A new-born Danish girl can expect to live to 78 years of age, and a boy to 72 years. The birth-rate was stagnant for a number of years, but has shown a rising trend during the last 4-5 years. Denmark is moving into an age distribution problem; in the years after the turn of the century there will be fewer economically active residents to support a growing number of elderly people.

Of every 100 Danes, 90 are members of the Lutheran Evangelical Church. There are also various other religions with their own houses of worship.

The Kingdom of Denmark also includes the world's largest island, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands. Both are in the North Atlantic.