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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_InvestmentsInRealEstate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Investments In Real Estate</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_SupplementalCashAndCashEquivalents" xlink:label="dlr_SupplementalCashAndCashEquivalents" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_SupplementalCashAndCashEquivalents" xlink:to="dlr_SupplementalCashAndCashEquivalents_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_SupplementalCashAndCashEquivalents_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Supplemental cash and cash equivalents.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_SupplementalCashAndCashEquivalents_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Supplemental Cash And Cash Equivalents</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_SupplementalCashAndCashEquivalents_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Cash and cash equivalents</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_SupplementalAccountsReceivable" xlink:label="dlr_SupplementalAccountsReceivable" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_SupplementalAccountsReceivable" xlink:to="dlr_SupplementalAccountsReceivable_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_SupplementalAccountsReceivable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Supplemental accounts receivable.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_SupplementalAccountsReceivable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Supplemental Accounts Receivable</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_SupplementalAccountsReceivable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Account receivables</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_SupplementalOperatingLeaseRightOfUseAssets" xlink:label="dlr_SupplementalOperatingLeaseRightOfUseAssets" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_SupplementalOperatingLeaseRightOfUseAssets" xlink:to="dlr_SupplementalOperatingLeaseRightOfUseAssets_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_SupplementalOperatingLeaseRightOfUseAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Amount of Supplemental Operating Lease Right Of Use Assets.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_SupplementalOperatingLeaseRightOfUseAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Supplemental Operating Lease Right Of Use Assets</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_SupplementalGoodwill_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Supplemental Goodwill</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_SupplementalCustomerRelationshipAndIntangibles" xlink:label="dlr_SupplementalCustomerRelationshipAndIntangibles" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_SupplementalCustomerRelationshipAndIntangibles" xlink:to="dlr_SupplementalCustomerRelationshipAndIntangibles_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_SupplementalCustomerRelationshipAndIntangibles_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Supplemental customer relationship and intangibles.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_SupplementalCustomerRelationshipAndIntangibles_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Supplemental Customer Relationship And Intangibles</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_SupplementalOtherAssets" xlink:to="dlr_SupplementalOtherAssets_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_SupplementalOtherAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Supplemental Other Assets.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_SupplementalOtherAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Supplemental Other Assets</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_SupplementalSecuredDebt" xlink:to="dlr_SupplementalSecuredDebt_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_SupplementalAccountsPayable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Supplemental Accounts Payable</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_SupplementalSecurityDepositsAndPrepaidRents_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Supplemental Security Deposits And Prepaid Rents</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_LeaseAccountingPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Lease Accounting [Policy Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_LeaseAccountingPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Lease Accounting</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_RevenueFromContractWithCustomerPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Revenue Recognition</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementPolicyPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_TransactionAndIntegrationExpensePolicyPolicyTextBlock" xlink:label="dlr_TransactionAndIntegrationExpensePolicyPolicyTextBlock" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_TransactionAndIntegrationExpensePolicyPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Transaction and Integration Expense Policy [Policy Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_TransactionAndIntegrationExpensePolicyPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Transaction and Integration Expense</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_GainsOnSaleOfPropertiesPolicyTextBlock" xlink:label="dlr_GainsOnSaleOfPropertiesPolicyTextBlock" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_GainsOnSaleOfPropertiesPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Gains On Sale Of Properties [Policy Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_GainsOnSaleOfPropertiesPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Gains On Sale Of Properties [Policy Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_GainsOnSaleOfPropertiesPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Gains on Disposition of Properties</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_GainOnDeconsolidationPolicyTextBlock" xlink:label="dlr_GainOnDeconsolidationPolicyTextBlock" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_GainOnDeconsolidationPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Gain On Deconsolidation [Policy Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_GainOnDeconsolidationPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Gain On Deconsolidation [Policy Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_GainOnDeconsolidationPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Gain On Deconsolidation</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_UseOfEstimates" xlink:label="us-gaap_UseOfEstimates" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_UseOfEstimates_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_UseOfEstimates_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Management's Estimates</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_SegmentReportingPolicyPolicyTextBlock" xlink:label="us-gaap_SegmentReportingPolicyPolicyTextBlock" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_SegmentReportingPolicyPolicyTextBlock" xlink:to="us-gaap_SegmentReportingPolicyPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_SegmentReportingPolicyPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Segment Reporting, Policy [Policy Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_SegmentReportingPolicyPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Segment and Geographic Information</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_NewAccountingPronouncementsPolicyPolicyTextBlock" xlink:label="us-gaap_NewAccountingPronouncementsPolicyPolicyTextBlock" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_NewAccountingPronouncementsPolicyPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">New Accounting Pronouncements</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PriorPeriodReclassificationAdjustmentDescription_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Reclassifications</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentUsefulLife" xlink:to="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentUsefulLife_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_TelxAcquisitionMember" xlink:to="dlr_TelxAcquisitionMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_InterxionMember" xlink:to="dlr_InterxionMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_InterxionMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents the information pertaining to InterXion.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_InterxionMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Interxion [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_InterxionMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">InterXion</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_OtherCombinationMember" xlink:to="dlr_OtherCombinationMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_OtherCombinationMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents the information pertaining to other combination.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_OtherCombinationMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Other Combination [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_OtherCombinationMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Other Combinations</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems" xlink:label="us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems" xlink:to="us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Business Acquisition [Line Items]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_GoodwillRollForward" xlink:to="us-gaap_GoodwillRollForward_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_GoodwillRollForward_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Goodwill [Roll Forward]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod" xlink:label="us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod" xlink:to="us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Goodwill, Acquired During Period</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Merger/Acquisition</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Goodwill related to acquisition</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_GoodwillWrittenOffRelatedToSaleOfBusinessUnit" xlink:label="us-gaap_GoodwillWrittenOffRelatedToSaleOfBusinessUnit" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_GoodwillWrittenOffRelatedToSaleOfBusinessUnit" xlink:to="us-gaap_GoodwillWrittenOffRelatedToSaleOfBusinessUnit_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_GoodwillWrittenOffRelatedToSaleOfBusinessUnit_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedTerseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_GoodwillWrittenOffRelatedToSaleOfBusinessUnit_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Deconsolidation</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments" xlink:label="us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments" xlink:to="us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedTerseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Goodwill Adjustments</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_GoodwillForeignCurrencyTranslationGainLoss" xlink:label="us-gaap_GoodwillForeignCurrencyTranslationGainLoss" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_GoodwillForeignCurrencyTranslationGainLoss" xlink:to="us-gaap_GoodwillForeignCurrencyTranslationGainLoss_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_GoodwillForeignCurrencyTranslationGainLoss_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Impact of Change in Foreign Exchange Rates</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized" xlink:label="us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized" xlink:to="us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Interest Costs Capitalized</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Interest capitalized</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_CompensationCostsLeasingAndConstructionActivities" xlink:label="dlr_CompensationCostsLeasingAndConstructionActivities" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_CompensationCostsLeasingAndConstructionActivities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Compensation Costs, Leasing and Construction Activities</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_CompensationCostsLeasingAndConstructionActivities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Compensation Costs, Leasing and Construction Activities</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_CompensationCostsLeasingAndConstructionActivities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Compensation costs, leasing and construction activities</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_EmployeeExpensesRelatedToLeasingActivitiesCapitalized_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Amount of compensation expense and other overhead expense of employees direct and incremental to successful leasing activities capitalized during the period.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_EmployeeExpensesRelatedToLeasingActivitiesCapitalized_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Employee Expenses Related To Leasing Activities Capitalized</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_EmployeeExpensesRelatedToLeasingActivitiesCapitalized_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Capitalized employee expenses related to leasing activities</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DeferredCostsLeasingNet" xlink:label="us-gaap_DeferredCostsLeasingNet" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DeferredCostsLeasingNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Deferred leasing costs</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_AccumulatedAmortizationAcquiredInPlaceLeasesDeferredLeasingCostsOtherIntangibleAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Accumulated Amortization, Acquired In-place Leases, Deferred Leasing Costs, Other Intangible Assets</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueAfterYearFive_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Thereafter</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedTerseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityUndiscountedExcessAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Less: Imputed interest</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_A3.950NotesDue2022Member" xlink:label="dlr_A3.950NotesDue2022Member" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_A3.950NotesDue2022Member" xlink:to="dlr_A3.950NotesDue2022Member_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_A3.950NotesDue2022Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">3.950% Notes Due 2022 [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_A3.950NotesDue2022Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">A3.950 Notes Due2022 [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_A3.950NotesDue2022Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">3.950% notes due 2022</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_ThreePointSixTwoFivePercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyTwoMember" xlink:label="dlr_ThreePointSixTwoFivePercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyTwoMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_ThreePointSixTwoFivePercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyTwoMember" xlink:to="dlr_ThreePointSixTwoFivePercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyTwoMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_ThreePointSixTwoFivePercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyTwoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Three Point Six Two Five Percent Notes Due Twenty Twenty Two [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_ThreePointSixTwoFivePercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyTwoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Three Point Six Two Five Percent Notes Due Twenty Twenty Two [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_ThreePointSixTwoFivePercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyTwoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">3.625% notes due 2022</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_ZeroPointOneTwoFivePercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyTwoMember" xlink:label="dlr_ZeroPointOneTwoFivePercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyTwoMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_ZeroPointOneTwoFivePercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyTwoMember" xlink:to="dlr_ZeroPointOneTwoFivePercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyTwoMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_ZeroPointOneTwoFivePercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyTwoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents information pertaining to Zero Point One Two Five Percent Notes Due Twenty Twenty Two Member.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_ZeroPointOneTwoFivePercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyTwoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Zero Point One Two Five Percent Notes Due Twenty Twenty Two [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_ZeroPointOneTwoFivePercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyTwoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">0.125% notes due 2022</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_TwoPointSevenFiveZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyThreeMember" xlink:label="dlr_TwoPointSevenFiveZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyThreeMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_TwoPointSevenFiveZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyThreeMember" xlink:to="dlr_TwoPointSevenFiveZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyThreeMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_TwoPointSevenFiveZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyThreeMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Two Point Seven Five Zero Percent Notes Due Twenty Twenty-Three [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_TwoPointSevenFiveZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyThreeMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Two Point Seven Five Zero Percent Notes Due Twenty Twenty Three [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_TwoPointSevenFiveZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyThreeMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">2.750% notes due 2023</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_FourPointSevenFiveZeroPercentNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyThreeMember" xlink:label="dlr_FourPointSevenFiveZeroPercentNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyThreeMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_FourPointSevenFiveZeroPercentNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyThreeMember" xlink:to="dlr_FourPointSevenFiveZeroPercentNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyThreeMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_FourPointSevenFiveZeroPercentNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyThreeMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Four Point Seven Five Zero Percent Notes Due Two Thousand Twenty Three [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_FourPointSevenFiveZeroPercentNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyThreeMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Four Point Seven Five Zero Percent Notes Due Two Thousand Twenty Three [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_FourPointSevenFiveZeroPercentNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyThreeMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">4.750% notes due 2023</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_TwoPointSixTwoFivePercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyFourMember" xlink:label="dlr_TwoPointSixTwoFivePercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyFourMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_TwoPointSixTwoFivePercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyFourMember" xlink:to="dlr_TwoPointSixTwoFivePercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyFourMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_TwoPointSixTwoFivePercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyFourMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Two Point Six Two Five Percent Notes Due Twenty Twenty Four [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_TwoPointSixTwoFivePercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyFourMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Two Point Six Two Five Percent Notes Due Twenty Twenty Four [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_TwoPointSixTwoFivePercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyFourMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">2.625% notes due 2024</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_TwoPointSevenFiveZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyFourMember" xlink:label="dlr_TwoPointSevenFiveZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyFourMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_TwoPointSevenFiveZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyFourMember" xlink:to="dlr_TwoPointSevenFiveZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyFourMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_TwoPointSevenFiveZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyFourMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Two Point Seven Five Zero Percent Notes Due Twenty Twenty-Four [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_TwoPointSevenFiveZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyFourMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Two Point Seven Five Zero Percent Notes Due Twenty Twenty Four [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_TwoPointSevenFiveZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyFourMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">2.750% notes due 2024</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_FourPointTwoFiveZeroPercentNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyFiveMember" xlink:label="dlr_FourPointTwoFiveZeroPercentNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyFiveMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_FourPointTwoFiveZeroPercentNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyFiveMember" xlink:to="dlr_FourPointTwoFiveZeroPercentNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyFiveMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_FourPointTwoFiveZeroPercentNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyFiveMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Four Point Two Five Zero Percent Notes Due Two Thousand Twenty Five [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_FourPointTwoFiveZeroPercentNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyFiveMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Four Point Two Five Zero Percent Notes Due Two Thousand Twenty Five [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_FourPointTwoFiveZeroPercentNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyFiveMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">4.250% notes due 2025</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_ZeroPointSixTwoFivePercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyFiveMember" xlink:label="dlr_ZeroPointSixTwoFivePercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyFiveMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_ZeroPointSixTwoFivePercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyFiveMember" xlink:to="dlr_ZeroPointSixTwoFivePercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyFiveMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_ZeroPointSixTwoFivePercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyFiveMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents information pertaining to Zero Point Six Two Five Percent Notes Due Twenty Twenty Five Member.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_ZeroPointSixTwoFivePercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyFiveMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Zero Point Six Two Five Percent Notes Due Twenty Twenty Five [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_ZeroPointSixTwoFivePercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyFiveMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">0.625% notes due 2025</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_FourPointSevenFiveZeroNotesDueTwentyTwentyFiveMember" xlink:label="dlr_FourPointSevenFiveZeroNotesDueTwentyTwentyFiveMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_FourPointSevenFiveZeroNotesDueTwentyTwentyFiveMember" xlink:to="dlr_FourPointSevenFiveZeroNotesDueTwentyTwentyFiveMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_FourPointSevenFiveZeroNotesDueTwentyTwentyFiveMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Four Point Seven Five Zero Notes Due Twenty Twenty Five [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_FourPointSevenFiveZeroNotesDueTwentyTwentyFiveMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Four Point Seven Five Zero Notes Due Twenty Twenty Five [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_FourPointSevenFiveZeroNotesDueTwentyTwentyFiveMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">4.750% notes due 2025</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_TwoPointFiveZeroZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentySixMember" xlink:label="dlr_TwoPointFiveZeroZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentySixMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_TwoPointFiveZeroZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentySixMember" xlink:to="dlr_TwoPointFiveZeroZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentySixMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_TwoPointFiveZeroZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentySixMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Two Point Five Zero Zero Percent Notes Due Twenty Twenty Six [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_TwoPointFiveZeroZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentySixMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Two Point Five Zero Zero Percent Notes Due Twenty Twenty Six [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_TwoPointFiveZeroZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentySixMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">2.500% notes due 2026</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_ThreePointSevenZeroZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentySevenMember" xlink:label="dlr_ThreePointSevenZeroZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentySevenMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_ThreePointSevenZeroZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentySevenMember" xlink:to="dlr_ThreePointSevenZeroZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentySevenMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_ThreePointSevenZeroZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentySevenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Three Point Seven Zero Zero Percent Notes Due Twenty Twenty-Seven [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_ThreePointSevenZeroZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentySevenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Three Point Seven Zero Zero Percent Notes Due Twenty Twenty Seven [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_ThreePointSevenZeroZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentySevenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">3.700% notes due 2027</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_OnePointTwoFivePercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyEightMember" xlink:label="dlr_OnePointTwoFivePercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyEightMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_OnePointTwoFivePercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyEightMember" xlink:to="dlr_OnePointTwoFivePercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyEightMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_OnePointTwoFivePercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyEightMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents 1.125% notes due 2028.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_OnePointTwoFivePercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyEightMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">One Point Two Five Percent Notes Due Twenty Twenty Eight [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_OnePointTwoFivePercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyEightMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">1.125% notes due 2028</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_FourPointFourFiveZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyEightMember" xlink:label="dlr_FourPointFourFiveZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyEightMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_FourPointFourFiveZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyEightMember" xlink:to="dlr_FourPointFourFiveZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyEightMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_FourPointFourFiveZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyEightMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Four Point Four Five Zero Percent Notes Due Twenty Twenty-Eight [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_FourPointFourFiveZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyEightMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Four Point Four Five Zero Percent Notes Due Twenty Twenty Eight [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_FourPointFourFiveZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyEightMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">4.450% notes due 2028</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_ThreePointSixZeroZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyNineMember" xlink:label="dlr_ThreePointSixZeroZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyNineMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_ThreePointSixZeroZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyNineMember" xlink:to="dlr_ThreePointSixZeroZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyNineMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_ThreePointSixZeroZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyNineMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Three Point Six Zero Zero Percent Notes Due Twenty Twenty-Nine [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_ThreePointSixZeroZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyNineMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Three Point Six Zero Zero Percent Notes Due Twenty Twenty Nine [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_ThreePointSixZeroZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyNineMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">3.600% notes due 2029</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_ThreePointThreeZeroZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyNineMember" xlink:label="dlr_ThreePointThreeZeroZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyNineMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_ThreePointThreeZeroZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyNineMember" xlink:to="dlr_ThreePointThreeZeroZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyNineMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_ThreePointThreeZeroZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyNineMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Three Point Three Zero Zero Percent Notes Due Twenty Twenty-Nine [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_ThreePointThreeZeroZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyNineMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Three Point Three Zero Zero Percent Notes Due Twenty Twenty Nine [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_ThreePointThreeZeroZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyTwentyNineMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">3.300% notes due 2029</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_OnePointFiveZeroZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyThirtyMember" xlink:label="dlr_OnePointFiveZeroZeroPercentNotesDueTwentyThirtyMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_DebtInstrumentExtensionLength" xlink:to="dlr_DebtInstrumentExtensionLength_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_DigitalStoutHoldingLlcMember" xlink:label="dlr_DigitalStoutHoldingLlcMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="currency_USD" xlink:to="currency_USD_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/currency/2020/currency-2020-01-31.xsd#currency_GBP" xlink:label="currency_GBP" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="currency_GBP" xlink:to="currency_GBP_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="currency_GBP_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">British pound sterling ()</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/currency/2020/currency-2020-01-31.xsd#currency_EUR" xlink:label="currency_EUR" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="currency_EUR" xlink:to="currency_EUR_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/currency/2020/currency-2020-01-31.xsd#currency_HKD" xlink:label="currency_HKD" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="currency_HKD" xlink:to="currency_HKD_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="currency_HKD_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Hong Kong dollar (HKD)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/currency/2020/currency-2020-01-31.xsd#currency_JPY" xlink:label="currency_JPY" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="currency_JPY" xlink:to="currency_JPY_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="currency_JPY_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Japanese yen (JPY)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/currency/2020/currency-2020-01-31.xsd#currency_SGD" xlink:label="currency_SGD" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="currency_SGD" xlink:to="currency_SGD_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="currency_SGD_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Singapore dollar (SGD)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/currency/2020/currency-2020-01-31.xsd#currency_CAD" xlink:label="currency_CAD" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="currency_CAD_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Canadian dollar (CAD)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_FloatingRateMember" xlink:label="dlr_FloatingRateMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_FloatingRateMember" xlink:to="dlr_FloatingRateMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_FloatingRateMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Floating Rate [Member]</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate" xlink:to="us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Weighted-average interest rate</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount" xlink:label="us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Extinguishment of Debt, Amount</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Early extinguishment charge</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount" xlink:label="us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Letters of credit issued</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_LineOfCreditFeaturesDomain" xlink:label="dlr_LineOfCreditFeaturesDomain" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_LineOfCreditFeaturesDomain_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Line Of Credit Features [Domain]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_LineOfCreditFeaturesDomain_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Line Of Credit Features [Domain]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_AccordianFeatureMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Accordian Feature [Member]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember" xlink:to="us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Subsequent Event</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_DebtInstrumentCovenantLeverageRatioPercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Debt Instrument, Covenant, Leverage Ratio Percentage</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_DebtInstrumentSecuredDebtRatioPercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Debt Instrument, Secured Debt Ratio Percentage</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_DebtInstrumentSecuredDebtRatioPercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Debt Instrument, Secured Debt Ratio Percentage</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_DebtInstrumentInterestCoverageRatio" xlink:label="dlr_DebtInstrumentInterestCoverageRatio" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_DebtInstrumentInterestCoverageRatio_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Interest coverage ratio</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsPerformancePeriod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Performance Period</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsPerformancePeriod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Performance Period</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsPerformancePeriod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Performance period</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage" xlink:to="us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Vesting percentage</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardPerformanceThresholdPercentage" xlink:to="dlr_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardPerformanceThresholdPercentage_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardPerformanceThresholdPercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Performance Threshold, Percentage</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardPerformanceThresholdPercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Performance Threshold, Percentage</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardPerformanceThresholdPercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Performance Threshold</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsMethodsUsedNumberofSimulations" xlink:to="dlr_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsMethodsUsedNumberofSimulations_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsMethodsUsedNumberofSimulations_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Methods Used, Number of Simulations</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsMethodsUsedNumberofSimulations_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Methods Used, Number of Simulations</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue" xlink:to="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Fair value of awards</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardRequisiteServicePeriod1" xlink:to="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardRequisiteServicePeriod1_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardRequisiteServicePeriod1_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Requisite Service Period</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardRequisiteServicePeriod1_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Award requisite service period</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate" xlink:to="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Expected Stock Price Volatility</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Risk-Free Interest rate</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Dividend Rate</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Expected dividend yield</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PurchaseCommitmentRemainingMinimumAmountCommitted_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Commitments related to construction contracts</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_DividendsPreferredStock" xlink:to="us-gaap_DividendsPreferredStock_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_DividendsPreferredStock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Dividends, Preferred Stock</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_SubsequentEventTable" xlink:to="us-gaap_SubsequentEventTable_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_SubsequentEventLineItems_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Subsequent Event [Line Items]</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePerThousandDollars" xlink:label="dlr_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePerThousandDollars" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePerThousandDollars" xlink:to="dlr_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePerThousandDollars_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePerThousandDollars_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Price per $1000 of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_DebtInstrumentPrincipalAmountDenominationForRedemptionOfNotes_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents the denomination of the principal amount of debt that is used in conversion calculations.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_DebtInstrumentPrincipalAmountDenominationForRedemptionOfNotes_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Denomination of principal amount for redemption</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentageOfPrincipalAmountRedeemed" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentageOfPrincipalAmountRedeemed" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentageOfPrincipalAmountRedeemed" xlink:to="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentageOfPrincipalAmountRedeemed_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentageOfPrincipalAmountRedeemed_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage of Principal Amount Redeemed</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentageOfPrincipalAmountRedeemed_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Percentage of aggregate principal amount of notes redeemed</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_DebtInstrumentRedemptionAccruedAndUnpaidInterestPerDenomination_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents information pertaining to accrued and unpaid interest over denomination.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_DebtInstrumentRedemptionAccruedAndUnpaidInterestPerDenomination_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Accrued and unpaid interest</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2020/elts/srt-2020-01-31.xsd#srt_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationAmountOfEncumbrances" xlink:label="srt_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationAmountOfEncumbrances" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="srt_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationAmountOfEncumbrances" xlink:to="srt_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationAmountOfEncumbrances_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="srt_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationAmountOfEncumbrances_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation, Amount of Encumbrances</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="srt_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationAmountOfEncumbrances_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Encumbrances</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationInitialCostOfLand" xlink:label="us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationInitialCostOfLand" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationInitialCostOfLand_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Land, Initial costs</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationInitialCostAcquiredGroundLease" xlink:label="dlr_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationInitialCostAcquiredGroundLease" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationInitialCostAcquiredGroundLease_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Real Estate And Accumulated Depreciation Initial Cost Acquired Ground Lease</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationInitialCostAcquiredGroundLease_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Acquired ground lease, Initial costs</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationInitialCostOfBuildingsAndImprovements" xlink:label="us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationInitialCostOfBuildingsAndImprovements" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationInitialCostOfBuildingsAndImprovements_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation, Initial Cost of Buildings and Improvements</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationInitialCostOfBuildingsAndImprovements_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Buildings and improvements, Initial costs</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationCostsCapitalizedSubsequentToAcquisitionImprovements_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation, Costs Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition, Improvements</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedTerseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationCostsCapitalizedSubsequentToAcquisitionCarryingCosts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Carry costs, Costs capitalized subsequent to acquisition</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationCarryingAmountOfLand" xlink:label="us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationCarryingAmountOfLand" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationCarryingAmountOfLand" xlink:to="us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationCarryingAmountOfLand_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationCarryingAmountOfLand_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation, Carrying Amount of Land</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationCarryingAmountOfLand_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Land, Total costs</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationTotalCostAcquiredGroundLease" xlink:label="dlr_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationTotalCostAcquiredGroundLease" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationTotalCostAcquiredGroundLease" xlink:to="dlr_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationTotalCostAcquiredGroundLease_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationTotalCostAcquiredGroundLease_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Real Estate And Accumulated Depreciation Total Cost Acquired Ground Lease</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationTotalCostAcquiredGroundLease_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Real Estate And Accumulated Depreciation Total Cost Acquired Ground Lease</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationTotalCostAcquiredGroundLease_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Acquired ground lease, Total costs</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationCarryingAmountOfBuildingsAndImprovements" xlink:label="us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationCarryingAmountOfBuildingsAndImprovements" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationCarryingAmountOfBuildingsAndImprovements" xlink:to="us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationCarryingAmountOfBuildingsAndImprovements_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationCarryingAmountOfBuildingsAndImprovements_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation, Carrying Amount of Buildings and Improvements</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationCarryingAmountOfBuildingsAndImprovements_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Buildings and improvements, Total costs</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_RealEstateGrossAtCarryingValue" xlink:label="us-gaap_RealEstateGrossAtCarryingValue" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_RealEstateGrossAtCarryingValue" xlink:to="us-gaap_RealEstateGrossAtCarryingValue_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_RealEstateGrossAtCarryingValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">SEC Schedule III, Real Estate, Gross</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_RealEstateGrossAtCarryingValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Balance, end of year</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_RealEstateGrossAtCarryingValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Balance, beginning of year</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_RealEstateGrossAtCarryingValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Total</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciation" xlink:label="us-gaap_RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciation" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciation" xlink:to="us-gaap_RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciation_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciation_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">SEC Schedule III, Real Estate Accumulated Depreciation</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciation_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Accumulated depreciation and amortization</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciation_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Balance, end of year</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciation_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Balance, beginning of year</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2020/elts/srt-2020-01-31.xsd#srt_RealEstateFederalIncomeTaxBasis" xlink:label="srt_RealEstateFederalIncomeTaxBasis" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="srt_RealEstateFederalIncomeTaxBasis" xlink:to="srt_RealEstateFederalIncomeTaxBasis_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="srt_RealEstateFederalIncomeTaxBasis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">SEC Schedule III, Real Estate, Federal Income Tax Basis</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="srt_RealEstateFederalIncomeTaxBasis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Aggregate gross cost of properties for federal income tax purposes</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ReconciliationOfCarryingAmountOfRealEstateInvestmentsRollForward" xlink:label="us-gaap_ReconciliationOfCarryingAmountOfRealEstateInvestmentsRollForward" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_ReconciliationOfCarryingAmountOfRealEstateInvestmentsRollForward" xlink:to="us-gaap_ReconciliationOfCarryingAmountOfRealEstateInvestmentsRollForward_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ReconciliationOfCarryingAmountOfRealEstateInvestmentsRollForward_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">SEC Schedule III, Reconciliation of Carrying Amount of Real Estate Investments [Roll Forward]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ReconciliationOfCarryingAmountOfRealEstateInvestmentsRollForward_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">SEC Schedule III, Reconciliation of Carrying Amount of Real Estate Investments [Roll Forward]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_RealEstateAcquisitionsThroughForeclosures" xlink:label="us-gaap_RealEstateAcquisitionsThroughForeclosures" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_RealEstateAcquisitionsThroughForeclosures" xlink:to="us-gaap_RealEstateAcquisitionsThroughForeclosures_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_RealEstateAcquisitionsThroughForeclosures_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">SEC Schedule III, Real Estate, Acquisitions Through Foreclosures</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_RealEstateAcquisitionsThroughForeclosures_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Additions during period (acquisitions and improvements)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_RealEstateDeductions" xlink:label="dlr_RealEstateDeductions" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_RealEstateDeductions" xlink:to="dlr_RealEstateDeductions_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_RealEstateDeductions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Real Estate, Deductions</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_RealEstateDeductions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Real Estate, Deductions</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="dlr_RealEstateDeductions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Deductions during period (dispositions, impairments and assets held for sale)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ReconciliationOfRealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationRollForward" xlink:label="us-gaap_ReconciliationOfRealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationRollForward" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_ReconciliationOfRealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationRollForward" xlink:to="us-gaap_ReconciliationOfRealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationRollForward_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ReconciliationOfRealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationRollForward_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">SEC Schedule III, Reconciliation of Real Estate Accumulated Depreciation [Roll Forward]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ReconciliationOfRealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationRollForward_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">SEC Schedule III, Reconciliation of Real Estate Accumulated Depreciation [Roll Forward]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_SECScheduleIIIRealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationDepreciationExpense" xlink:label="us-gaap_SECScheduleIIIRealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationDepreciationExpense" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_SECScheduleIIIRealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationDepreciationExpense_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">SEC Schedule III, Real Estate Accumulated Depreciation, Depreciation Expense</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_SECScheduleIIIRealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationDepreciationExpense_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Additions during period (depreciation and amortization expense)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationDeductions" xlink:label="dlr_RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationDeductions" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationDeductions" xlink:to="dlr_RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationDeductions_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationDeductions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Real Estate Accumulated Depreciation, Deductions</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationDeductions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Real Estate Accumulated Depreciation, Deductions</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="dlr_RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationDeductions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Deductions during period (dispositions and assets held for sale)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2020/elts/srt-2020-01-31.xsd#srt_AfricaMember" xlink:label="srt_AfricaMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="srt_AfricaMember" xlink:to="srt_AfricaMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="srt_AfricaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Africa [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="srt_AfricaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Africa</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_BuildingAndBuildingImprovementsMember" xlink:label="us-gaap_BuildingAndBuildingImprovementsMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_BuildingAndBuildingImprovementsMember" xlink:to="us-gaap_BuildingAndBuildingImprovementsMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_BuildingAndBuildingImprovementsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Building And Building Improvements [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_BuildingAndBuildingImprovementsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Buildings and Improvements</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis" xlink:to="us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Income Statement Location [Axis]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationDomain" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationDomain" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationDomain" xlink:to="us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationDomain_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationDomain_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Income Statement Location [Domain]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationDomain_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Income Statement Location [Domain]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_InterestAndOtherIncomeExpenseMember" xlink:label="dlr_InterestAndOtherIncomeExpenseMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_InterestAndOtherIncomeExpenseMember" xlink:to="dlr_InterestAndOtherIncomeExpenseMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_InterestAndOtherIncomeExpenseMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">This member stands for interest and other income (expense).</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_InterestAndOtherIncomeExpenseMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Interest And Other Income Expense [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_InterestAndOtherIncomeExpenseMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Interest and other income (expense),</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OffMarketFavorableLeaseMember" xlink:label="us-gaap_OffMarketFavorableLeaseMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_OffMarketFavorableLeaseMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Acquired below-market leases</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_GriffinCapitalEssentialAssetREITInc.Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc. [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_OnePointTwoFiveZeroDueTwoThousandThirtyOneMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents information pertaining to 2031 notes.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_OnePointTwoFiveZeroDueTwoThousandThirtyOneMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">1.250% notes due 2031</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_OnePointZeroZeroNotesDueTwoThousandThirtyTwoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">1.000% notes due 2032</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_DigitalDutchFincoB.v.Member" xlink:label="dlr_DigitalDutchFincoB.v.Member" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_FloatingRateNotesDueTwentyTwentyTwoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Floating Rate Notes Due Twenty Twenty Two [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_FourPointSevenFiveZeroPercentNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyFiveMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Four Point Seven Five Zero Percent Notes Due Two Thousand Twenty Five [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_FourPointSevenFiveZeroPercentNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyFiveMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Four Point Seven Five Zero Percent Notes Due Two Thousand Twenty Five [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_OnePointFiveZeroZeroPercentNotesDueTwoThousandThirtyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">One Point Five Zero Zero Percent Notes Due Two Thousand Thirty [Member]</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember" xlink:label="us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember" xlink:to="us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Carrying Reported Amount Fair Value Disclosure [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Carrying Value</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_ZeroPointSixTwoFiveDueTwoThousandThirtyOneMember" xlink:label="dlr_ZeroPointSixTwoFiveDueTwoThousandThirtyOneMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_ZeroPointSixTwoFiveDueTwoThousandThirtyOneMember" xlink:to="dlr_ZeroPointSixTwoFiveDueTwoThousandThirtyOneMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_ZeroPointSixTwoFiveDueTwoThousandThirtyOneMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">0.625% due 2031.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_ZeroPointSixTwoFiveDueTwoThousandThirtyOneMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Zero Point Six Two Five Due Two Thousand Thirty One [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_ZeroPointSixTwoFiveDueTwoThousandThirtyOneMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">0.625% notes due 2031</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_NorthernVirginiaMember" xlink:label="dlr_NorthernVirginiaMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_NorthernVirginiaMember" xlink:to="dlr_NorthernVirginiaMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_NorthernVirginiaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents information pertaining to Northern Virginia.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_NorthernVirginiaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Northern Virginia [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_NorthernVirginiaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Northern Virginia</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_ChicagoMember" xlink:label="dlr_ChicagoMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_ChicagoMember" xlink:to="dlr_ChicagoMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_ChicagoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents information pertaining to Chicago.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_ChicagoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Chicago [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_ChicagoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Chicago</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_SiliconValleyMember" xlink:label="dlr_SiliconValleyMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_SiliconValleyMember" xlink:to="dlr_SiliconValleyMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_SiliconValleyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents information pertaining to Silicon Valley.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_SiliconValleyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Silicon Valley [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_SiliconValleyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Silicon Valley</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_DallasMember" xlink:label="dlr_DallasMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_DallasMember" xlink:to="dlr_DallasMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_DallasMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents information pertaining to Dallas.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_DallasMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Dallas [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_DallasMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Dallas</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/stpr/2018/stpr-2018-01-31.xsd#stpr_NY" xlink:label="stpr_NY" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="stpr_NY" xlink:to="stpr_NY_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="stpr_NY_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">N [Y]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="stpr_NY_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">New York</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_PhoenixMember" xlink:label="dlr_PhoenixMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_PhoenixMember" xlink:to="dlr_PhoenixMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_PhoenixMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents information pertaining to Phoenix.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_PhoenixMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Phoenix [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_PhoenixMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Phoenix</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_SanFranciscoMember" xlink:label="dlr_SanFranciscoMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_SanFranciscoMember" xlink:to="dlr_SanFranciscoMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_SanFranciscoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents information pertaining to San Francisco.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_SanFranciscoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">San Francisco [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_SanFranciscoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">San Francisco</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_SeattleMember" xlink:label="dlr_SeattleMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_SeattleMember" xlink:to="dlr_SeattleMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_SeattleMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents information pertaining to Seattle.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_SeattleMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Seattle [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_SeattleMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Seattle</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_BostonMember" xlink:label="dlr_BostonMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_BostonMember" xlink:to="dlr_BostonMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_BostonMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents information pertaining to Boston.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_BostonMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Boston [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_BostonMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Boston</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_TorontoMember" xlink:label="dlr_TorontoMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_TorontoMember" xlink:to="dlr_TorontoMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_TorontoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents information pertaining to Toronto.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_TorontoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Toronto [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_TorontoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Toronto</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_AtlantaMember" xlink:label="dlr_AtlantaMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_AtlantaMember" xlink:to="dlr_AtlantaMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_AtlantaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents information pertaining to Atlanta.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_AtlantaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Atlanta [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_AtlantaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Atlanta</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_LosAngelesMember" xlink:label="dlr_LosAngelesMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_LosAngelesMember" xlink:to="dlr_LosAngelesMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_LosAngelesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents information pertaining to Los Angeles.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_LosAngelesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Los Angeles [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_LosAngelesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Los Angeles</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_PortlandMember" xlink:label="dlr_PortlandMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_PortlandMember" xlink:to="dlr_PortlandMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_PortlandMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents information pertaining to Portland.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_PortlandMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Portland [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_PortlandMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Portland</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_HoustonMember" xlink:label="dlr_HoustonMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_HoustonMember" xlink:to="dlr_HoustonMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_HoustonMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents information pertaining to Houston.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_HoustonMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Houston [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_HoustonMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Houston</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_AustinMember" xlink:label="dlr_AustinMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_AustinMember" xlink:to="dlr_AustinMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_AustinMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents information pertaining to Austin.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_AustinMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Austin [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_AustinMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Austin</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_MiamiMember" xlink:label="dlr_MiamiMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_MiamiMember" xlink:to="dlr_MiamiMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_MiamiMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents information pertaining to Miami.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_MiamiMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Miami [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_MiamiMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Miami</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_MinneapolisStPaulMember" xlink:label="dlr_MinneapolisStPaulMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_MinneapolisStPaulMember" xlink:to="dlr_MinneapolisStPaulMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_MinneapolisStPaulMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents information pertaining to Minneapolis-St. Paul.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_MinneapolisStPaulMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Minneapolis St Paul [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_MinneapolisStPaulMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Minneapolis St Paul</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_CharlotteMember" xlink:label="dlr_CharlotteMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_CharlotteMember" xlink:to="dlr_CharlotteMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_CharlotteMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents information pertaining to Charlotte.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_CharlotteMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Charlotte [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_CharlotteMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Charlotte</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_OtherNorthAmericaMember" xlink:label="dlr_OtherNorthAmericaMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_OtherNorthAmericaMember" xlink:to="dlr_OtherNorthAmericaMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_OtherNorthAmericaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents information pertaining to other North America.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_OtherNorthAmericaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Other North America [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_OtherNorthAmericaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Other North America</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_EMEAMember" xlink:label="us-gaap_EMEAMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_EMEAMember" xlink:to="us-gaap_EMEAMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_EMEAMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">E M E A [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_EMEAMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">EMEA</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_LondonMember" xlink:label="dlr_LondonMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_LondonMember" xlink:to="dlr_LondonMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_LondonMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents information pertaining to London.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_LondonMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">London [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_LondonMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">London</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_AmsterdamMember" xlink:label="dlr_AmsterdamMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_AmsterdamMember" xlink:to="dlr_AmsterdamMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_AmsterdamMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents information pertaining to Amsterdam.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_AmsterdamMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Amsterdam [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_AmsterdamMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Amsterdam</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_FrankfurtMember" xlink:label="dlr_FrankfurtMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_FrankfurtMember" xlink:to="dlr_FrankfurtMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_FrankfurtMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents information pertaining to Frankfurt.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_FrankfurtMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Frankfurt [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_FrankfurtMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Frankfurt</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_DublinMember" xlink:label="dlr_DublinMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_DublinMember" xlink:to="dlr_DublinMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_DublinMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents information pertaining to Dublin.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_DublinMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Dublin [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_DublinMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Dublin</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_ParisMember" xlink:label="dlr_ParisMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_ParisMember" xlink:to="dlr_ParisMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_ParisMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents information pertaining to Paris.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_ParisMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Paris [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_ParisMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Paris</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_MarseilleMember" xlink:label="dlr_MarseilleMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_MarseilleMember" xlink:to="dlr_MarseilleMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_MarseilleMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents information pertaining to Marseille.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_MarseilleMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Marseille [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_MarseilleMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Marseille</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_ViennaMember" xlink:label="dlr_ViennaMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_ViennaMember" xlink:to="dlr_ViennaMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_ViennaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents information pertaining to Vienna.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_ViennaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Vienna [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_ViennaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Vienna</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_ZurichMember" xlink:label="dlr_ZurichMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_ZurichMember" xlink:to="dlr_ZurichMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_ZurichMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents information pertaining to Zurich.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_ZurichMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Zurich [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_ZurichMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Zurich</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_StockholmMember" xlink:label="dlr_StockholmMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_StockholmMember" xlink:to="dlr_StockholmMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_StockholmMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents information pertaining to Stockholm.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_StockholmMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Stockholm [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_StockholmMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Stockholm</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_MadridMember" xlink:label="dlr_MadridMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_MadridMember" xlink:to="dlr_MadridMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_MadridMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents information pertaining to Madrid.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_MadridMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Madrid [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_MadridMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Madrid</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_CopenhagenMember" xlink:label="dlr_CopenhagenMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_CopenhagenMember" xlink:to="dlr_CopenhagenMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_CopenhagenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents information pertaining to Copenhagen.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_CopenhagenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Copenhagen [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_CopenhagenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Copenhagen</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_BrusselsMember" xlink:label="dlr_BrusselsMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_BrusselsMember" xlink:to="dlr_BrusselsMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_BrusselsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents information pertaining to Brussels.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_BrusselsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Brussels [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_BrusselsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Brussels]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_DusseldorfMember" xlink:label="dlr_DusseldorfMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_DusseldorfMember" xlink:to="dlr_DusseldorfMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_DusseldorfMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents information pertaining to Dusseldorf.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_DusseldorfMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Dusseldorf [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_DusseldorfMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Dusseldorf</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_GenevaMember" xlink:label="dlr_GenevaMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_GenevaMember" xlink:to="dlr_GenevaMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_GenevaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents information pertaining to Geneva.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_GenevaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Geneva [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_GenevaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Geneva</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_ManchesterMember" xlink:label="dlr_ManchesterMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_ManchesterMember" xlink:to="dlr_ManchesterMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_ManchesterMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents information pertaining to Manchester.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_ManchesterMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Manchester [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_ManchesterMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Manchester</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_OtherMetrosInEmeaMember" xlink:label="dlr_OtherMetrosInEmeaMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_OtherMetrosInEmeaMember" xlink:to="dlr_OtherMetrosInEmeaMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_OtherMetrosInEmeaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents information pertaining to Other Metros in EMEA.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_OtherMetrosInEmeaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Other Metros In Emea [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_OtherMetrosInEmeaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Other Metros in EMEA</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2020/elts/srt-2020-01-31.xsd#srt_AsiaPacificMember" xlink:label="srt_AsiaPacificMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="srt_AsiaPacificMember" xlink:to="srt_AsiaPacificMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="srt_AsiaPacificMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Asia Pacific [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="srt_AsiaPacificMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Asia Pacific</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/country/2020/country-2020-01-31.xsd#country_SG" xlink:label="country_SG" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="country_SG" xlink:to="country_SG_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="country_SG_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">S [G]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="country_SG_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Singapore</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dlr-20201231.xsd#dlr_SydneyMember" xlink:label="dlr_SydneyMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_SydneyMember" xlink:to="dlr_SydneyMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dlr_SydneyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents information pertaining to Sydney.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_SydneyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Sydney [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dlr_SydneyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Sydney</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dlr_OtherInAsiaPacificMember" xlink:to="dlr_OtherInAsiaPacificMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dlr_OtherInAsiaPacificMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Other In Asia Pacific [Member]</label>
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