total population of 5.9 million people were members of the Church. Close to 1.7 million people were not members of the Danish National Church that year. Every person who is baptized automatically becomes a member of the National Church, which in most cases happens through infant baptism. Since the Danish Reformation, the Danish National Church has been Evangelical Lutheran.
The share of the population in Denmark that is a member of the National Church has declined over the past 10 years. In 2023, 4.28 million Danes were registered as members in the Danish National Church, meaning that 72 percent of the country's Total population in Denmark from 2013 to 2023, by membership in the National Church (in millions)
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Other statistics that may interest you Demographics of Denmark
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Total population in Denmark 2000-2023
- Basic Statistic Total population in Denmark 2000-2023, by gender
- Basic Statistic Total population in Denmark 2000-2023, by citizenship
- Basic Statistic Migration flow in Denmark 2012-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of live births in Denmark 2000-2022
- Basic Statistic Population in Denmark 2013-2023, by marital status
Population
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Migration
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- Basic Statistic Total population in Denmark 2000-2023, by origin
- Basic Statistic Immigration to Denmark 2012-2022, by citizenship
- Basic Statistic Number of immigrants living in Denmark 2023, by country of origin
- Basic Statistic Emigration from Denmark 2012-2022, by citizenship
- Basic Statistic Number of emigrants from Denmark 2022, by country of destination
- Basic Statistic Quarterly number of asylum applications in Denmark 2015-2022
Births, age and death
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- Basic Statistic Number of live births in Denmark 2012-2022, by gender
- Basic Statistic Fertility rate in Denmark 2000-2022
- Basic Statistic Average age of women giving birth in Denmark 2012-2022
- Basic Statistic Average age of the population in Denmark 2005-2023
- Basic Statistic Average age of the population in Denmark 2013-2023, by gender
- Basic Statistic Number of deaths in Denmark 2000-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of deaths in Denmark 2019, by cause of death
Marriages and divorces
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- Basic Statistic Number of registered marriages and partnerships in Denmark 2002-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of marriages performed by church in Denmark 2006-2022
- Basic Statistic Average age at marriage in Denmark 2012-2022, by gender
- Basic Statistic Number of marriages between two same-sex partners in Denmark 2012-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of divorces in Denmark 2012-2022
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
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- Basic Statistic Cumulative number of coronavirus cases in Denmark since February 2020
- Basic Statistic Number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Denmark since April 2020
- Basic Statistic Number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Denmark 2022, by age and gender
- Basic Statistic Number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Denmark 2023, by region
- Basic Statistic Cumulative number of COVID-19 deaths in Denmark since March 2020
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- Number of people enrolled in the Church of Norway 2019, by diocese
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Statistics Denmark. (2023). Total population in Denmark from 2013 to 2023, by membership in the National Church (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/573052/total-population-in-denmark-by-membership-in-the-national-church/
Statistics Denmark. "Total Population in Denmark from 2013 to 2023, by Membership in The National Church (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/573052/total-population-in-denmark-by-membership-in-the-national-church/
Statistics Denmark, Total population in Denmark from 2013 to 2023, by membership in the National Church (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/573052/total-population-in-denmark-by-membership-in-the-national-church/ (last visited September 29, 2023)
Total population in Denmark from 2013 to 2023, by membership in the National Church (in millions) [Graph], Statistics Denmark, February 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/573052/total-population-in-denmark-by-membership-in-the-national-church/