NORDJYLLANDS - Population
The population of North Jutland was equal to 496 thousand people in 2003, or 9.2% of the total Danish population, with a 2.3% increase since 1990.
The region is sparsely populated; the population density, equal to 80 inhabitants per km2 in 2003, is well below the national average of 125.
The population structure shows a share of young people (under 25) equal to 30% of the population, and of old people (over 65) equal to 16% of the population. The birth rate, of 11 per thousand in 2002, is very slightly below the national figure, whereas the death rate, also of 11 per thousand, is in line with it. This leads to a practically null natural balance of the population (births - deaths). The infant mortality rate was equal to 4.4 per thousand live births in 1999, as the national average.
In 2002, 3 400 persons moved into the region from countries outside Denmark, and 3 000 persons moved the other way. At the same time, 8 900 persons moved to other regions of Denmark, and 9 700 moved into the region from other regions. The overall result was a positive net migration of 140 persons.
At the beginning of 2003, 16 300 residents with foreign nationality were registered in the region (a 3% share of the total population), with an increase of 130% since 1990.
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