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Denmark

At a glance

  • Denmark has a population of about 6M; its total GDP of $462.5B ranks #34 of 168 countries with data.
  • Its surface area of 42,920 km² is about 22% of the world median of 198,330 km².
  • International tourist arrivals stands out most against the median: 15.6M — rank #16 of 162 countries with data.

Where Denmark stands

Population log axis

Population across 169 countries with data: Denmark at 6M, rank #112, world median 11.5M, logarithmic axis. Median 11.5M Denmark · 6M

GDP (total) log axis

GDP (total) across 168 countries with data: Denmark at $462.5B, rank #34, world median $80.7B, logarithmic axis. Median $80.7B Denmark · $462.5B

GDP per capita log axis

GDP per capita across 168 countries with data: Denmark at $76,970, rank #7, world median $6,834, logarithmic axis. Median $6,834 Denmark · $76,970

Life expectancy

Life expectancy across 169 countries with data: Denmark at 82.3 years, rank #21, world median 73.8 years. Median 73.8 years Denmark · 82.3 years

Every dot is one country with data — the highlighted dot is this country; the dashed line marks the world median. Wide-range metrics use a logarithmic axis (tagged) so the whole field stays readable.

Denmark: all 46 metrics vs the world median

Metric Value Trend Rank vs median
Population & land
Population 6M (2025) +12% #112 / 169 median 11.5M · 52%
Population growth 0.5% (2025) +68% #115 / 169 median 1.1% · 49%
Urban population share 88.8% (2025) +4% #18 / 169 median 63.8% · 1.4×
Population aged 65+ 21.1% (2025) +43% #19 / 169 median 7.4% · 2.9×
Fertility rate 1.5 (2024) −15% #125 / 169 median 2.1 · 70%
Birth rate 9.5‰ (2024) −20% #132 / 169 median 16.0‰ · 59%
Death rate 9.5‰ (2024) −13% #41 / 169 median 7.1‰ · 1.3×
Net migration 22.1K (2025) +130% #31 / 169 N/A
Surface area 42,920 km² (2023) #134 / 176 median 198,330 km² · 22%
Population density derived 140/km² (2025) +12% #40 / 169 median 75.5/km² · 1.9×
Economy
GDP (total) $462.5B (2025) +159% #34 / 168 median $80.7B · 5.7×
GDP per capita $76,970 (2025) +131% #7 / 168 median $6,834 · 11×
GNI per capita $77,190 (2025) +150% #7 / 168 median $6,350 · 12×
GDP growth (annual) 2.9% (2025) +541% #90 / 168 median 3.1% · 95%
Inflation rate 1.9% (2025) −22% #116 / 162 median 3.3% · 57%
Unemployment rate 5.5% (2025) +29% #75 / 168 median 5.1% · 1.1×
Gini index 29.9 (2023) +17% #124 / 153 median 35.3 · 85%
Poverty rate ($2.15/day) 0.4% (2023) +0% #113 / 153 median 2.5% · 16%
Trade & industry
Exports share of GDP 70.1% (2025) +54% #21 / 163 median 35.0% · 2.0×
Imports share of GDP 59.1% (2025) +52% #37 / 163 median 40.2% · 1.5×
Agriculture share of GDP 1.2% (2025) −33% #151 / 168 median 7.2% · 16%
Manufacturing share of GDP 18.7% (2025) +35% #26 / 165 median 11.2% · 1.7×
International tourist arrivals 15.6M (2020) −26% #16 / 162 median 1.1M · 14×
Tourism receipts $9.1B (2018) +90% #24 / 165 median $705M · 13×
Health & education
Life expectancy 82.3 years (2024) +7% #21 / 169 median 73.8 years · 1.1×
Infant mortality 3.5‰ (2024) −22% #137 / 166 median 13.1‰ · 27%
Under-five mortality 4.0‰ (2024) −26% #138 / 166 median 15.8‰ · 25%
DPT immunization 96.0% (2024) −2% #36 / 166 median 90.5% · 1.1×
Hospital beds 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) −43% #70 / 167 median 2.0 per 1,000 · 1.2×
Health spending share of GDP 9.4% (2024) +8% #31 / 165 median 6.5% · 1.4×
Secondary school enrollment 125.6% (2024) +0% #8 / 167 median 90.5% · 1.4×
Education spending share of GDP 6.4% (2022) −23% #18 / 165 median 4.1% · 1.5×
Society & living
Human Development Index 0.962 (2023) +7% #4 / 165 median 0.754 · 1.3×
Internet users 99.8% (2024) +55% #4 / 169 median 81.5% · 1.2×
Mobile subscriptions 126.7 per 100 (2024) +52% #52 / 169 median 116.4 per 100 · 1.1×
Fixed broadband 43.4 per 100 (2024) +417% #11 / 168 median 12.1 per 100 · 3.6×
Electricity access 100.0% (2024) +0% #20 / 169 median 99.9% · 1.0×
Environment & security
CO₂ emissions per capita 4.3 t (2024) −58% #54 / 165 median 2.6 t · 1.6×
CO₂ emissions (total) derived 25.6 Mt (2024) −53% #77 / 165 median 21.3 Mt · 1.2×
Renewable electricity share 79.0% (2021) +357% #33 / 169 median 34.1% · 2.3×
Renewable energy consumption 39.5% (2021) +232% #58 / 169 median 26.9% · 1.5×
Forest area 15.8% (2023) +10% #113 / 169 median 32.4% · 49%
Agricultural land 65.5% (2023) −2% #26 / 169 median 41.7% · 1.6×
Arable land 59.1% (2023) +4% #2 / 168 median 11.0% · 5.4×
PM2.5 exposure 7.5 µg/m³ (2023) −46% #154 / 168 median 19.8 µg/m³ · 38%
Military spending 2.4% (2024) +60% #45 / 157 median 1.8% · 1.3×

Ranks are value-descending and count only the countries that have data for that metric (#1 = highest value); N/A rows occupy no rank.

The median is the unweighted middle value across the countries with data (gold tick) — not a world average. Bars grow with the value: reaching the tick means matching the median, and a full bar means twice the median or more. The median value and this country's multiple are noted under each bar.

Denmark's true-shape outline

Denmark's border outline from Natural Earth 1:110m boundaries — total surface area 42,920 km².

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Data & method

Indicators: World Bank Open Data, 43 indicators — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Surface area (sq. km) — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Human Development Index — CC BY 3.0 IGO © United Nations Development Programme — https://hdr.undp.org/terms-use

Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:110m (public domain); surface areas are computed with an equal-area spherical formula (Chamberlin–Duquette).

Reference facts (capital, languages, currencies, subregion): mledoze/countries (ODbL).