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Domesticated animals are an important feature of life in Denmark. Dairy cattle, pigs, and poultry are raised in great numbers to supply both the domestic and the foreign markets. Fur farming, especially of minks and foxes, is economically important as well.
The economy of Denmark is dominated by the service sector with 80% of all jobs, whereas about 11% of all employees work in manufacturing and 2% in agriculture. The nominal gross national income per capita was the ninth-highest in the world at $68,827 in 2023.
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- Danish krone (DKK, kr)
- 5,932,654 (January 2023)
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The agricultural sector contributes by 22% to the total Danish export of goods, with Germany, Sweden, the UK and China as the main markets and pork, fish and dairy as the main products. Denmark has a temperate climate with plenty of rain, a flat landscape, and fertile soils.
Denmark 2. POPULATION AND ECONOMY Importance of rural areas Territory Population GVA Employment (km2) (persons) (Million EUR) (persons) Year 2016 2020 2018 2019 Predominantly Rural Regions 22 048 1 645 387 60 240 757 400 Intermediate Regions 20 355 2 834 878 109 637 1 345 900 Predominantly Urban Regions 522 1 342 498 89 042 675 900
Denmark is also among the few countries that has implemented a tax on pesticides for agriculture, discouraging the most harmful substances by calibrating rates to their impact on the environment and human health.
