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Language in Denmark

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

Only 4.8% of people in Denmark speak another language at home, which is far below the national figure. This makes it an area where English is overwhelmingly the primary tongue for almost every resident.

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📍 Denmark, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 4.8% use another language at home—which is higher than most similar areas—this figure has fallen since 2011. English is used exclusively by 85.6% of residents, and very few people (0.4%) speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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4.8% ▼ -21.9%

Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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0.4% ▼ -26.5%

Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.

Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.

Language used at home

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In Denmark, English only is the majority at 99%; Vietnamese is next at 1%.

English only 85.6% Vietnamese 0.6% Italian 0.2% Tagalog 0.1% Mandarin 0.1% Cantonese 0.1%

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Denmark [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515009/denmark/topic/language