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Denmark: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 5,856,733 (2021)
Population Growth Rate 0.433 annual % (2021)
Age Dependency Ratio 57.779 % of working-age population (2021)
Urban Population 88.24 % of total (2021)
Infant Mortality Rate 3.1 per 1,000 live births (2020)
Life Expectancy at Birth 81.551 years (2020)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2021)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 32.79 billion kWh (2021) #65
Consumption 38.2 billion kWh (2021) #58
Exports 12.98 billion kWh (2021) #19
Imports 19.44 billion kWh (2021) #13
Renewable Electricity Generation 25.62 billion kWh (2021) #37

Oil

Ranking
Production 69.75 thousand bbl/day (2021) #57
Consumption 141 thousand bbl/day (2021) #68
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) #38
Imports (Dry) 93.439 billion cu ft (2020) #51
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: 11/6/2022
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020