| Population | 5,468,120 (July 2007 est.) |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 18.6% (male 520,669/female 494,228)
15-64 years: 66% (male 1,817,757/female 1,792,974)
65 years and over: 15.4% (male 363,828/female 478,664) (2007 est.) |
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| Median age | total: 40.1 years
male: 39.2 years
female: 40.9 years (2007 est.) |
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| Population growth rate | 0.311% (2007 est.) |
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| Birth rate | 10.91 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Death rate | 10.3 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Net migration rate | 2.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.053 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.014 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female
total population: 0.977 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
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| Infant mortality rate | total: 4.45 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.49 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.41 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 77.96 years
male: 75.65 years
female: 80.41 years (2007 est.) |
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| Total fertility rate | 1.74 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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People living
with HIV/AIDS | 5,000 (2003 est.) |
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths | less than 100 (2003 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Dane(s)
adjective: Danish |
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| Ethnic groups | Scandinavian, Inuit, Faroese, German, Turkish, Iranian, Somali |
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| Religions | Evangelical Lutheran 95%, other Christian (includes Protestant and Roman Catholic) 3%, Muslim 2% |
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| Languages | Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority)
note: English is the predominant second language |
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| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.) |
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