How many AI researchers are there in Denmark?

As of November 2026, the index holds 2 919 researchers whose institution sits in Denmark, 0.4% of everyone with a known country.

Where do you find AI researchers in Denmark?

University of Copenhagen, 714, Technical University of Denmark, 476, Aarhus University, 414. Together they hold 55% of the country's indexed researchers.

What is Denmark strongest in?

Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs, at 4.2 times the world share.

Is the pool of AI researchers in Denmark growing?

Yes, at the world's pace. Between 2023 and 2025, 440 people in Denmark published for the first time, against 409 over the three years before, a ratio of 1.1 where the world sits at 1.1.

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The short answer

2 919 researchers in the index have an institution in Denmark, the 28th largest count among 133 countries.

Per million inhabitants, Denmark has 486 AI researchers in the index against 90 worldwide, 5.4 times the world figure.

Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs is where Denmark stands apart. 61 researchers, 1.2% of the country's total, against a world share of 0.3%.

What stands out

Denmark holds 0.4% of the researchers with a known country and 0.1% of the world's population, 5.4 times its demographic weight.

Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) is the subject newcomers in Denmark pick up fastest: 26 started on it between 2023 and 2025, and its share of new entrants is 1.5 times its share in the previous window.

Industry employs 6.0% of Denmark's indexed AI researchers; worldwide the share is 8.8%, so the country runs at 67% of the average.

Subjects

The single most common subject is Topic Modeling, on which 6.4% of Denmark's subject assignments fall.

Subject reports: Natural Language Processing Techniques, Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI), Generative Adversarial Networks and Image Synthesis.

Subjects of 2 919 indexed researchers in Denmark, OpenAlex taxonomy, one person can carry several subjects.
Subject	Researchers	Share here	Share worldwide
Topic Modeling	317	6.4%	7.9%
Natural Language Processing Techniques	202	4.1%	4.3%
Advanced Neural Network Applications	137	2.8%	4.4%
Formal Methods in Verification	104	2.1%	0.5%
Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI)	100	2.0%	1.5%
Generative Adversarial Networks and Image Synthesis	91	1.8%	2.6%
Logic, programming, and type systems	67	1.4%	0.3%
Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs	61	1.2%	0.3%

Newcomers by year

Newcomers between 2023 and 2025 number 440 in Denmark, against 409 between 2020 and 2022: a ratio of 1.1, where the world sits at 1.1.

Measured on 2025 alone, entry into Denmark ran at 0.8 times its three-year average, where the world ran at 0.8.

Researchers by year of first publication, up to 2025, the last full year indexed.
First publication	New in Denmark	Share of the world's newcomers
2019	89	0.4%
2020	119	0.6%
2021	122	0.5%
2022	168	0.5%
2023	160	0.5%
2024	156	0.5%
2025	124	0.5%

Institutions

55% of the country's researchers sit in three institutions, led by University of Copenhagen.

University of Copenhagen is the largest, with 714 indexed researchers, 1.5 times Technical University of Denmark behind it. One institution sets the tone for the country.

Largest institutions by indexed researchers, named from twenty people.
Institution	Researchers	Share of the country
University of Copenhagen	714	24%
Technical University of Denmark	476	16%
Aarhus University	414	14%

Compared with its peers

The two countries closest in size are Finland and Belgium. Same order of magnitude, different profile. The gap that stands out is the share working in a company: 6.0% here, below the 11% of those two. Reports: AI researchers in Belgium.

Same measures, three countries of similar size.
	Denmark	Finland	Belgium
Researchers	2 919	2 864	3 034
Per million inhabitants	486	511	257
In a company	6.0%	15%	7.6%
Early career	52%	49%	50%
Newcomers, recent against previous window	1.1	1.0	1.0

Common questions

How many AI researchers are there in Denmark?: As of November 2026, the index holds 2 919 researchers whose institution sits in Denmark, 0.4% of everyone with a known country.
Where do you find AI researchers in Denmark?: University of Copenhagen, 714, Technical University of Denmark, 476, Aarhus University, 414. Together they hold 55% of the country's indexed researchers.
What is Denmark strongest in?: Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs, at 4.2 times the world share.
Is the pool of AI researchers in Denmark growing?: Yes, at the world's pace. Between 2023 and 2025, 440 people in Denmark published for the first time, against 409 over the three years before, a ratio of 1.1 where the world sits at 1.1.