Population of Denmark

Source	UN (World Population Prospects 2022)
Date	29 Feb 2024

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The current population of Denmark is 5,984,909 as of October 10, 2024, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Denmark is projected at 5,939,695 or 5.94 million as of July 1, 2024. The total population in Denmark is projected at 5,910,913 or 5.91 million people for the year 2023.

Denmark ranks 115th in the world by population on the237 countries and territories list. Denmark is ranked 22nd among 50 countries and territories in Europe.

Population
Growth rate
Net change

Denmark population estimates
Year	Population		Growth		Share (%)
Year	1 Jan	1 July	Net Change	rate (%)	to World
1950	4,251,526	4,267,694	32,336	0.758	0.17
1951	4,283,862	4,299,579	31,434	0.731	0.17
1952	4,315,296	4,330,757	30,921	0.714	0.17
1953	4,346,217	4,362,483	32,532	0.746	0.17
1954	4,378,749	4,394,320	31,142	0.709	0.16
1955	4,409,891	4,426,508	33,234	0.751	0.16
1956	4,443,125	4,459,559	32,867	0.737	0.16
1957	4,475,992	4,491,051	30,117	0.671	0.16
1958	4,506,109	4,521,329	30,440	0.673	0.16
1959	4,536,549	4,551,440	29,783	0.654	0.15
1960	4,566,332	4,581,727	30,790	0.672	0.15
1961	4,597,122	4,613,434	32,624	0.707	0.15
1962	4,629,746	4,645,994	32,497	0.699	0.15
1963	4,662,243	4,680,812	37,138	0.793	0.15
1964	4,699,381	4,718,016	37,271	0.790	0.14
1965	4,736,652	4,756,337	39,371	0.828	0.14
1966	4,776,023	4,796,403	40,760	0.850	0.14
1967	4,816,783	4,834,730	35,895	0.742	0.14
1968	4,852,678	4,867,734	30,112	0.619	0.14
1969	4,882,790	4,896,157	26,734	0.546	0.14
1970	4,909,524	4,922,963	26,879	0.546	0.13
1971	4,936,403	4,951,486	30,167	0.609	0.13
1972	4,966,570	4,981,078	29,015	0.583	0.13
1973	4,995,585	5,008,581	25,992	0.519	0.13
1974	5,021,577	5,033,573	23,991	0.477	0.13
1975	5,045,568	5,058,203	25,269	0.500	0.12
1976	5,070,837	5,078,773	15,872	0.313	0.12
1977	5,086,709	5,094,599	15,779	0.310	0.12
1978	5,102,488	5,108,930	12,884	0.252	0.12
1979	5,115,372	5,119,418	8,093	0.158	0.12
1980	5,123,465	5,125,392	3,855	0.075	0.12
1981	5,127,320	5,126,981	-678	-0.013	0.11
1982	5,126,642	5,126,398	-488	-0.010	0.11
1983	5,126,154	5,124,332	-3,645	-0.071	0.11
1984	5,122,509	5,121,314	-2,390	-0.047	0.11
1985	5,120,119	5,119,452	-1,334	-0.026	0.11
1986	5,118,785	5,119,369	1,168	0.023	0.10
1987	5,119,953	5,121,510	3,113	0.061	0.10
1988	5,123,066	5,126,107	6,082	0.119	0.10
1989	5,129,148	5,133,930	9,564	0.186	0.10
1990	5,138,712	5,144,623	11,823	0.230	0.10
1991	5,150,535	5,158,325	15,580	0.302	0.10
1992	5,166,115	5,175,469	18,708	0.361	0.09
1993	5,184,823	5,193,775	17,905	0.345	0.09
1994	5,202,728	5,213,800	22,143	0.425	0.09
1995	5,224,871	5,235,197	20,651	0.394	0.09
1996	5,245,522	5,256,007	20,971	0.399	0.09
1997	5,266,493	5,277,382	21,777	0.413	0.09
1998	5,288,270	5,298,992	21,444	0.405	0.09
1999	5,309,714	5,319,854	20,280	0.381	0.09
2000	5,329,994	5,340,655	21,322	0.399	0.09
2001	5,351,316	5,360,748	18,865	0.352	0.09
2002	5,370,181	5,378,697	17,032	0.317	0.09
2003	5,387,213	5,396,355	18,284	0.339	0.08
2004	5,405,497	5,415,586	20,178	0.373	0.08
2005	5,425,675	5,436,313	21,275	0.391	0.08
2006	5,446,950	5,457,864	21,829	0.400	0.08
2007	5,468,779	5,479,722	21,886	0.399	0.08
2008	5,490,665	5,502,751	24,172	0.439	0.08
2009	5,514,837	5,526,452	23,230	0.420	0.08
2010	5,538,067	5,550,849	25,563	0.461	0.08
2011	5,563,630	5,576,016	24,772	0.444	0.08
2012	5,588,402	5,600,959	25,115	0.448	0.08
2013	5,613,517	5,625,385	23,735	0.422	0.08
2014	5,637,252	5,650,653	26,801	0.474	0.08
2015	5,664,053	5,677,796	27,486	0.484	0.08
2016	5,691,539	5,706,857	30,636	0.537	0.08
2017	5,722,175	5,737,284	30,219	0.527	0.08
2018	5,752,394	5,766,686	28,584	0.496	0.08
2019	5,780,978	5,795,878	29,800	0.514	0.07
2020	5,810,778	5,825,641	29,726	0.510	0.07
2021	5,840,504	5,854,240	27,473	0.469	0.07

Denmark population projections
Year	Population		Growth		Share (%)
Year	1 Jan	1 July	Net Change	rate (%)	to World
2022	5,867,977	5,882,261	28,569	0.486	0.07
2023	5,896,546	5,910,913	28,734	0.486	0.07
2024	5,925,280	5,939,695	28,831	0.485	0.07
2025	5,954,111	5,968,467	28,711	0.481	0.07
2026	5,982,822	5,996,995	28,347	0.473	0.07
2027	6,011,169	6,024,988	27,638	0.459	0.07
2028	6,038,807	6,052,267	26,920	0.445	0.07
2029	6,065,727	6,078,801	26,149	0.430	0.07
2030	6,091,876	6,104,474	25,195	0.413	0.07
2031	6,117,071	6,129,146	24,151	0.394	0.07
2032	6,141,222	6,152,709	22,974	0.373	0.07
2033	6,164,196	6,175,218	22,045	0.357	0.07
2034	6,186,241	6,196,753	21,024	0.339	0.07
2035	6,207,265	6,217,243	19,957	0.321	0.07
2036	6,227,222	6,236,819	19,193	0.308	0.07
2037	6,246,415	6,255,495	18,160	0.290	0.07
2038	6,264,575	6,273,360	17,571	0.280	0.07
2039	6,282,146	6,290,573	16,854	0.268	0.07
2040	6,299,000	6,307,040	16,080	0.255	0.07
2041	6,315,080	6,322,892	15,625	0.247	0.07
2042	6,330,705	6,338,111	14,813	0.234	0.07
2043	6,345,518	6,352,693	14,349	0.226	0.07
2044	6,359,867	6,366,856	13,979	0.220	0.07
2045	6,373,846	6,380,630	13,568	0.213	0.07
2046	6,387,414	6,394,059	13,289	0.208	0.07
2047	6,400,703	6,407,171	12,935	0.202	0.07
2048	6,413,638	6,419,976	12,676	0.197	0.07
2049	6,426,314	6,432,605	12,581	0.196	0.07
2050	6,438,895	6,445,109	12,429	0.193	0.07
2051	6,451,324	6,457,626	12,604	0.195	0.07
2052	6,463,928	6,470,277	12,698	0.196	0.07
2053	6,476,626	6,483,151	13,050	0.201	0.07
2054	6,489,676	6,496,232	13,112	0.202	0.07
2055	6,502,788	6,509,471	13,367	0.205	0.07
2056	6,516,155	6,522,896	13,482	0.207	0.07
2057	6,529,637	6,536,529	13,785	0.211	0.07
2058	6,543,422	6,550,269	13,694	0.209	0.07
2059	6,557,116	6,564,274	14,315	0.218	0.07
2060	6,571,431	6,578,618	14,374	0.218	0.07
2061	6,585,805	6,593,324	15,037	0.228	0.07
2062	6,600,842	6,608,550	15,416	0.233	0.07
2063	6,616,258	6,624,096	15,677	0.237	0.07
2064	6,631,935	6,639,854	15,838	0.239	0.07
2065	6,647,773	6,655,777	16,008	0.241	0.07
2066	6,663,781	6,671,831	16,100	0.241	0.07
2067	6,679,881	6,688,089	16,416	0.245	0.07
2068	6,696,297	6,704,475	16,356	0.244	0.07
2069	6,712,653	6,720,956	16,605	0.247	0.07
2070	6,729,258	6,737,479	16,442	0.244	0.07
2071	6,745,700	6,753,787	16,173	0.239	0.07
2072	6,761,873	6,769,847	15,949	0.236	0.07
2073	6,777,822	6,785,673	15,702	0.231	0.07
2074	6,793,524	6,801,294	15,540	0.228	0.07
2075	6,809,064	6,816,654	15,179	0.223	0.07
2076	6,824,243	6,831,615	14,745	0.216	0.07
2077	6,838,988	6,846,047	14,118	0.206	0.07
2078	6,853,106	6,860,032	13,851	0.202	0.07
2079	6,866,957	6,873,517	13,120	0.191	0.07
2080	6,880,077	6,886,319	12,484	0.181	0.07
2081	6,892,561	6,898,582	12,041	0.175	0.07
2082	6,904,602	6,910,299	11,394	0.165	0.07
2083	6,915,996	6,921,345	10,698	0.155	0.07
2084	6,926,694	6,931,898	10,407	0.150	0.07
2085	6,937,101	6,942,097	9,992	0.144	0.07
2086	6,947,093	6,951,921	9,656	0.139	0.07
2087	6,956,749	6,961,456	9,413	0.135	0.07
2088	6,966,162	6,970,801	9,278	0.133	0.07
2089	6,975,440	6,980,169	9,458	0.135	0.07
2090	6,984,898	6,989,550	9,303	0.133	0.07
2091	6,994,201	6,998,899	9,395	0.134	0.07
2092	7,003,596	7,008,430	9,668	0.138	0.07
2093	7,013,264	7,018,190	9,853	0.140	0.07
2094	7,023,117	7,028,176	10,119	0.144	0.07
2095	7,033,236	7,038,406	10,340	0.147	0.07
2096	7,043,576	7,048,926	10,701	0.152	0.07
2097	7,054,277	7,059,770	10,985	0.156	0.07
2098	7,065,262	7,070,828	11,132	0.157	0.07
2099	7,076,394	7,082,118	11,447	0.162	0.07
2100	7,087,841	7,093,770	11,858	0.167	0.07