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Among 5 NUTS 2 regions of Denmark, Hovedstaden ranks best in
gdp per capita (1st) and lowest in unemployment (5th).
Over time
Indicator
The dashed line is the value for the whole country. Where Eurostat does not publish
it, only the region line is shown.
Hovedstaden vs national value
Economy
GDP per capita
90,600 €/inh.
+5,600 vs 2023
1st of 5 in the country
Denmark 69,550 €/inh. · +30%
Income per capita
30,400 €/inh.
+800 vs 2023
1st of 5 in the country
Denmark 28,100 €/inh. · +8%
GDP growth
1st of 5 in the country
Denmark 3.5 % · +66%
Population
Population
1,930,793
+19,726 vs 2024
1st of 5 in the country
Denmark 6,025,603 · -68%
Life expectancy
1st of 5 in the country
Denmark 82.0 years
Population density
1st of 5 in the country
Denmark 142.4 /km² · +454%
Population change
1st of 5 in the country
Denmark 5.5 ‰ · +87%
Net migration
1st of 5 in the country
Denmark 5.3 ‰ · +42%
Median age
5th of 5 in the country
Denmark 42.1 years · -8%
Aged 65+
5th of 5 in the country
Denmark 20.9 % · -16%
Fertility
5th of 5 in the country
Denmark 1.47 · -5%
Doctors
1st of 5 in the country
Denmark 466 per 100k · +7%
Labour
Unemployment
5th of 5 in the country
Denmark 6.4 % · +6%
Employment
1st of 5 in the country
Denmark 79.8 % · +3%
High-tech jobs
1st of 5 in the country
Denmark 6.4 % · +75%
Society
Tourist nights
8,174 per 1,000
+210 vs 2024
3rd of 5 in the country
Denmark 6,833 per 1,000 · +20%
Road deaths
1st of 5 in the country
Denmark 2 per mn · +400%
Tertiary educated
1st of 5 in the country
Denmark 46.1 % · +26%
Ranks are among regions of the same NUTS level within the same country. The NUTS levels are
defined by Eurostat: NUTS 1 are the largest regions, NUTS 3 the smallest.
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