MVP Sustainability Map
Denmark
5,752,130
Population
3,090,697
Sustainable Population
72.0 %
Contraception Use
87
Species Threatened
0.29 %
Population Growth
$ 61,063
GDP Per Capita
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Denmark has the lowest poverty rate of all the OECD countries.
Kristoffer Trolle; License CC BY 2.0; Image https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cityscape_and_skyline_by_the_Copenhagen_Lakes,_Denmark_-_(36018109956).jpg via Wikimedia Commons.
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The country has a high level of gender equality and most women work outside the home.
Irina sofiameli; License CC0; Image https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Copenhagen,_Denmark_(Unsplash_2Q8bo_6lu1Y).jpg via Wikimedia Commons.
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Denmark was at the forefront of the move to carbon neutrality for the past three decades and the country leads Europe in deriving almost half of its electricity needs from wind power.
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Population still gradually grows primarily from immigration averaging over 15,000 immigrants a year.
Allan Th. Andersen; License CC BY-SA 3.0; Image https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Danish_Ministry_of_Immigration.jpg via Wikimedia Commons.
Country Comments
Denmark has the lowest poverty rate of all the OECD countries and the lowest income inequality. With a high level of gender equality and most women working outside the home, Denmark has for over 40 years experienced below replacement fertility. However its population still gradually grows primarily from immigration averaging over 15,000 immigrants a year.
Denmark has been on the forefront of the move to carbon neutrality for the past three decades and the country leads Europe in deriving almost half of its electricity needs from wind power. Due to a high level of consumption per citizen, even with a focus on clean energy, Denmark’s current population size uses more renewable resources than its country can support and is unsustainable.