Denmark
Capital: Copenhagen · High income · Pop. 6.0 million
Source: World Bank Open Data (WHO/UNICEF JMP & FAO AQUASTAT) · drinking water 2024
In Denmark, 99.92% of the population uses safely managed drinking water — an improved source, located on premises, available when needed, and free from contamination (2024 estimate). That leaves roughly 4,782 people without safely managed drinking water at home.
Sanitation tracks closely: 98.9% use safely managed sanitation services and 99.6% have at least a basic service (2024).
Denmark has about 1,016 cubic meters of renewable internal freshwater per person each year. It withdraws the equivalent of 16% of those internal resources annually (low-medium water stress).
Agriculture accounts for about 54% of Denmark's water withdrawals, the rest going to households and industry.
Common questions
How many people in Denmark have safe drinking water?
99.92% of Denmark's population uses safely managed drinking water (2024), per WHO/UNICEF data; about 4,782 people do not.
Does Denmark have enough freshwater?
Denmark has roughly 1,016 m³ of renewable internal freshwater per person per year, and uses about 16% of it annually (low-medium stress).