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Among 5 NUTS 2 regions of Denmark, Sjælland ranks best in
unemployment (1st) and lowest in tertiary educated (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.
Sjælland vs national value
Economy
GDP per capita
46,500 €/inh.
+1,900 vs 2023
5th of 5 in the country
Denmark 69,550 €/inh. · -33%
Income per capita
27,500 €/inh.
+700 vs 2023
2nd of 5 in the country
Denmark 28,100 €/inh. · -2%
GDP growth
2nd of 5 in the country
Denmark 3.5 % · +9%
Population
Population
4th of 5 in the country
Denmark 6,025,603 · -86%
Life expectancy
4th of 5 in the country
Denmark 82.0 years
Population density
2nd of 5 in the country
Denmark 142.4 /km² · -15%
Population change
3rd of 5 in the country
Denmark 5.5 ‰ · -58%
Net migration
2nd of 5 in the country
Denmark 5.3 ‰ · +8%
Median age
1st of 5 in the country
Denmark 42.1 years · +12%
Aged 65+
1st of 5 in the country
Denmark 20.9 % · +15%
Fertility
1st of 5 in the country
Denmark 1.47 · +5%
Doctors
4th of 5 in the country
Denmark 466 per 100k · -22%
Labour
Unemployment
1st of 5 in the country
Denmark 6.4 % · -16%
Employment
3rd of 5 in the country
Denmark 79.8 % · -2%
High-tech jobs
2nd of 5 in the country
Denmark 6.4 % · -16%
Society
Tourist nights
3,856 per 1,000
+35 vs 2024
5th of 5 in the country
Denmark 6,833 per 1,000 · -44%
Road deaths
2nd of 5 in the country
Denmark 2 per mn · +1025%
Tertiary educated
5th of 5 in the country
Denmark 46.1 % · -23%
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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