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    Publication: Denmark in Figures 2019

    Denmark in Figures is no longer published, and the 2019-edition is the last one., Denmark has 5.8 million inhabitants of which 1.7 million – or almost 30 per cent – live alone. The average life expectancy of the men is 79.0 years, whereas the average life expectancy of the women is 82.9 years. These are just some of the facts that you can find in Denmark in figures 2019., The booklet is well suited for use in senior classes, e.g. in Social Science and Mathematics. It is the story of Mathilde and Lucas and all the other 15-year-olds in Denmark from a statistical perspective. Did you know that one in six 15-year-old Danes go to continuation school and two thirds live in single-family houses?, In this publication, you can also find facts such as:, The highest point in Denmark is Møllehøj with its 171 metres, the biggest lake is Arresø with its 40 km2, and the longest river is the Gudenå stretching 176 km through Jutland, which - by the way - accounts for 69 per cent of the total area of the country., Our population has been growing in recent years. This is due partly to immigrants outnumbering emigrants, partly to births outnumbering deaths., The average home in Denmark is 112 m2, and each person has an average living space of 52.3 m2. Home ownership is 57 per cent., The share of persons aged 25 to 64 years with long-cycle education has grown from 6 per cent in 2000 to 12 per cent in 2018. In the same period, the share of the population with basic school as their highest level of completed education has dropped from 30 per cent to 18 per cent., The unemployment rate was in 2018 5.2 per cent for women and 5.0 per cent for men. The unemployment was lowest among the 45-54-year-olds (2.9 per cent) and highest among the 15-24-year-olds (11.0 per cent)., From an international point-of-view, Denmark had a significant surplus on the balance of payments of 6.1 per cent of GDP in 2018 because our exports are worth more than our imports. In addition, we have a large return on net foreign assets. Our biggest trading partner is Germany followed by Sweden., If you have questions to Denmark in figures 2019, please do not hesitate to contactMargrethe Pihl Bisgaard, +45 39 17 31 62, mpb@dst.dk., Other releases, All, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, Get as pdf, Denmark in figures 2019, Colophone, Denmark in Figures, People, ISBN: 978-87-501-2332-3, Released: 3 May 2019 08:00, No of pages: 37, Contact info:, Margrethe Pihl Bisgaard, Phone: +45 29 31 05 83

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    Publication: The business sector and the sustainable development goals - Denmark and neighbouring countries 2021

    In this publication the development of the Business sector in relation to selected SDG-goals in Denmark and 7 neighbouring countries are shown. Existing statistics in Eurostat, The European Union Statistical office, are used in the analyses. The developments on economic, environmental and social issues are followed for 14 groups of industries across country., Positive developments in all 8 countries in relation to the SDGs – only minor change, however, as regards gender equality in occupation and earnings, The results, mainly from 2010 to 2019, shows a positive trend in the Business sector in the contribution to fulfilment of the Sustainable Development Goals. In particular, this is the case in relation to emission of climate gasses, where all countries show improvement in the relation between emission and value added. This has, however, also been caused by domestic or European policies on the matter., Connected to the comparisons of the development in the indicators across country, also the differences in business structure are presented together with the actual size of indicators in 2010. The baseline and the room for change is necessary knowledge when assessing the development since. , Expenditures for R&D, relevant information in relation to change to improved sustainability in the Business sector has in general increased since 2010, as well in actual prices as related to the value added in the sector. Poland shows the highest increase, however from a low level, why a decrease in the indicator is the case for Denmark and Finland., A significant decrease in emission of climate gasses from business activities can been seen, as well in actual figures at related to value added. United Kingdom shows larges decrease independent of indicator, while Poland and Netherlands shows only low decrease. The overall figures from Norway is deviating from the general trend, maybe caused by insecurity in emission figures., The gender composition of the employees by type of industry show largely similar pictures in the countries, but also a slight tendency towards more equal composition. Germany and Poland has the highest share of women in the sector, while Norway and Sweden has the lowest share., Regarding gender pay gap, only a rough comparison for the business sector is possible. The figures, however, indicates that Germany and United Kingdom have the largest gender pay gap, while Poland, Sweden and Norway are more close to a situation where women get equal pay for equal  work., Exact references to the Eurostat database tables can be found in the publication. This makes it possible for everyone to make further calculations, for others countries or types of industry and also for the coming years. For 2020 and 2021, however, impact from COVID-19 has to be taken into account in the analyses., Corrections:, Page 28: Greenhouse gases emission, Get as pdf, The business sector and the sustainable development goals - Denmark and neighbouring countries, Colophone, The business sector and the sustainable development goals - Denmark and neighbouring countries, Business, ISBN pdf: 978-87-501-2407-8, Released: 25 May 2022 08:00, No of pages: 37, Contact info:, Ole Olsen, Phone: +45 29 77 14 98

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