Demographics - The People of Denmark
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Population:
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5,484,723 (July 2008 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 18.4% (male 516,735/female 490,532) 15-64 years: 65.9% (male 1,818,681/female 1,796,753) 65 years and over: 15.7% (male 374,388/female 487,634) (2008 est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 40.3 years male: 39.4 years female: 41.2 years (2008 est.) |
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Population growth rate:
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0.295% (2008 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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10.71 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
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Death rate:
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10.25 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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2.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female total population: 0.9525 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 4.4 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.44 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.35 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 78.13 years male: 75.8 years female: 80.59 years (2008 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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1.74 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.2% (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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5,000 (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 100 (2003 est.) |
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Nationality:
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noun: Dane(s) adjective: Danish |
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Ethnic groups:
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Scandinavian, Inuit, Faroese, German, Turkish, Iranian, Somali |
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Religions:
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Evangelical Lutheran 95%, other Christian (includes Protestant and Roman Catholic) 3%, Muslim 2% |
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Languages:
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Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority) note: English is the predominant second language |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (2003 est.) |
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School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 17 years male: 16 years female: 17 years (2006) |
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Education expenditures:
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8.3% (2005) |
LastUpdate: 2019-07-07 00:36:16