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🇩🇰 Denmark

Overview

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3DNK
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2DK
UN M49 numeric208
IOC codeDEN
Official nameKingdom of Denmark
Native name(s)dan: official: Kongeriget Danmark; common: Danmark
Alt spellingsDK, Danmark, Kingdom of Denmark, Kongeriget Danmark
Statusofficially-assigned
IndependentYes
UN memberYes

Geography

RegionEurope
SubregionNorthern Europe
UN regional groupWestern European and Others Group
CapitalCopenhagen
Area (km²)43,094
Lat / Lng56.0000, 10.0000
LandlockedNo
Borders (ISO3)DEU
Top-level domain.dk
Calling coderoot: +4; suffixes: 5

Demographics

Population (World Bank)6,009,169 (2025)
Life expectancy (years, World Bank)82.254 (2024)
Languagesdan: Danish
Demonymseng: f: Danish; m: Danish; fra: f: Danoise; m: Danois
Population time-series (UN WPP)74

Economy

GDP (current USD)462,526,660,468.393 (2025)
GDP per capita (current USD)76,970.154 (2025)
Unemployment rate (%)5.529 (2025)
CurrenciesDKK: name: Danish krone; symbol: kr

Population by year (UN WPP)

74 yearly data points — click to expand
YearPopulation
19504,268,404
19514,300,259
19524,332,233
19534,369,106
19544,406,408
19554,438,838
19564,466,336
19574,489,654
19584,516,070
19594,548,481
19604,579,342
19614,611,360
19624,647,467
19634,684,266
19644,721,891
19654,758,836
19664,797,207
19674,835,217
19684,864,796
19694,891,799
19704,928,668
19714,963,062
19724,991,573
19735,021,756
19745,045,632
19755,060,400
19765,072,805
19775,088,572
19785,104,343
19795,116,859
19805,123,081
19815,121,629
19825,117,894
19835,114,467
19845,111,831
19855,113,880
19865,120,688
19875,127,132
19885,129,640
19895,132,715
19905,141,025
19915,154,345
19925,171,367
19935,188,637
19945,206,190
19955,233,360
19965,263,068
19975,285,035
19985,304,262
19995,321,810
20005,339,658
20015,358,828
20025,375,959
20035,390,620
20045,404,598
20055,419,555
20065,437,420
20075,461,607
20085,493,764
20095,523,173
20105,547,863
20115,570,849
20125,591,917
20135,615,333
20145,643,794
20155,683,701
20165,728,201
20175,765,168
20185,793,824
20195,814,618
20205,831,530
20215,856,776
20225,902,904
20235,948,136

Full raw record (JSON)

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