language knowledge /eu publishes the latest language knowledge statistics for danish in the European Union using European Commission data published in 2024. Explore which countries danish is most spoken in, compare native with foreign speakers, and compare age groups to see where danish is gaining or losing popularity.
According to European Commission Eurobarometer survey data (2024), the European countries with the highest proportion of Danish speakers are Denmark (95.8%), Sweden (3.7%), and Luxembourg (0.7%).
1.5% of the European Union population speaks Danish (1.3% as a native language and 0.2% as a foreign language).
In the European Union, 1.5% of 15–34 year olds speak Danish, compared to 1.4% of people aged 55 and over.