Global Group Project

Denmark 

I chose Demark as my country for the Global Group Project. I have always found Denmark to be an interesting country especially because it is one of the oldest countries in Europe with one of the oldest kingdoms. And I also work a remote job where my HR director is from Denmark, so I think it's interesting how I am connected to another person from a different country digitally.  

Population:  

As of 2025, the total population of Denmark is 5.9 million. 

Demographics: 

• The ethnic composition consists mostly of Danish people around 84.2%, and 14.7% of other European /Middle Eastern groups like Polish, Ukranian, Romanian, German, Syrian, and Iraqi, and 1.1% Turkish 

• Gender demographics, male; 2,975, 261, female; 2,997,875 

Languages Spoken: 

Danish is the official language of Denmark, and English is considered to be a second language with over 86% of Danish people being able to speak it 

Climate: 

• The Danish climate is moderated by the warm Gulf Stream and is milder than surrounding Scandinavian countries 

• Denmark has four seasons with spring months (April to May) being the mildest, while the summer months (June to August) are the hottest. Fall months (September to November) tend to be rainy and more overcast. Winter months (December to March) and is normally cold, with snowfall   

• Denmark is located in the North Temperate Zone and has a mean temperature of 7.7˚C (46˚F)  

Technology Usage: 

• 97 percent have access to the internet at home 

• 92 percent access the internet every day or almost every day 

• 86 percent uses their mobile phone or smartphone to access the internet 

Locations Digital Divide: 

Of the population between people 15 to 89 years old, 77% used public digital services at least once a week. In this age group, 7% never used them. Of the 25-34 year olds, 87% used the services at least once a week. The 85-89-year-olds are the least active with 40% using the services at least once a week. Theres definitely a digital divide when it comes to age with younger people using technology more than older/elderly people.  

Even though a large part of the Danish population has good digital skills, almost 1,140,000 citizens (23%) from the age group 15-89 years, feel digitally limited. This group is defined based either on the fact that they have been online either never or more than a year ago, or they feel limited to engaging in online activities. Elderly people heavily dominate the group of digitally limited.  

Denmark’s population has achieved 69,6% basic digital skills, compared to the EU average of 55.6%. This puts Denmark at 87% of the overall target for the EU 2030 goal, which aims to have 80% of the EU population possessing at least basic digital skills. 

Works Cited 

Denmark - The World Factbook. (n.d.). Www.cia.gov. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/denmark/#people-and-society 

Language & Culture in Denmark. (n.d.). Educations.com. https://www.educations.com/study-guides/europe/study-in-denmark/language-culture-13603  

Climate. (n.d.). VisitDenmark. https://www.visitdenmark.com/node/852  

Numbers and Statistics. (2020). Digst.dk. https://en.digst.dk/numbers-and-statistics/ 

Digitalisation. (2022). Www.dst.dk. https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/temaer/digitalisering  

 Denmark: a snapshot of digital skills | Digital Skills and Jobs Platform. (n.d.). Digital-Skills-Jobs.europa.eu. https://digital-skills-jobs.europa.eu/en/latest/briefs/denmark-snapshot-digital-skills