Administrative divisions of Denmark
Denmark is divided into 5 first-level administrative divisions:
Largest cities in Denmark
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KøbenhavnCapital | 1,085,000 |
| 2 | Århus | 237,551 |
| 3 | Odense | 158,222 |
| 4 | Aalborg | 122,219 |
| 5 | Esbjerg | 72,205 |
| 6 | Vejle | 51,177 |
| 7 | Roskilde | 44,285 |
| 8 | Viborg | 34,831 |
| 9 | Svendborg | 29,180 |
| 10 | Hillerød | 28,313 |
København is the largest urban area in Denmark with about 1,085,000 people.
Terrain, rivers & lakes
Highest terrain in Denmark: ≈ 1,161 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.
No major named rivers or lakes are mapped for Denmark at this map scale.
Ethnic groups in Denmark
Danish (includes Greenlandic (who are predominantly Inuit) and Faroese) 84.2%, Turkish 1.1%, other 14.7% (largest groups are Polish, Romanian, Syrian, Ukrainian, German, and Iraqi) (2023 est.)
Regionally, Danish and Faroese) is the most common ethnic group across most of the 5 divisions.
Source: CIA World Factbook (2023 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys
Religions in Denmark
Evangelical Lutheran (official) 71.4%, Muslim 4.3%, other/none/unspecified (denominations include Roman Catholic, Jehovah's Witness, Serbian Orthodox Christian, Jewish, Baptist, Buddhist, Church of Jesus Christ, Pentecostal, and nondenominational Christian) 24.3% (2024 est.)
Regionally, Evangelical Lutheran is the most common religious group across most of the 5 divisions.
Source: CIA World Factbook (2024 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys
Languages in Denmark
Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority); note - English is the predominant second language
Regionally, Danish is the most common language group across most of the 5 divisions.
Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys
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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.