Refugees
97,745refugees and others in need of protection hosted, 2025
71from it, abroad, 2025
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder2025
Country page · Updated 13 Nov 2026
Denmark
Denmark has 6.0 m people (World Bank, 2025) and an economy of $463 bn a year (World Bank, 2025). It imports all of the rice it uses (FAOSTAT, 2024).
Written automatically from the figures on this page.
- Population
- 6.0 m (2025)
- Member of
- European Union, NATO, OECD (as of 10 Nov 2026)
Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:50m, which shows who controls an area in practice. Borders shown do not imply endorsement.
- GDPUS$463billion34th of 186World Bank · 2025
- Population6.0million114th of 216World Bank · 2025
- GDP per personUS$76,9708th of 186World Bank · 2025
- Military, % GDP3.3% of GDP19th of 150World Bank · 2025
- CO2 per person4.7t73rd of 213Global Carbon Budget · 2024
Dependencies at a glance
Denmark imports all of the rice it uses.
Imports mostImports someLow net tradeExporter
| Resource | Dependence | Position | Main partners |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil | Imports some | Imports 44% of the oil it uses PreliminaryEIA, use 2025 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | United States, Norway, United Kingdom |
| Natural gas | Low net trade | Imports 1.7% of the gas it uses PreliminaryEIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025, Ireland → Denmark as reported by the exporter | Norway, Germany, Ireland |
| Wheat | Low net trade | Exports 4.6% of what it producesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | Sweden, Germany, Estonia |
| Maize | Imports most | Imports 73% of the maize it usesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania |
| Rice | Imports most | Imports all of the rice it usesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | Italy, Poland, Pakistan |
| Soybeans | Imports most | Imports all of the soybeans it usesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands |
| Potash | Imports most | Imports all of its potash supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Germany, Netherlands, Belgium |
| Phosphate | Imports most | Imports all of its phosphate supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Morocco, Germany, Poland |
| Arms | Supplier concentration only | Main supplier: United States, 82% of importsSIPRI, 2021–2025 | United States, Israel, Switzerland |
| Chips | Supplier concentration only | Main supplier: Germany, 24% of importsUN Comtrade, 2025 | Germany, Netherlands, Belgium |
Dependence is net imports: imports minus exports, as a share of what the country uses; for potash and phosphate, of its supply (production plus net imports). Arms and chips show supplier concentration only: the main supplier’s share of imports (arms: five-year totals of deliveries in SIPRI’s trend-indicator value, SIPRI’s measure of military capability delivered, not price or number of weapons).
- OilImports some
Imports 44% of the oil it uses Preliminary
Main partners: United States, Norway, United Kingdom
EIA, use 2025 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- Natural gasLow net trade
Imports 1.7% of the gas it uses Preliminary
Main partners: Norway, Germany, Ireland
EIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025, Ireland → Denmark as reported by the exporter
- WheatLow net trade
Exports 4.6% of what it produces
Main partners: Sweden, Germany, Estonia
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- MaizeImports most
Imports 73% of the maize it uses
Main partners: Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- RiceImports most
Imports all of the rice it uses
Main partners: Italy, Poland, Pakistan
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- SoybeansImports most
Imports all of the soybeans it uses
Main partners: Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- PotashImports most
Imports all of its potash supply Estimate
Main partners: Germany, Netherlands, Belgium
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- PhosphateImports most
Imports all of its phosphate supply Estimate
Main partners: Morocco, Germany, Poland
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- ArmsSupplier concentration only
Main supplier: United States, 82% of imports
Main partners: United States, Israel, Switzerland
SIPRI, 2021–2025
- ChipsSupplier concentration only
Main supplier: Germany, 24% of imports
Main partners: Germany, Netherlands, Belgium
UN Comtrade, 2025
Source: EIA; FAOSTAT; SIPRI; UN Comtradeyear in each rowUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Dependencies toolMoney and reserves
Denmark’s economy produced $463 bn in 2025.
GDP, 2000–2025
Source: World Bank Indicators2000–2025Updated 13 Nov 2026
Economic growth2.9%2025 · 107th of 186 · World Bank
Inflation1.9%2025 · 116th of 169 · World Bank
Unemployment5.5%2025 · 79th of 181 · World Bank
ReservesUS$108billion2024 · 25th of 164 · World Bank
Trade132% of GDP2024 · 32nd of 172 · World Bank
Foreign investment inUS$16.9billion2025 · 27th of 200 · World Bank
People
Denmark had 6.0 m people in 2025.
Population, 1950–2100
Projection: UN projection, medium variant, after 2023Range between the UN low- and high-fertility scenarios
Source: UN World Population ProspectsUpdated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Denmark’s population by age
1950200020502100
Source: UN World Population Prospects1950–2100Updated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Births per woman1.512023 · 167th of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Median age41.22023 · 49th of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Aged 65 and over21%2025, Projection, medium variant · UN WPP 2024
Technology and space
Satellites owned in Denmark numbered 10 at the end of 2026.
AI compute share0.2%2025 · 19th of 36 · Epoch AI
Notable AI models12018 · Epoch AI
Climate and hazards
Denmark emitted 28.4 Mt of CO2 from fossil fuels and cement in 2024.
Denmark’s CO2 emissions, million tonnes, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data CO21990–2024Updated 13 Nov 2026
CO2 emissions28Mt2024 · 80th of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 per person4.7t2024 · 73rd of 213 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 since 17504,200Mt2024 · 47th of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
Water stress1.02023 · 107th of 164 · WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)
More figures
Shown only where a source covers Denmark.
Sanctions
1entries on the US, EU and UK lists give it as an address or nationality: US 1
Counts entries (people, companies, ships and aircraft), not how strict the measures are.
Source: US CSL; EU sanctions list; UK Sanctions ListUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Cyber incidents
21publicly known incidents affecting Denmark, 2000–2024
Counts compare documented incidents, not how often a country is targeted. Who they were attributed to
Source: EuRepoC Global Dataset of Cyber Incidents 1.3.2 (4 Mar 2025), CC BY-NC 4.02000–2024
All figures
54 measures on this site have a recent figure for Denmark.
| GDP | $463 bn | 2025 | 34th of 186 | World Bank |
| GDP per person | $76,970 | 2025 | 8th of 186 | World Bank |
| Economic growth | 2.9% | 2025 | 107th of 186 | World Bank |
| Inflation | 1.9% | 2025 | 116th of 169 | World Bank |
| Government debt | 27% | 2025 | 163rd of 191 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Government budget balance | 2.9% | 2025 | 19th of 195 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Current account balance | 12.3% | 2025 | 19th of 194 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Unemployment | 5.5% | 2025 | 79th of 181 | World Bank |
| Reserves, including gold | $108 bn | 2024 | 25th of 164 | World Bank |
| Trade | 132% | 2024 | 32nd of 172 | World Bank |
| Foreign investment in | $17 bn | 2025 | 27th of 200 | World Bank |
| Remittances received | 0.4% | 2024 | 129th of 162 | World Bank |
| Population | 6.0 m | 2025 | 114th of 216 | World Bank |
| Population with UN projections | 5.9 m | 2023 | 114th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Births per woman | 1.51 | 2023 | 167th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Median age | 41.2 | 2023 | 49th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Life expectancy | 81.9 | 2023 | 39th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Refugees from the country | 71 | 2025 | 177th of 206 | UNHCR |
| Refugees and others needing protection, by host | 97,745 | 2025 | 62nd of 176 | UNHCR |
| Refugees hosted per 1,000 people | 16.3 | 2025 | 45th of 176 | UNHCR |
| Crude oil production | 72 kb/d | 2025 | 48th of 214 | EIA |
| Oil consumption | 149 kb/d | 2024 | 64th of 212 | EIA |
| Natural gas production | Preliminary | 2024 | 58th of 213 | EIA |
| Natural gas consumption | 2.3 bcm | 2024 | 83rd of 213 | EIA |
| Electricity generated | 35 TWh | 2024 | 67th of 193 | Ember |
| Low-carbon electricity | 89% | 2024 | 26th of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from coal | 5% | 2024 | 59th of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from wind and solar | 69% | 2024 | 1st of 193 | Ember |
| Wheat production | 3.3 Mt | 2024 | 30th of 123 | FAOSTAT |
| Wheat imports | 0.3 Mt | 2024 | 83rd of 180 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize production | 0.1 Mt | 2024 | 111th of 169 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize imports | 0.2 Mt | 2024 | 72nd of 196 | FAOSTAT |
| Rice production | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 116th of 135 | FAOSTAT |
| Rice imports | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 107th of 197 | FAOSTAT |
| Soybean production | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 103rd of 108 | FAOSTAT |
| Soybean imports | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 60th of 179 | FAOSTAT |
| Potash fertiliser use | 0.05 Mt | 2024 | 55th of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| Phosphate fertiliser use | 0.03 Mt | 2024 | 68th of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| CO2 emissions | 28 Mt | 2024 | 80th of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 per person | 4.7 t | 2024 | 73rd of 213 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 emitted since 1750 | 4,200 Mt | 2024 | 47th of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| Net CO2 imports through trade | 72% | 2023 | 19th of 120 | Global Carbon Budget |
| Water stress | 1.0 | 2023 | 107th of 164 | WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0) |
| Water from abroad | 0% | 2023 | 125th of 193 | FAO AQUASTAT |
| Military spending, share of GDP | 3.3% | 2025 | 19th of 150 | World Bank |
| Military spending | $15 bn | 2025 | 26th of 150 | World Bank |
| Arms imports | 278 TIV m | 2025 | 33rd of 108 | SIPRI |
| Arms exports | 165 TIV m | 2025 | 16th of 44 | SIPRI |
| Satellites in orbit | 10 | 2026 | 36th of 81 | Orbital data from CelesTrak |
| Share of documented AI supercomputer power | 0.2% | 2025 | 19th of 36 | Epoch AI |
| People using the internet | 99.8% | 2024 | 4th of 182 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports | $9.6 bn | 2024 | 22nd of 162 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports, share of service exports | 7.5% | 2024 | 77th of 162 | World Bank |
| Sanctions list entries (US, EU, UK) | 1 | 2026 | 170th of 181 | US CSL |
Sources for this page
- World Bank IndicatorsGDP, GDP per person, Economic growth, Inflation, Unemployment, Reserves, …
- IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026Debt, Budget balance, Current account
- UN World Population ProspectsPopulation (UN), Births per woman, Median age, Life expectancy
- UNHCR Refugee Data FinderRefugees from, Refugees hosted, Refugees per 1,000
- U.S. Energy Information AdministrationOil output, Oil use, Gas output, Gas use, Dependencies at a glance
- Ember electricity dataElectricity, Low-carbon electricity, Electricity from coal, Electricity from wind and solar
- FAOSTATWheat production, Wheat imports, Maize production, Maize imports, Rice production, Rice imports, …
- Our World in Data CO2CO2 emissions, CO2 per person, CO2 since 1750, Net CO2 imports through trade
- WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)Water stress
- FAO AQUASTATWater from abroad
- SIPRI Arms Transfers DatabaseArms imports, Arms exports, Dependencies at a glance
- CelesTrak SATCATSatellites in orbit
- Epoch AIAI compute share
- US Consolidated Screening ListSanctions list entries, Sanctions
- UN ComtradeDependencies at a glance
- EU financial sanctions listSanctions
- UK Sanctions ListSanctions
- EuRepoC cyber incidentsCyber incidents
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