Denmark in figures
Back to DenmarkRenewable sources generated 15.5% of Denmark's electricity in 2000 and 79.0% in 2021. Manufacturing grew to 18.7% of GDP in 2025, its peak share since 2000, and exports equalled 70.1% of GDP the same year. Government debt had fallen to 27.5% of GDP by 2025, a low for the series.
GDP
$462.5 bn
2025
from $164.0 bn in 2000
GDP per person
$76 970
2025
from $30 722 in 2000
Real growth
2.9%
2025
from 3.7% in 2000
Inflation
1.9%
2025
from 2.9% in 2000
Unemployment
5.5%
2025
from 4.5% in 2000
Government debt
27.5%of GDP
2025
from 53.6% in 2000
Sections
Economy
How large Denmark's economy is, how fast it grows and what it is made of
Output shrank 5.0% in 2009, the sharpest fall in the series, and 1.8% in 2020. Then came 6.5% growth in 2021. Output rose 3.5% in 2024 and 2.9% in 2025, and the IMF projected 2.0% for 2026. GDP in current dollars rose from $164.0 billion in 2000 to $462.5 billion in 2025, and GDP per person at purchasing power reached $83,218 in 2025. Manufacturing fell to 10.9% of GDP in 2010, then rose to 18.7% in 2025, above the 14.2% of 2000. Industry as a whole, construction included, reached 24.8% in 2025, also a series high. Services made up 62.7% of GDP in 2025 after peaking at 66.6% in 2021. Farming, forestry and fishing added 1.2% in 2025.
$462.5 bn2025
Data
| Year | GDP, current US dollars |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $462.5 bn |
| 2024 | $424.5 bn |
| 2023 | $404.7 bn |
| 2022 | $400.1 bn |
| 2021 | $406.1 bn |
| 2020 | $355.6 bn |
| 2019 | $345.4 bn |
| 2018 | $355.3 bn |
| 2017 | $331.6 bn |
| 2016 | $312.2 bn |
| 2015 | $301.8 bn |
| 2014 | $352.8 bn |
| 2013 | $344.6 bn |
| 2012 | $326.8 bn |
| 2011 | $344.3 bn |
| 2010 | $322.3 bn |
| 2009 | $322.6 bn |
| 2008 | $355.0 bn |
| 2007 | $320.2 bn |
| 2006 | $283.4 bn |
| 2005 | $265.2 bn |
| 2004 | $252.0 bn |
| 2003 | $218.4 bn |
| 2002 | $178.8 bn |
| 2001 | $164.9 bn |
| 2000 | $164.0 bn |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
2.9%2025
Data
| Year | Growth |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 1.5% |
| 2030 (projection) | 1.5% |
| 2029 (projection) | 1.5% |
| 2028 (projection) | 1.6% |
| 2027 (projection) | 1.6% |
| 2026 (projection) | 2.0% |
| 2025 | 2.9% |
| 2024 | 3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4% |
| 2021 | 6.5% |
| 2020 | −1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.9% |
| 2017 | 3.1% |
| 2016 | 3.1% |
| 2015 | 2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.4% |
| 2012 | −0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.6% |
| 2009 | −5.0% |
| 2008 | −0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.0% |
| 2006 | 3.8% |
| 2005 | 2.4% |
| 2004 | 2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9% |
| 2000 | 3.7% |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · IMF World Economic Outlook NGDP_RPCH
$76 9702025
At market exchange ratesAt purchasing power parity
Data
| Year | GDP per person | At purchasing power |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $76 970 | $83 218 |
| 2024 | $71 026 | $80 938 |
| 2023 | $68 044 | $77 425 |
| 2022 | $67 781 | $78 554 |
| 2021 | $69 341 | $69 328 |
| 2020 | $60 985 | $62 682 |
| 2019 | $59 404 | $60 595 |
| 2018 | $61 325 | $57 234 |
| 2017 | $57 522 | $55 272 |
| 2016 | $54 501 | $51 821 |
| 2015 | $53 094 | $48 897 |
| 2014 | $62 520 | $47 880 |
| 2013 | $61 378 | $46 869 |
| 2012 | $58 444 | $44 755 |
| 2011 | $61 810 | $44 444 |
| 2010 | $58 105 | $43 038 |
| 2009 | $58 413 | $40 524 |
| 2008 | $64 617 | $41 467 |
| 2007 | $58 632 | $39 110 |
| 2006 | $52 119 | $37 392 |
| 2005 | $48 926 | $34 238 |
| 2004 | $46 625 | $33 016 |
| 2003 | $40 519 | $30 864 |
| 2002 | $33 257 | $30 667 |
| 2001 | $30 768 | $29 459 |
| 2000 | $30 722 | $28 648 |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD · World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Manufacturing has its own band and is left out of other industry. The remainder is taxes on products less subsidies, which the national accounts add to reach GDP.
- Services
- Manufacturing
- Other industry and construction
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing
- Taxes less subsidies
Prices and work
What prices and jobs did
Prices rose 7.7% in 2022, more than in any other year of the series, six years after rising just 0.2% in 2016. Inflation was 1.9% in 2025. Joblessness bottomed at 3.7% in 2008, held at 7.8% from 2010 to 2012 and stood at 5.5% in 2025. Youth unemployment, among 15 to 24 year olds, peaked at 16.3% in 2011 and was 11.7% in 2025.
1.9%2025
Data
| Year | Inflation |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 2.0% |
| 2030 (projection) | 2.0% |
| 2029 (projection) | 2.0% |
| 2028 (projection) | 2.2% |
| 2027 (projection) | 2.2% |
| 2026 (projection) | 2.0% |
| 2025 | 1.9% |
| 2024 | 1.4% |
| 2023 | 3.3% |
| 2022 | 7.7% |
| 2021 | 1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8% |
| 2012 | 2.4% |
| 2011 | 2.8% |
| 2010 | 2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.3% |
| 2008 | 3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.1% |
| 2003 | 2.1% |
| 2002 | 2.4% |
| 2001 | 2.3% |
| 2000 | 2.9% |
Series World Bank FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · IMF World Economic Outlook PCPIPCH
5.5%2025
All agesAges 15 to 24
Data
| Year | Unemployment | Ages 15 to 24 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.5% | 11.7% |
| 2024 | 5.4% | 11.8% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | 11.5% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | 10.5% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | 10.8% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | 11.6% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | 10.0% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | 10.5% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | 12.4% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | 12.2% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | 12.2% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | 14.2% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | 14.8% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | 15.8% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | 16.3% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | 15.6% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | 13.4% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | 9.5% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | 7.5% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | 7.7% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | 8.6% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | 7.8% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | 9.8% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | 7.0% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | 8.2% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | 6.7% |
Series World Bank SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · World Bank SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Trade
How open the economy is
Exports equalled 44.9% of GDP in 2000 and 70.1% in 2025. The biggest step between two years came from 59.2% in 2021 to 70.8% in 2022. Imports climbed from 38.2% of GDP in 2000 to 59.1% in 2025. The current account surplus widened from 1.4% of GDP in 2000 to 12.2% in 2024, and net inflows of foreign direct investment shrank from 21.9% of GDP to 4.3% over the same years.
70.1%2025
ExportsImports
Data
| Year | Exports of goods and services | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 70.1% | 59.1% |
| 2024 | 71.0% | 60.8% |
| 2023 | 69.3% | 60.3% |
| 2022 | 70.8% | 61.2% |
| 2021 | 59.2% | 53.1% |
| 2020 | 55.0% | 49.4% |
| 2019 | 59.0% | 52.9% |
| 2018 | 57.0% | 51.8% |
| 2017 | 55.4% | 48.9% |
| 2016 | 53.7% | 47.7% |
| 2015 | 55.8% | 49.3% |
| 2014 | 54.8% | 48.4% |
| 2013 | 54.9% | 48.7% |
| 2012 | 55.1% | 49.3% |
| 2011 | 54.1% | 47.9% |
| 2010 | 50.6% | 43.8% |
| 2009 | 47.0% | 42.4% |
| 2008 | 54.0% | 50.5% |
| 2007 | 51.4% | 48.6% |
| 2006 | 50.7% | 46.8% |
| 2005 | 47.4% | 42.0% |
| 2004 | 43.8% | 38.2% |
| 2003 | 43.8% | 37.0% |
| 2002 | 45.7% | 38.8% |
| 2001 | 45.5% | 38.4% |
| 2000 | 44.9% | 38.2% |
Series World Bank NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS · World Bank NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS
12.2%2024
Data
| Year | Current account balance |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 12.2% |
| 2023 | 11.0% |
| 2022 | 11.2% |
| 2021 | 8.6% |
| 2020 | 7.3% |
| 2019 | 7.5% |
| 2018 | 6.3% |
| 2017 | 7.4% |
| 2016 | 7.2% |
| 2015 | 8.0% |
| 2014 | 8.3% |
| 2013 | 7.4% |
| 2012 | 6.0% |
| 2011 | 6.3% |
| 2010 | 6.4% |
| 2009 | 3.7% |
| 2008 | 2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.5% |
| 2006 | 3.3% |
| 2005 | 4.2% |
| 2004 | 2.4% |
| 2003 | 3.2% |
| 2002 | 1.9% |
| 2001 | 2.9% |
| 2000 | 1.4% |
Series World Bank BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
4.3%2024
Data
| Year | Foreign direct investment, net inflows |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.3% |
| 2023 | 2.0% |
| 2022 | 6.9% |
| 2021 | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4% |
| 2019 | −1.1% |
| 2018 | 2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.1% |
| 2016 | 2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2% |
| 2012 | −5.0% |
| 2011 | 3.9% |
| 2010 | −3.6% |
| 2009 | 1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6% |
| 2007 | 3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8% |
| 2005 | 4.8% |
| 2004 | −3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5% |
| 2002 | 2.5% |
| 2001 | 5.6% |
| 2000 | 21.9% |
Series World Bank BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
Public finances
What the state owes and borrows
Debt fell from 53.6% of GDP in 2000 to 29.5% in 2007, rose to 50.0% in 2011 and fell again to 27.5% in 2025. The IMF projected it would edge up to 29.8% by 2031. The budget has been in surplus every year since 2016, by 4.5% of GDP in 2024, and the IMF projected small deficits from 2027, 0.5% of GDP in 2031. Taxes took 33.4% of GDP in 2024, down from 36.6% in 2014.
27.5%2025
Data
| Year | General government gross debt |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 29.8% |
| 2030 (projection) | 29.4% |
| 2029 (projection) | 28.8% |
| 2028 (projection) | 28.2% |
| 2027 (projection) | 27.8% |
| 2026 (projection) | 27.4% |
| 2025 | 27.5% |
| 2024 | 30.5% |
| 2023 | 33.0% |
| 2022 | 33.3% |
| 2021 | 39.6% |
| 2020 | 45.2% |
| 2019 | 38.3% |
| 2018 | 38.5% |
| 2017 | 40.2% |
| 2016 | 41.7% |
| 2015 | 44.6% |
| 2014 | 48.7% |
| 2013 | 47.8% |
| 2012 | 48.7% |
| 2011 | 50.0% |
| 2010 | 46.1% |
| 2009 | 43.0% |
| 2008 | 35.5% |
| 2007 | 29.5% |
| 2006 | 33.2% |
| 2005 | 39.4% |
| 2004 | 46.2% |
| 2003 | 48.2% |
| 2002 | 50.3% |
| 2001 | 50.1% |
| 2000 | 53.6% |
Series IMF World Economic Outlook GGXWDG_NGDP
2.9%2025
Below zero the government borrowed.
Data
| Year | General government net lending or borrowing |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | −0.5% |
| 2030 (projection) | −0.5% |
| 2029 (projection) | −0.5% |
| 2028 (projection) | −0.3% |
| 2027 (projection) | −0.4% |
| 2026 (projection) | 0.2% |
| 2025 | 2.9% |
| 2024 | 4.5% |
| 2023 | 3.4% |
| 2022 | 3.4% |
| 2021 | 4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4% |
| 2019 | 4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3% |
| 2015 | −0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.4% |
| 2013 | −0.9% |
| 2012 | −3.2% |
| 2011 | −1.8% |
| 2010 | −2.5% |
| 2009 | −2.7% |
| 2008 | 3.5% |
| 2007 | 5.3% |
| 2006 | 5.3% |
| 2005 | 5.2% |
| 2004 | 2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.8% |
Series IMF World Economic Outlook GGXCNL_NGDP
33.4%2024
Data
| Year | Tax revenue |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 33.4% |
| 2023 | 32.0% |
| 2022 | 30.7% |
| 2021 | 35.2% |
| 2020 | 34.5% |
| 2019 | 35.0% |
| 2018 | 32.4% |
| 2017 | 33.3% |
| 2016 | 33.5% |
| 2015 | 34.2% |
| 2014 | 36.6% |
| 2013 | 33.8% |
| 2012 | 33.5% |
| 2011 | 32.8% |
| 2010 | 32.8% |
| 2009 | 33.0% |
| 2008 | 33.4% |
| 2007 | 35.1% |
| 2006 | 31.9% |
| 2005 | 33.0% |
| 2004 | 31.2% |
| 2003 | 30.3% |
| 2002 | 30.2% |
| 2001 | 30.2% |
| 2000 | 31.5% |
Series World Bank GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS
People
Who lives in Denmark
The World Bank counted 5,339,616 people in 2000 and 6,009,169 in 2025. Net migration reached 42,284 in 2015 and 60,219 in 2022. In 2025 it was 22,103. Residents over 65 went from 14.8% of the total in 2000 to 21.1% in 2025, while births per woman fell from 1.89 in 2008 to 1.47 in 2024. Life expectancy at birth went from 76.6 years in 2000 to 82.2 years in 2024.
6.01 m2025
The axis does not start at zero, so the change looks larger than it is.
Data
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.01 m |
| 2024 | 5.98 m |
| 2023 | 5.95 m |
| 2022 | 5.90 m |
| 2021 | 5.86 m |
| 2020 | 5.83 m |
| 2019 | 5.81 m |
| 2018 | 5.79 m |
| 2017 | 5.76 m |
| 2016 | 5.73 m |
| 2015 | 5.68 m |
| 2014 | 5.64 m |
| 2013 | 5.61 m |
| 2012 | 5.59 m |
| 2011 | 5.57 m |
| 2010 | 5.55 m |
| 2009 | 5.52 m |
| 2008 | 5.49 m |
| 2007 | 5.46 m |
| 2006 | 5.44 m |
| 2005 | 5.42 m |
| 2004 | 5.40 m |
| 2003 | 5.39 m |
| 2002 | 5.38 m |
| 2001 | 5.36 m |
| 2000 | 5.34 m |
Series World Bank SP.POP.TOTL
Data
| Year | Aged 0 to 14 | 15 to 64 | 65 and over |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15.6% | 63.3% | 21.1% |
| 2024 | 15.7% | 63.4% | 20.9% |
| 2023 | 15.9% | 63.5% | 20.6% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | 63.6% | 20.4% |
| 2021 | 16.2% | 63.6% | 20.3% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | 63.7% | 20.0% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | 63.9% | 19.7% |
| 2018 | 16.6% | 64.0% | 19.4% |
| 2017 | 16.7% | 64.2% | 19.2% |
| 2016 | 16.8% | 64.3% | 18.9% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | 64.4% | 18.7% |
| 2014 | 17.1% | 64.5% | 18.4% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | 64.6% | 18.1% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | 64.8% | 17.6% |
| 2011 | 17.8% | 65.1% | 17.1% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | 65.5% | 16.6% |
| 2009 | 18.2% | 65.7% | 16.1% |
| 2008 | 18.4% | 65.9% | 15.7% |
| 2007 | 18.5% | 66.0% | 15.5% |
| 2006 | 18.7% | 66.1% | 15.3% |
| 2005 | 18.8% | 66.1% | 15.1% |
| 2004 | 18.8% | 66.2% | 15.0% |
| 2003 | 18.8% | 66.3% | 14.9% |
| 2002 | 18.8% | 66.4% | 14.8% |
| 2001 | 18.7% | 66.5% | 14.8% |
| 2000 | 18.5% | 66.7% | 14.8% |
Series World Bank SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS · World Bank SP.POP.1564.TO.ZS · World Bank SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
1.472024
Data
| Year | Births per woman |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.47 |
| 2023 | 1.50 |
| 2022 | 1.55 |
| 2021 | 1.72 |
| 2020 | 1.68 |
| 2019 | 1.70 |
| 2018 | 1.73 |
| 2017 | 1.75 |
| 2016 | 1.79 |
| 2015 | 1.71 |
| 2014 | 1.69 |
| 2013 | 1.67 |
| 2012 | 1.73 |
| 2011 | 1.75 |
| 2010 | 1.87 |
| 2009 | 1.84 |
| 2008 | 1.89 |
| 2007 | 1.84 |
| 2006 | 1.85 |
| 2005 | 1.80 |
| 2004 | 1.78 |
| 2003 | 1.76 |
| 2002 | 1.72 |
| 2001 | 1.74 |
| 2000 | 1.77 |
Series World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
82.3 years2024
Data
| Year | Life expectancy at birth |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 82.3 years |
| 2023 | 81.8 years |
| 2022 | 81.3 years |
| 2021 | 81.4 years |
| 2020 | 81.6 years |
| 2019 | 81.5 years |
| 2018 | 81.0 years |
| 2017 | 81.1 years |
| 2016 | 80.8 years |
| 2015 | 80.7 years |
| 2014 | 80.7 years |
| 2013 | 80.3 years |
| 2012 | 80.0 years |
| 2011 | 79.8 years |
| 2010 | 79.1 years |
| 2009 | 78.6 years |
| 2008 | 78.5 years |
| 2007 | 78.2 years |
| 2006 | 78.1 years |
| 2005 | 77.8 years |
| 2004 | 77.5 years |
| 2003 | 77.1 years |
| 2002 | 76.9 years |
| 2001 | 76.8 years |
| 2000 | 76.6 years |
Series World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN
22 1032025
People arriving less people leaving, each year. The largest net inflow in the series was 60 219 people, in 2022.
Data
| Year | Net migration |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 103 |
| 2024 | 25 639 |
| 2023 | 31 006 |
| 2022 | 60 219 |
| 2021 | 26 887 |
| 2020 | 10 851 |
| 2019 | 9 488 |
| 2018 | 18 919 |
| 2017 | 24 561 |
| 2016 | 33 391 |
| 2015 | 42 284 |
| 2014 | 27 242 |
| 2013 | 21 359 |
| 2012 | 16 871 |
| 2011 | 13 495 |
| 2010 | 17 533 |
| 2009 | 15 551 |
| 2008 | 25 775 |
| 2007 | 20 560 |
| 2006 | 10 491 |
| 2005 | 6 887 |
| 2004 | 5 166 |
| 2003 | 7 228 |
| 2002 | 9 629 |
| 2001 | 12 192 |
| 2000 | 10 441 |
Series World Bank SM.POP.NETM
Living standards
Health, schooling, the internet and inequality
Almost everyone was online by 2024, when 99.8% of people used the internet. Income inequality widened on the Gini measure, from 23.8 in 2000 to 29.9 in 2023, its peak. Health spending was 9.4% of GDP in 2024, and public spending on education came to 6.4% in 2022, down from 8.6% in 2010.
9.4%2024
Data
| Year | Health spending |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.4% |
| 2023 | 9.6% |
| 2022 | 9.5% |
| 2021 | 10.7% |
| 2020 | 10.7% |
| 2019 | 10.2% |
| 2018 | 10.1% |
| 2017 | 10.1% |
| 2016 | 10.3% |
| 2015 | 10.4% |
| 2014 | 10.3% |
| 2013 | 10.3% |
| 2012 | 10.5% |
| 2011 | 10.4% |
| 2010 | 10.6% |
| 2009 | 10.6% |
| 2008 | 9.5% |
| 2007 | 9.3% |
| 2006 | 9.2% |
| 2005 | 9.1% |
| 2004 | 9.0% |
| 2003 | 8.9% |
| 2002 | 8.7% |
| 2001 | 8.4% |
| 2000 | 8.1% |
Series World Bank SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS
6.4%2022
Data
| Year | Public spending on education |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 6.4% |
| 2021 | 7.0% |
| 2020 | 7.4% |
| 2019 | 7.3% |
| 2018 | 7.3% |
| 2017 | 7.4% |
| 2016 | 7.7% |
| 2014 | 7.6% |
| 2013 | 8.5% |
| 2012 | 7.3% |
| 2011 | 8.5% |
| 2010 | 8.6% |
| 2009 | 8.4% |
| 2008 | 7.4% |
| 2007 | 7.6% |
| 2006 | 7.7% |
| 2005 | 8.1% |
| 2004 | 8.2% |
| 2003 | 8.1% |
| 2002 | 8.2% |
| 2001 | 8.2% |
| 2000 | 8.1% |
Series World Bank SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS
99.8%2024
Data
| Year | Using the internet |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 99.8% |
| 2023 | 98.8% |
| 2022 | 97.9% |
| 2021 | 98.9% |
| 2020 | 96.5% |
| 2019 | 98.0% |
| 2018 | 97.3% |
| 2017 | 97.1% |
| 2016 | 97.0% |
| 2015 | 96.3% |
| 2014 | 96.0% |
| 2013 | 94.6% |
| 2012 | 92.3% |
| 2011 | 89.8% |
| 2010 | 88.7% |
| 2009 | 86.8% |
| 2008 | 85.0% |
| 2007 | 85.0% |
| 2006 | 86.7% |
| 2005 | 82.7% |
| 2004 | 80.9% |
| 2003 | 76.3% |
| 2002 | 64.3% |
| 2001 | 43.0% |
| 2000 | 39.2% |
Series World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS
29.92023
Data
| Year | Gini coefficient |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 29.9 |
| 2022 | 29.3 |
| 2021 | 28.3 |
| 2020 | 27.5 |
| 2019 | 27.7 |
| 2018 | 28.2 |
| 2017 | 28.7 |
| 2016 | 28.2 |
| 2015 | 28.2 |
| 2014 | 28.4 |
| 2013 | 28.5 |
| 2012 | 27.8 |
| 2011 | 27.3 |
| 2010 | 27.2 |
| 2009 | 26.7 |
| 2008 | 25.2 |
| 2007 | 26.2 |
| 2006 | 25.9 |
| 2005 | 25.2 |
| 2004 | 24.9 |
| 2003 | 25.6 |
| 2000 | 23.8 |
Series World Bank SI.POV.GINI
88.8%2025
+3.8 points since 2000, between 85.1% and 88.8% in every year
Data
| Year | Living in towns and cities |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 88.8% |
| 2024 | 88.7% |
| 2023 | 88.5% |
| 2022 | 88.4% |
| 2021 | 88.3% |
| 2020 | 88.2% |
| 2019 | 88.2% |
| 2018 | 88.1% |
| 2017 | 88.0% |
| 2016 | 87.7% |
| 2015 | 87.7% |
| 2014 | 87.7% |
| 2013 | 87.5% |
| 2012 | 87.2% |
| 2011 | 87.2% |
| 2010 | 86.9% |
| 2009 | 86.8% |
| 2008 | 86.6% |
| 2007 | 86.4% |
| 2006 | 86.3% |
| 2005 | 86.0% |
| 2004 | 85.7% |
| 2003 | 85.4% |
| 2002 | 85.3% |
| 2001 | 85.2% |
| 2000 | 85.1% |
Series World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Energy and environment
Energy, emissions and forest
Renewables supplied 10.7% of final energy use in 2000 and 39.5% in 2021, and their share of electricity peaked at 81.6% in 2020, more than five times the 15.5% of 2000. Emissions of carbon dioxide came to 4.3 tonnes per person in 2024, down from 11.1 tonnes in 2003. Forest cover grew from 14.3% of the land in 2000 to 15.8% in 2023.
79.0%2021
Data
| Year | Electricity from renewable sources |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 79.0% |
| 2020 | 81.6% |
| 2019 | 78.2% |
| 2018 | 68.4% |
| 2017 | 70.3% |
| 2016 | 60.2% |
| 2015 | 65.4% |
| 2014 | 55.9% |
| 2013 | 46.0% |
| 2012 | 48.3% |
| 2011 | 40.3% |
| 2010 | 32.0% |
| 2009 | 27.7% |
| 2008 | 27.6% |
| 2007 | 26.2% |
| 2006 | 20.2% |
| 2005 | 27.1% |
| 2004 | 23.5% |
| 2003 | 17.5% |
| 2002 | 17.3% |
| 2001 | 15.5% |
| 2000 | 15.5% |
Series World Bank EG.ELC.RNEW.ZS
39.5%2021
Data
| Year | Renewable share of final energy use |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 39.5% |
| 2020 | 39.5% |
| 2019 | 37.2% |
| 2018 | 34.6% |
| 2017 | 35.0% |
| 2016 | 32.0% |
| 2015 | 32.5% |
| 2014 | 30.2% |
| 2013 | 27.0% |
| 2012 | 26.9% |
| 2011 | 23.8% |
| 2010 | 21.2% |
| 2009 | 19.3% |
| 2008 | 18.5% |
| 2007 | 17.7% |
| 2006 | 15.3% |
| 2005 | 16.1% |
| 2004 | 14.4% |
| 2003 | 12.7% |
| 2002 | 11.9% |
| 2001 | 11.1% |
| 2000 | 10.7% |
Series World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS
4.3 t2024
Data
| Year | CO2 emissions per person |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.3 t |
| 2023 | 4.4 t |
| 2022 | 4.8 t |
| 2021 | 5.0 t |
| 2020 | 4.8 t |
| 2019 | 5.2 t |
| 2018 | 5.8 t |
| 2017 | 5.8 t |
| 2016 | 6.2 t |
| 2015 | 6.0 t |
| 2014 | 6.4 t |
| 2013 | 7.2 t |
| 2012 | 6.9 t |
| 2011 | 7.8 t |
| 2010 | 8.8 t |
| 2009 | 8.8 t |
| 2008 | 9.2 t |
| 2007 | 9.9 t |
| 2006 | 10.8 t |
| 2005 | 9.3 t |
| 2004 | 10.0 t |
| 2003 | 11.1 t |
| 2002 | 10.1 t |
| 2001 | 10.2 t |
| 2000 | 9.9 t |
Series World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5
15.8%2023
+1.5 points since 2000, between 14.3% and 15.8% in every year
Data
| Year | Forest cover |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 15.8% |
| 2022 | 15.8% |
| 2021 | 15.7% |
| 2020 | 15.7% |
| 2019 | 15.7% |
| 2018 | 15.7% |
| 2017 | 15.6% |
| 2016 | 15.6% |
| 2015 | 15.6% |
| 2014 | 15.4% |
| 2013 | 15.2% |
| 2012 | 15.0% |
| 2011 | 14.8% |
| 2010 | 14.7% |
| 2009 | 14.6% |
| 2008 | 14.6% |
| 2007 | 14.6% |
| 2006 | 14.5% |
| 2005 | 14.5% |
| 2004 | 14.4% |
| 2003 | 14.4% |
| 2002 | 14.4% |
| 2001 | 14.3% |
| 2000 | 14.3% |
Series World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS
Codes
Denmark's codes and memberships
The state
- Status
- Sovereign state
- State since
- 0800
- Government
- constitutional monarchy
- Official language
- Danish
- United Nations
- Member
Identifiers
- Calling code
- +45
- Internet domain
- .dk
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
Memberships
Also a member, joining year not on record
- Arctic CouncilArctic Council
- CBSSCouncil of the Baltic Sea States
- Council of EuropeCouncil of Europe
- NATONorth Atlantic Treaty Organization
- Nordic CouncilNordic Council
- OECDOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- OSCEOrganization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
- UfMUnion for the Mediterranean
Questions
Questions about Denmark in figures
How much does each Dane produce?
Measured in current US dollars, Denmark produced $76,970 of GDP per person in 2025 and $462.5 billion in total, by the World Bank's figures. Adjusted for purchasing power, output per person reached $83,218 in 2025.
What was Denmark's growth rate in 2025?
2.9%, according to the World Bank, following 3.5% in 2024. The IMF projected slower growth: 2.0% for 2026 and 1.5% a year from 2029.
How did Danish inflation change after 2022?
It fell from 7.7% in 2022 to 3.3% in 2023 and 1.4% in 2024, then edged up to 1.9% in 2025, according to the World Bank, and the IMF projected 2.0% for 2026.
Where does Denmark's public debt stand?
At 27.5% of GDP in 2025 by the IMF's estimate, down from 53.6% in 2000. The IMF projected a slight rise, to 29.8% for 2031.
How many Danes are there?
6,009,169 in 2025, by the World Bank's estimate, up from 5,339,616 in 2000.
How much does Denmark export?
Exports of goods and services equalled 70.1% of Denmark's GDP in 2025, against 44.9% in 2000, according to the World Bank. Imports were 59.1% of GDP in 2025, and the current account surplus was 12.2% of GDP in 2024.
Record generated 2026-08-31, series 2026-09-27 · Q35 · World Bank data · Europe