5.385 million. Annual growth rate: 0.4%. Ethnic groups: Scandinavian, German, Inuit, Faroese. Religion membership: Evangelical Lutheran 84.3%. Catholics, Jews, other protestant denominations and Moslems account for around 5%. Languages: Danish, some German, Faroese, Greenlandic. English is the predominant second language. Education: Years compulsory–9. Attendance–100%. Literacy–100%. Health: Infant mortality rate (2001)–4.9/1,000. Life expectancy–men 75 years, women 79 years. Work force (2002): 2.8 million. Employment: industry, construction, mining and utilities–23%; government–34%; private services–38%; agriculture and fisheries–4%