 74,558 km (2017)
Internet Users 5,424,169 (2016 est.)
Railways 3,476 km (2017)
Telephones 1,557,101 (2016 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 Yding Skovhoej 173 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/6/2019
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 12/5/2017