Where are all the people?!
Though it doesn’t seem like it, Denmark is the most densely populated country in Northern Europe, with 128 residents per km². Only 20% of its landmass is populated and nearly 20% of the population lives in the capital, Copenhagen.
Danish age demographics
Denmark’s population of 5.5 million people is divided into the following age groups:
0 to 19-years-old: 24.4 %
20 to 59-years-old: 52.5 %
60 and above: 23 %
In 2009, life expectancy for men was 76.5 years and 80.8 years for women.
Statistics from 1 January 2010 – Source: Statistics Denmark.
