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People
The Danes, a homogenous Gothic-Germanic people, have inhabited Denmark since prehistoric times. Danish is the principal language. A small German-speaking minority lives in southern Jutland; a mostly Inuit population inhabits Greenland; and the Faroe Islands have a Nordic population with its own language.
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| 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | |
| Population, total (millions) | 5.14 | 5.34 | 5.55 | 5.83 |
| Population growth (annual %) | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Surface area (sq. km) (thousands) | 43.1 | 43.1 | 43.1 | 42.9 |
| Population density (people per sq. km of land area) | 121.3 | 125.8 | 130.7 | 145.8 |
| Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) | .. | 11.7 | 12.1 | 12.5 |
| Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) | 0.5 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Income share held by lowest 20% | 9.8 | 10.4 | 9.3 | 9.3 |
| Life expectancy at birth, total (years) | 75 | 77 | 79 | 81 |
| Fertility rate, total (births per woman) | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) | 77 | .. | .. | .. |
| Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) | 100 | 99 | 99 | 95 |
| Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5) | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) | 84 | 99 | 85 | 96 |
| Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) | 95 | 100 | 99 | 101 |
| School enrollment, primary (% gross) | 97.7 | 101.4 | 99.6 | 100.5 |
| School enrollment, secondary (% gross) | 109 | 127 | 119 | 130 |
| School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Environment | ||||
| Forest area (sq. km) (thousands) | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.3 |
| Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) | .. | .. | .. | 17.9 |
| Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) | 19.8 | 10.9 | 12.1 | 12.4 |
| Urban population growth (annual %) | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) | 3,377 | 3,490 | 3,511 | .. |
| CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) | 10.13 | 9.87 | 8.68 | 5.76 |
| Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) | 5,945 | 6,482 | 6,328 | .. |