Denmark

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What are the main risks in Denmark?

Over the last 12 months, our sensors recorded 6 events there, including 5 severe. The most frequent: Heatwave, Storm, Internet outage.

Is there a government travel advisory for Denmark?

Yes — of the 19 governments we track, 0 advise against travel and 2 urge extra caution. The detail is in the security section below.

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Denmark: current alerts and safety news

What was recorded in the country this week, lifted alerts included.

Last 90 days

  • Calm
  • Moderate / High
  • Critical
  • N/A
July 14October 11

Colour = the country level observed that day (highest of the day). N/A: before our records began.

Is it safe to travel to Denmark?

Denmark records very little. Five events over the last 12 months, three of them severe. Two were heatwaves, both severe. One storm, also severe. One thunderstorm. A travel advisory notice was logged as well, and no state currently advises against travel here. The record is thin, and that is all it is: there is not much more to read into it. What exists is weather, and it sits in summer. The few dated entries fall in June (2), July (2) and August (1). Heat, storms and thunderstorms are the only hazards with a real season here. On homicide, the rate is 0.8 per 100,000 against a world median of 2.1. That figure covers homicide only. It says nothing about theft or scams, where no comparable worldwide data exists.

What it changes for a nomad

For a few weeks on the ground, this changes little. You can come at almost any time of year. Summer holds the small amount that was recorded: two entries in June, two in July, one in August. If you work from a flat or a cafe, heat is the thing most likely to reshape your day, and both heatwaves in the record counted as severe. One storm and one thunderstorm sit alongside them. Read the official weather bulletins before a long trip or a full day outdoors, and check your own country's travel notice before you book. Beyond that the base is too small to say more, and pretending otherwise would be false.

Written with the help of AI from Mira Safe's sourced data on August 21, 2026 · does not replace local guidance How this analysis is produced →

To watch as a rule

  • Summer heat: the two heatwave records both counted as severe.
  • Storms and thunderstorms, the other two hazards with a season here.
  • The June and July cluster, where four of the five records fall.
  • Official travel notices, the honest proxy for day-to-day security.

Good reflexes

  • Check the official weather bulletin the morning of any day you plan to spend outdoors.
  • During a heat spell, move your demanding work to the early hours and keep the afternoon light.
  • When a storm is announced, bring in whatever is loose on the balcony and lock the bike down.
  • Keep an indoor fallback for days when a thunderstorm is forecast.
  • Re-read your own country's travel notice for Denmark before you book.

Denmark: travel advisories and areas to avoid

What the 19 tracked governments officially advise for this country — converging or not. The everyday reference.

None of the 19 countries surveyed advises against this country; 2 recommend increased caution.

Denmark: quality of life and safety in figures

Everyday living conditions, on the few indicators published for every country in the world. Background for a stay — not what is happening today.

Favourable vs the world median

  • Homicides: 0.8 per 100,000 people (median 2.3)
  • Air quality (PM2.5): 7.5 µg/m³ (median 17.3)
  • Safely managed drinking water: 99.9 % of the population (median 80.5)
  • Road deaths: 3.7 per 100,000 people (median 15.2)
  • Physicians: 4.5 per 1,000 people (median 1.7)
  • Life expectancy at birth: 82.3 years (median 74.7)
  • New displacements, disasters: 0.09 per 1,000 people (median 0.73)
Air quality (PM2.5)
7.5µg/m³ · 2023

Below the world median (17.3) · lower is better

WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³

Safely managed drinking water
99.9% of the population · 2024

Above the world median (80.5) · higher is better

Road deaths
3.7per 100,000 people · 2019

Below the world median (15.2) · lower is better

Physicians
4.5per 1,000 people · 2021

Above the world median (1.7) · higher is better

Hospital beds
2.4per 1,000 people · 2023

Close to the world median (2.4) · higher is better

Life expectancy at birth
82.3years · 2024

Above the world median (74.7) · higher is better

New displacements, disasters
0.09per 1,000 people · 2023

Below the world median (0.73) · lower is better

520 people in total

Refugees hosted
15.8per 1,000 people · 2025

95,007 people in total

2,738 asylum seekers

People living in internal displacement
0people · 2025

Security and violence

Structural risk (INFORM) · 2026

1.5/10 — very low

Composite index by the JRC (European Commission): hazards & exposure, vulnerability, coping capacity. Structural background — not today's alerts.

0.8homicides per 100,000 people (2023)

Below the world median (2.3).

Source: UNODC, via the World Bank (CC BY 4.0)

Homicides are the only crime figure that exists worldwide under an open licence. It says nothing about theft or scams — no reliable worldwide data exists for those; official state advisories are the honest day-to-day reference.

National figures, published once a year and often a few years behind: an order of magnitude for daily life, never the situation right now. Sources: World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · UNHCR

Denmark: natural disasters and risks in figures

Last 30 days · 3 events

Eventsof which severe
  • Storm22 2 severe
  • Internet outage11 1 severe

Last 12 months · 6 events

Eventsof which severe
  • Heatwave22 2 severe
  • Storm22 2 severe
  • Internet outage11 1 severe
  • Travel advisory1

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