Editing Copenhagen (section)

==Demographics==
{{Main|Demographics of Denmark}}
[[File:Copenhagen pop pyramid 2022.svg|thumb|Population pyramid of Copenhagen Municipality in 2022]]
{{Pie chart
|thumb = left
|caption = Population by origin background in 2022
|label1 = Danish
|value1 = 73.7
|color1 = #d60f0f
|label2 = Other European
|value2 = 12.9
|color2 = #4080bf
|label3 = Asian
|value3 = 8.2
|color3 = #0d931b
|label4 = African
|value4 = 3.0
|color4 = #ffff00
|label5 = Others
|value5 = 2.2
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{| class="wikitable floatright"
|+ Nationals by sub-national origin (Q1 2006)<ref name="subnationalorigin">{{cite web|date=1 January 2006|title=Grønlænderebosiddende i Danmark|url=http://www.udsattegroenlaendere.dk/wp-content/uploads/dnag-groenlaendere-20i-20danmark-201-1.pdf|access-date=3 October 2020|publisher=The North Atlantic Group in the Danish Parliament|archive-date=30 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030034658/http://www.udsattegroenlaendere.dk/wp-content/uploads/dnag-groenlaendere-20i-20danmark-201-1.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! '''Nationality''' || '''Population''' 
|-
|{{flagicon|GRL}} [[Greenland]] || style="text-align:right;"|5,333
|}
{| class="wikitable floatright"
|+ Immigrants by country of origin (Top 20) (Q3 2024)<ref name="countryoforigin">{{cite web|date=29 September 2024|title=Population and Elections (See: ''POPULATION AT THE FIRST DAY OF THE QUARTER BY REGION, SEX, AGE (5 YEARS AGE GROUPS), ANCESTRY AND COUNTRY OF ORIGIN)''|url=https://www.statbank.dk/20024|access-date=29 September 2024|publisher=Statistics Denmark|archive-date=14 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914203010/https://www.statbank.dk/20024|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! '''Nationality''' || '''Population''' 
|-
|{{flagu|Pakistan}} || style="text-align:right;"|8,139
|-
|{{flagu|Germany}} || style="text-align:right;" |7,614
|-
|{{flagu|Turkey}} || style="text-align:right;" |7,378
|-
|{{flagu|Poland}} || style="text-align:right;" |6,793
|-
|{{flagu|Iraq}} || style="text-align:right;" |6,689
|-
|{{flagu|Italy}} || style="text-align:right;" |5,739
|-
|{{flagu|Sweden}} || style="text-align:right;" |5,622
|-
|{{flagu|United Kingdom}} || style="text-align:right;" |5,576
|-
|{{flagu|Somalia}} || style="text-align:right;" |5,491
|-
|{{flagu|Morocco}} || style="text-align:right;" |5,247
|-
|{{flagu|Lebanon}} || style="text-align:right;"|4,936
|-
|{{flagu|Norway}} || style="text-align:right;" |4,844
|-
|{{flagu|India}} || style="text-align:right;" |4,818
|-
|{{flagu|Iran}} || style="text-align:right;" |4,665
|-
|{{flagu|United States}} || style="text-align:right;" |4,547
|-
|{{flagu|China}} || style="text-align:right;" |4,513
|-
|{{flagu|Ukraine}} || style="text-align:right;" |4,379
|-
|{{flagu|France}} || style="text-align:right;" |4,076
|-
|{{flagu|Spain}} || style="text-align:right;" |3,967
|-
|{{flagu|Romania}} || style="text-align:right;" |3,798
|-
{{collapsed infobox section begin|Other countries/territories}}
|{{flagu|Argentina}} || style="text-align:right;"|3,709
|-
|{{flagu|Nepal}} || style="text-align:right;"|3,375
|-
|{{flagu|Yugoslavia}} || style="text-align:right;"|2,719
|-
|{{flagu|Philippines}} || style="text-align:right;"|2,581
|-
|{{flagu|North Macedonia}} || style="text-align:right;"|2,509
|-
|{{flagu|Iceland}} || style="text-align:right;"|2,460
|-
|{{flagu|Greece}} || style="text-align:right;"|2,317
|-
|{{flagu|Bangladesh}} || style="text-align:right;"|2,278
|-
|{{flagu|Iceland}} || style="text-align:right;"|2,283
|-
|{{flagu|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} || style="text-align:right;"|2,240
|-
|{{flagu|Russia}} || style="text-align:right;"|2,215
|-
|{{flagu|Thailand}} || style="text-align:right;"|2,078
|-
|{{flagu|Brazil}} || style="text-align:right;"|1,994
|-
|{{flagu|Lithuania}} || style="text-align:right;"|1,978
|-
|{{flagu|Afghanistan}} || style="text-align:right;"|1,937
|-
|{{flagu|Syria}} || style="text-align:right;"|1,867
|-
|{{flagu|Bulgaria}} || style="text-align:right;"|1,808
|-
|{{flagu|Vietnam}} || style="text-align:right;"|1,734
|-
|{{flagu|Netherlands}} || style="text-align:right;"|1,662
|-
|{{flagu|Portugal}} || style="text-align:right;"|1,608
|-
|{{flagu|Hungary}} || style="text-align:right;"|1,515
|-
|{{flagu|Finland}} || style="text-align:right;"|1,414
|-
|{{flagu|Australia}} || style="text-align:right;"|1,235
|-
|{{flagu|Jordan}} || style="text-align:right;"|1,188
|-
|{{flagu|Canada}} || style="text-align:right;"|1,082
|-
|{{flagu|Latvia}} || style="text-align:right;"|991
|-
|{{flagu|Egypt}} || style="text-align:right;"|958
|-
{{collapsed infobox section end}}
|}

Copenhagen is the most populous city in Denmark and one of the [[List of urban areas in the Nordic countries|most populous in the Nordic countries]]. For statistical purposes, [[Statistics Denmark]] considers the [[City of Copenhagen]] ({{Lang|da|Byen København}}) to consist of the [[Copenhagen Municipality|Municipality of Copenhagen]] plus three adjacent municipalities: [[Dragør Municipality|Dragør]], [[Frederiksberg Municipality|Frederiksberg]], and [[Tårnby Municipality|Tårnby]].<ref name="dst.dk">{{Cite web|title=Regioner, landsdele og kommuner. v 1.0: 2007–|url=https://www.statbank.dk/BEV22|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625030233/http://dst.dk/da/Statistik/dokumentation/Nomenklaturer/NUTS|archive-date=25 June 2017|access-date=25 July 2021|website=dst.dk}}</ref> Their combined population stands at 763,908 ({{as of|2016|12|lc=on}}).<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

The Municipality of Copenhagen is by far the most populous [[municipalities of Denmark|in the country]] and one of the [[List of the most populated municipalities in the Nordic countries|most populous Nordic municipalities]] with 644,431 inhabitants (as of 2022).<ref name="pop1" /> There was a demographic boom in the 1990s and first decades of the 21st century, largely due to [[immigration to Denmark]]. According to figures from the first quarter of 2022, 73.7% of the municipality's population was of [[Danes|Danish]] descent,<ref name="countryoforigin" /> defined as having at least one parent who was born in Denmark and has Danish citizenship. Much of the remaining 26.3% were of a foreign background, defined as immigrants (20.3%) or descendants of recent immigrants (6%).<ref name="countryoforigin" /> There are no official statistics on [[ethnic group]]s. The adjacent table shows the most common countries of origin of Copenhagen residents. Largest foreign groups are Pakistanis (1.3%), Turks (1.2%), Iraqis (1.1%), Germans (1.0%) and Poles (1.0%).

According to Statistics Denmark, Copenhagen's urban area has a larger population of 1,280,371 ({{As of|2016|01|01|lc=y}}).<ref name="pop1" /> The urban area consists of the municipalities of Copenhagen and Frederiksberg plus 16 of the 20 municipalities of the former counties [[Copenhagen County|Copenhagen]] and [[Roskilde County|Roskilde]], though five of them only partially.<ref name="urban" /> [[Copenhagen metropolitan area|Metropolitan Copenhagen]] has a total of 2,016,285 inhabitants ({{as of|2016|lc=on}}).<ref name="pop1" /> The area of Metropolitan Copenhagen is defined by the [[Finger Plan]].<ref name="fingerplan">{{cite web|title=The Finger Plan: A Strategy for the Development of the Greater Copenhagen Area|url=https://danishbusinessauthority.dk/sites/default/files/fp-eng_31_13052015.pdf|access-date=22 April 2016|publisher=Danish Ministry of the Environment|archive-date=4 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804141736/https://danishbusinessauthority.dk/sites/default/files/fp-eng_31_13052015.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> Since the opening of the [[Øresund Bridge]] in 2000, commuting between [[Zealand]] and [[Scania]] in Sweden has increased rapidly, leading to a wider, integrated area. Known as the Øresund Region, it has 4.1&nbsp;million inhabitants—of whom 2.7&nbsp;million (August 2021) live in the Danish part of the region.<ref>{{cite web|title=Befolkning: Befolkningsvækst|url=http://www.orestat.se/da/node/99|access-date=6 December 2013|publisher=ÖresundsStatistik och analyser|language=da|archive-date=4 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104222859/http://www.orestat.se/da/node/99|url-status=live}}</ref>{{historical populations|1769|80000|1787|90032|1801|100975|1840|120819|1850|129695|1860|155143|1870|181291|1880|234850|1890|312859|1901|378235|1911|462161|1921|561344|1930|617069|1940|700465|1950|768105|1960|721381|1970|622773|1980|498850|1990|466723|2000|495699|2010|528208|2020|632340|align=none|cols=2|source=<ref>{{cite web |title=Population from the censuses - Statistics Denmark|url=https://www.statbank.dk/statbank5a/SelectVarVal/Define.asp?MainTable=FT&PLanguage=1&PXSId=0&wsid=cftree}}</ref>}}

===Religion===
{{See also|List of churches in Copenhagen|Religion in Denmark}}
[[File:Vor Frue Kirke Copenhagen.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Church of Our Lady (Copenhagen)|Church of Our Lady]], situated on [[Frue Plads]]]]

A majority (56.9%) of those living in Copenhagen are members of the Lutheran [[Church of Denmark]] which is 0.6% lower than one year earlier according to 2019 figures.<ref>{{cite web|title=Folkekirkens medlemstal|url=http://www.km.dk/folkekirken/kirkestatistik/folkekirkens-medlemstal/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413042049/http://www.km.dk/folkekirken/kirkestatistik/folkekirkens-medlemstal/|archive-date=13 April 2016|access-date=3 June 2019|publisher=Kirkeministeriet|language=da}}</ref> The National Cathedral, the [[Church of Our Lady (Copenhagen)|Church of Our Lady]], is one of the dozens of churches in Copenhagen. There are also several other Christian communities in the city, of which the largest is [[Roman Catholic]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Nøgletal for sognene|url=http://www.katolsk.dk/fileadmin/katolsk/User_oploads/dokumenter_bispekontoret/Noegletal_2010_Sogneoekonomi.pdf|access-date=26 November 2013|publisher=Katolsk.dk|archive-date=26 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926181914/http://www.katolsk.dk/fileadmin/katolsk/User_oploads/dokumenter_bispekontoret/Noegletal_2010_Sogneoekonomi.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

Foreign migration to Copenhagen, rising over the last three decades, has contributed to increasing religious diversity; the [[Grand Mosque of Copenhagen]], the first in Denmark, opened in 2014.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hooper|first=Simon|date=22 June 2014|title=Denmark's first mosque opens amid controversy|publisher=Al Jazeera|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2014/06/denmark-first-mosque-opens-amid-controversy-2014620122224383831.html|access-date=15 April 2016|archive-date=28 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428163338/http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2014/06/denmark-first-mosque-opens-amid-controversy-2014620122224383831.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Islam]] is the second largest religion in Copenhagen, accounting for approximately 10% of the population.<ref name="Nydell">{{cite book|last=Nydell|first=Margaret K.|title=Understanding Arabs: a contemporary guide to Arab society|publisher=Intercultural Press|location=Boston, MA|isbn=978-0-9839558-0-1|page=132|quote=In 2011 they constituted 25 percent of Rotterdam, Marseilles, and Amsterdam; 20% of Malmö; 15 percent of Brussels and Birmingham; and 10 percent of London, Paris, Copenhagen, and Vienna. <br /> Muslims in Western Europe originate from both Arab and non-Arab countries. Those in the United Kingdom are primarily from South Asia, in France from North and West Africa, in Germany from Turkey, in Belgium from Morocco, and in the Netherlands from Morocco and Turkey.|date=23 March 2012}}</ref><ref name="Farmer 2010">{{Cite book|last=Farmer|first=Brian R.|title=Radical Islam in the West: ideology and challenge|publisher=McFarland & Co.|year=2010|isbn=978-0-7864-5953-7|location=Jefferson, N.C.|page=8|quote=Muslims living in the West are also concentrated in urban area. Muslims are currently estimated to compose almost one-fourth of the population of Amsterdam. one-fifth of Marseilles, and 15 percent of Paris, Brussels, and Birmingham. Muslims are currently make up approximately 10 percent of the populations in London and Copenhagen.}}</ref><ref name="Micklethwait">{{Cite book|last1=Micklethwait|first1=John|title=God is back how the global revival of faith is changing the world|title-link=God is Back|last2=Wooldridge, Adrian|publisher=Penguin Press|year=2009|isbn=978-1-101-03241-1|location=New York|quote=Muslims are highly concentrated—they make up 24 percent of the population in Amsterdam; 20 percent in Malmö and Marseille; 15 percent in Paris, Brussels, Bradford, and Birmingham; and 10 percent or more in London and Copenhagen.}}</ref> While there are no official statistics, a significant portion of the estimated 175,000–200,000 Muslims in the country live in the Copenhagen urban area, with the highest concentration in [[Nørrebro]] and the Vestegnen.<ref name="osf">{{Cite book|url=http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/sites/default/files/aa-muslims-copenhagen-dn-2011111_0.pdf|title=Muslimer i København|publisher=Open Society Foundations|year=2011|isbn=978-1-936133-10-9|pages=24, 33–38|language=da|access-date=26 November 2013|archive-date=2 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202235941/http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/sites/default/files/aa-muslims-copenhagen-dn-2011111_0.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> There are also some 7,000 Jews in Denmark, most of them in the Copenhagen area where there are several synagogues.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jødedom i Danmark|url=http://www.religion.dk/artikel/248461:Joededom--Joededom-i-Danmark|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015023617/http://www.religion.dk/artikel/248461:Joededom--Joededom-i-Danmark|archive-date=15 October 2013|access-date=26 November 2013|publisher=Religion-dk|language=da}}</ref> It has a membership of 1,800 members.<ref name="NAME">{{Cite web|title=About the Jewish Community in Denmark|website=Mosaiske|url=https://mosaiske.dk/about-the-jewish-community-of-denmark/|access-date=16 October 2022|archive-date=10 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810145747/https://mosaiske.dk/about-the-jewish-community-of-denmark/|url-status=live}}</ref> There is a long history of Jews in the city, and the first synagogue in Copenhagen was built in 1684.<ref name="bh.org.il">{{cite web|title=The Jewish Community of Copenhagen|url=https://dbs.bh.org.il/place/copenhagen|publisher=The Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot|access-date=17 June 2018|archive-date=17 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617165219/https://dbs.bh.org.il/place/copenhagen|url-status=live}}</ref> Today, the history of the Jews of Denmark can be explored at the [[Danish Jewish Museum]] in Copenhagen.

===Quality of living===
For a number of years, Copenhagen has ranked high in international surveys for its [[quality of life]]. Its stable economy together with its education services and level of social safety make it attractive for locals and visitors alike. Although it is one of the world's most expensive cities, it is also one of the most liveable with its public transport, facilities for cyclists and its environmental policies.<ref>{{cite web|last=Flint|first=Sunshine|date=September 2011|title=Living in Copenhagen|url=http://www.bbc.com/travel/feature/20110906-living-in-copenhagen|access-date=30 November 2013|publisher=BBC|archive-date=29 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131129093612/http://www.bbc.com/travel/feature/20110906-living-in-copenhagen|url-status=live}}</ref> In elevating Copenhagen to "most liveable city" in 2013, ''[[Monocle (media company)|Monocle]]'' pointed to its open spaces, increasing activity on the streets, city planning in favour of cyclists and pedestrians, and features to encourage inhabitants to enjoy city life with an emphasis on community, culture and cuisine.<ref>{{cite web|title=Most liveable city: Copenhagen|url=http://monocle.com/film/affairs/most-liveable-city-copenhagen/|access-date=30 November 2013|website=Monocle|archive-date=3 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203002504/http://monocle.com/film/affairs/most-liveable-city-copenhagen/|url-status=live}}</ref> The city is voted 2024 second most liveable city by [[Economist Intelligence Unit]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hardingham-Gill |first=Tamara |date=2024-06-27 |title=The world's most liveable cities for 2024 |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/26/travel/the-worlds-most-liveable-cities-for-2024/index.html |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=CNN |language=en |archive-date=16 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716141311/https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/26/travel/the-worlds-most-liveable-cities-for-2024/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Other sources have ranked Copenhagen high for its business environment, accessibility, restaurants and environmental planning.<ref>{{cite web|date=6 September 2013|title=Prestigious titles and rankings to Copenhagen|url=http://www.visitcopenhagen.com/copenhagen/prestigious-titles-and-rankings-copenhagen|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203001204/http://www.visitcopenhagen.com/copenhagen/prestigious-titles-and-rankings-copenhagen|archive-date=3 December 2013|access-date=30 November 2013|publisher=Visit Copenhagen}}</ref> However, Copenhagen ranks only 39th for student friendliness in 2012. Despite a top score for quality of living, its scores were low for employer activity and affordability.<ref>{{cite web|last=Chebotareva|first=Polina|date=15 February 2012|title=Copenhagen is high quality of life, but at a price|url=http://universitypost.dk/article/copenhagen-high-quality-life-price|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203031648/http://universitypost.dk/article/copenhagen-high-quality-life-price|archive-date=3 December 2013|access-date=30 November 2013|website=University Post}}</ref>
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