Language details — Denmark

This table lists languages spoken in Denmark, including official, working, regional, and minority languages.

Percentages and speaker counts may be unavailable for some languages due to census and reporting limitations.

Language details

11 languages
Language Statuses Language presence
Danish
Official Working
93% · ≈ 5.6 m
English
No special status 86% · ≈ 5.2 m
German
Regional Minority
47% · ≈ 2.8 m
Swedish
No special status 13% · ≈ 783 k
Kalaallisut
National Regional Minority
0.1% · ≈ 7 k
Arabic
Minority
Faroese
National Regional Minority
Romany
Minority
Somali
Minority
Turkish
Minority
Urdu
Minority
Data compiled from national censuses and international linguistic datasets.
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