Danish people

Danish people or Danes are the nation and ethnic group that is born in Denmark, and who speak Danish. There is also a Danish minority in Southern Schleswig.

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Danish people
danskere

Total population
c. 7 million
Regions with significant populations
Denmark 4,996,980[1]
United States	1,430,897[2]
Canada	200,035[3]
Brazil	140,000
Norway	52,510[4]
Australia	50,413[5]
Germany	50,000[6]
Sweden	42,602[7]
Argentina	13,000[8]
United Kingdom	18,493 (Danish born only)[9]
Spain	8,944[10]
France	7,000[11]
Switzerland	4.251[12]
New Zealand	3,507[13]
Faroe Islands	2,956
Iceland	2,802[14]
Ireland	809[15]
Austria	806[16]
Japan	500[17]
Lebanon	400[18]
South Africa	4,000
Lesotho	4,200
Namibia	3,900
Languages
Danish Related languages include Norwegian, Swedish, Faroese, Icelandic, and to a lesser extent, all Germanic languages.
Religion
Predominantly Lutheran; small minorities of other faiths; secular.

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The first mention of Danes within the Danish territory is on the Jelling Rune Stone which mentions how Harald Bluetooth converted the Danes to Christianity in the 10th century.^[19] Denmark has been continuously inhabited since this period and although much cultural and ethnic influence and immigration from all over the world has entered Denmark since then, Danes tend to see themselves as ethnic descendents of the early Danes mentioned in the sources.