SOENDERJYLLANDS - Population
The population of Southern Jutland was equal to 253 thousand persons in 2003, or 4.7% of the total Danish population, with a 1% increase since 1990.
The population density is the lowest amongst the Danish regions after Ringkoebing and Viborg, with 64 inhabitants per km2 (in 2003), compared to a national average of 125.
The population structure shows a share of young people (under 25) equal to 31% of the population and a share of old people (over 65) equal to 16% of the population; both figures are slightly above the national average. The birth and death rates, of 11.3 per thousand and 10.5 per thousand respectively in 2002, are very slightly below the national average, and lead to a positive, although low, natural balance of the population (births - deaths). The infant mortality rate, equal to 5.4 per thousand live births in 1999, is the highest amongst the Danish regions.
In 2002, 2 500 persons moved into the region from countries outside Denmark, and 1 900 persons moved the other way. At the same time, 5 900 persons moved to other regions of Denmark, and 6 800 moved into the region from other regions. The overall result was a negative net migration of 350 persons.
At the beginning of 2003, 11 200 residents with foreign nationality were registered in the region (a 4% share of the total population), with an increase of 107% since 1990.
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