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Population:
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5,468,120 (July 2007 est.)
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Age structure:
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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:
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total: 40.1 years
male: 39.2 years
female: 40.9 years (2007 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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0.311% (2007 est.)
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Birth rate:
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10.91 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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Death rate:
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10.3 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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2.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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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:
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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:
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total population: 77.96 years
male: 75.65 years
female: 80.41 years (2007 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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1.74 children born/woman (2007 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.2% (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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5,000 (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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less than 100 (2003 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Dane(s)
adjective: Danish
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Ethnic groups:
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Scandinavian, Inuit, Faroese, German, Turkish, Iranian, Somali
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Religions:
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Evangelical Lutheran 95%, other Christian (includes Protestant and Roman Catholic) 3%, Muslim 2%
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Languages:
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Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority)
note: English is the predominant second language
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)
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