Population......................................................................5,484,723 (July 2008 est.) Population growth rate .............................................................0.295% (2008 est.) Birth rate...................................................10.71 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) Death rate.................................................10.25 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) Net migration rate...............................2.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) Ethnic groups.........Scandinavian, Inuit, Faroese, German, Turkish, Iranian, Somali Source: CIA World Factbook 2008 Member of what is now the European Union since 1973.

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Data Check out Danish International Migration Data in the Global Data Center Neighboring Countries Germany Norway Sweden Other Resources Ministry of Refugee, Immigration and Integration Affairs http://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-us Statistics Denmark http://www.dst.dk/HomeUK.aspx US Census Bureau International Data Base http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/

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