OECD Economic Surveys: Denmark 2021
Basic statistics of Denmark, 2019
Basic statistics of Denmark, 2019*
Numbers in parentheses refer to the OECD average**
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LAND, PEOPLE AND ELECTORAL CYCLE |
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Population (million) |
5.8 |
Population density per km² |
145.4 |
(38.4) |
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Under 15 (%) |
16.4 |
(17.9) |
Life expectancy at birth (years) |
81.2 |
(80.2) |
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Over 65 (%) |
20.0 |
(17.1) |
Men |
79.3 |
(77.6) |
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International migrant stock (% of population) |
12.5 |
(13.2) |
Women |
83.2 |
(82.9) |
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Latest 5-year average growth (%) |
0.6 |
(0.6) |
Latest general election |
June-2019 |
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ECONOMY |
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Gross domestic product (GDP) |
Value added shares (%) |
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In current prices (billion USD) |
350.2 |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing |
1.5 |
(2.6) |
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In current prices (billion DKK) |
2 335.0 |
Industry including construction |
24.2 |
(26.0) |
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Latest 5-year average real growth (%) |
2.7 |
(2.2) |
Services |
74.3 |
(71.4) |
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Per capita (thousands USD PPP) |
60.3 |
(47.6) |
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT Per cent of GDP |
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Expenditure |
49.2 |
(40.6) |
Gross financial debt (OECD: 2018) |
48.1 |
(108.9) |
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Revenue |
53.2 |
(37.5) |
Net financial debt (OECD: 2018) |
-6.3 |
(67.9) |
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EXTERNAL ACCOUNTS |
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Exchange rate (DKK per USD) |
6.67 |
Main exports (% of total merchandise exports) |
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PPP exchange rate (USA = 1) |
6.66 |
Machinery and transport equipment |
26.9 |
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In per cent of GDP |
Chemicals and related products |
23.5 |
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Exports of goods and services |
58.3 |
(53.6) |
Food and live animals |
16.0 |
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Imports of goods and services |
51.0 |
(50.4) |
Main imports (% of total merchandise imports) |
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Current account balance |
8.7 |
(0.3) |
Machinery and transport equipment |
33.6 |
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Net international investment position |
76.9 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
16.1 |
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Manufactured goods |
13.3 |
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LABOUR MARKET, SKILLS AND INNOVATION |
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Employment rate (aged 15 and over, %) |
59.3 |
(57.5) |
Unemployment rate, Labour Force Survey (aged 15 and over, %) |
5.0 |
(5.4) |
|
Men |
63.7 |
(65.6) |
Youth (aged 15-24, %) |
10.0 |
(11.8) |
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Women |
54.9 |
(49.9) |
Long-term unemployed (1 year and over, %) |
0.8 |
(1.3) |
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Participation rate (aged 15 and over, %) |
62.3 |
(60.8) |
Tertiary educational attainment (aged 25-64, %) |
40.4 |
(38.0) |
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Average hours worked per year |
1 381 |
(1 743) |
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP, 2018) |
3.1 |
(2.6) |
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ENVIRONMENT |
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Total primary energy supply per capita (toe) |
2.8 |
(3.9) |
CO2 emissions from fuel combustion per capita (tonnes) |
4.9 |
( 8.3) |
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Renewables (%) |
36.9 |
(10.8) |
Water abstractions per capita (1 000 m³, 2018) |
0.2 |
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Exposure to air pollution (more than 10 μg/m³ of PM 2.5, % of population) |
36.4 |
(61.7) |
Municipal waste per capita (tonnes) |
0.9 |
(0.5) |
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SOCIETY |
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Income inequality (Gini coefficient, 2017, OECD: latest available) |
0.264 |
(0.318) |
Education outcomes (PISA score, 2018) |
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Relative poverty rate (%, 2017, OECD: 2016) |
6.1 |
(11.7) |
Reading |
501 |
(485) |
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Median disposable household income (thousand USD PPP, 2017) |
37.2 |
(23.5) |
Mathematics |
509 |
(487) |
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Public and private spending (% of GDP) |
Science |
493 |
(487) |
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Health care |
10.0 |
(8.8) |
Share of women in parliament (%) |
39.1 |
(30.8) |
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Pensions (2017) |
11.4 |
(8.6) |
Net official development assistance (% of GNI, 2017) |
0.7 |
(0.4) |
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Education (% of GNI) |
7.3 |
(4.4) |
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*The year is indicated in parenthesis where data are not for 2019.
**Where the OECD aggregate is not provided in the source database and data exist for at least 80% of member countries, a simple OECD average of latest available data is presented.