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Danish people
danskere
Total population
c. 7 million
Regions with significant populations
 Denmark 4,996,980
 United States 1,430,897
 Canada 200,035
 Brazil 140,000
 Norway 52,510
 Australia 50,413
 Germany 50,000
 Sweden 42,602
 Argentina 13,000
 United Kingdom 18,493 (Danish born only)
 Spain 8,944
 France 7,000
 Switzerland 4.251
 New Zealand 3,507
 Faroe Islands 2,956
 Iceland 2,802
 Ireland 809
 Austria 806
 Japan 500
 Lebanon 400
 South Africa 4,000
 Lesotho 4,200
 Namibia 3,900
Languages
Danish
Related languages include Norwegian, Swedish, Faroese, Icelandic, and to a lesser extent, all Germanic languages.
Religion
Predominantly Lutheran;
small minorities of other faiths; secular.
DanmarkSydslesvigSkaaneland
Today's Denmark and the former Danish provinces Southern Schleswig, Skåne, Halland and Blekinge.

Danish people or Danes are the nation and ethnic group that is born in Denmark, and who speak Danish.

The first mention of Danes within the Danish territory is on the Jelling Rune Stone which mentions how Harald Bluetooth converted the Danes to Christianity in the 10th century. Denmark has been continuously inhabited since this period and although much cultural and ethnic influence and immigration from all over the world has entered Denmark since then, Danes tend to see themselves as ethnic descendents of the early Danes mentioned in the sources.

Demography

According to the Danish statistics institute, approximately five million people of Danish origin live in Denmark today. In this context "Danish origin" is defined as being born to parents who are Danish citizens, and the number is arrived at by subtracting from the total population (5,564,249) those who are born abroad to non-citizens who are themselves born abroad (called immigrants), and those who are born in Denmark to parents who are either immigrants or who have foreign citizenship.

Danish citizenship is granted to anyone who has one parent of Danish citizenship, whether the child is born in or outside of Denmark. Citizens of Greenland and the Faroe islands are considered Danish citizens for all purposes. Those who do not achieve Danish citizenship by birth (or by Adoption) can only receive Danish citizenship through decree of law. Danish citizenship is automatically lost if one applies for foreign citizenship or when a 22 year old child of Danish citizens has never lived in Denmark and has not formally applied for Danish citizenship.

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