Country profile
Denmark
Denmark ranks #114 of 215 for population, #15 of 209 for gdp per capita, #33 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
5,976,992
people · 2024
Rank #114 of 215
Life expectancy
82.3
years · 2024
Rank #33 of 216
Poverty headcount
0.4%
% of population · 2023
Rank #148 of 186
Under-5 mortality
4
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #210 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
90.9%
% net enrollment · 2017
Rank #44 of 232
Tobacco use
16.2%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #99 of 163
Calorie supply
3,734
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #9 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
16M
arrivals · 2020
Rank #16 of 203
GDP per capita
$71,026
current US$ · 2024
Rank #15 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
1.37
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #159 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
122
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #163 of 210
Forest area
15.8%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #184 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
9.07
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #223 of 248
Protected areas
23.8%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #48 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
4.75
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #71 of 210
Fertilizer use
112
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #51 of 194
Pesticide use
1.38
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #107 of 193
Cereal yield
6.1
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #27 of 182
Digital
Internet users
99.8%
% of population · 2024
Rank #5 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
43.4
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #19 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
127
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #75 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #32 of 215
Renewable electricity output
79%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #34 of 257
Energy use per person
32,832
kWh per person · 2024
Rank #53 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.91
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #1 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Denmark; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield