Denmark People
Denmark People: A summary of information about Denmark People, from government research data as well as independent research and other sources.
Denmark: People
Population
5,336,394 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 18% (male 505,820; female 479,815) 15-64 years: 67% (male 1,802,665; female 1,755,633) 65 years and over: 15% (male 330,055; female 462,406) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate
0.31% (2000 est.)
Birth rate
12.16 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate
11 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate
1.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate
5.11 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 76.54 years male: 73.95 years female: 79.27 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.73 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality
noun: Dane(s) adjective: Danish
Ethnic groups
Scandinavian, Inuit, Faroese, German
Religions
Evangelical Lutheran 97%, other Protestant and Roman Catholic, other
Languages
Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority) note: English is the predominant second language
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 100% male: NA% female: NA%
