The current population of Denmark is 6,018,959 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 5,976,992 in 2024.
Population facts:
- Denmark is ranked 114/197 by population and was ranked 108th in 2005.
- For the last 20 years, Denmark has had an average growth rate of 0.55% per year.
- Denmark accounts for 0.07% of the world's population.
- Since 2005, population has increased from 5.42M people to 6.02M (11.1% growth in 20 years).
- Denmark is projected to reach 6.14M people in 2042.
Denmark population clock
Denmark
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World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
6018959
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8266870341
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| Population rank | 114/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.07% | N/A |
| One net population change |
17.5 minutes
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
9.11 minutes
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0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
9.02 minutes
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +82 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +30,040 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.51% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 133/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
20.5 minutes
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | +25,639 | N/A |
Denmark population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4,579,603 | - |
| 1961 | 4,611,687 | 0.7% |
| 1962 | 4,647,727 | 0.78% |
| 1963 | 4,684,483 | 0.79% |
| 1964 | 4,722,072 | 0.8% |
| 1965 | 4,759,012 | 0.78% |
| 1966 | 4,797,381 | 0.81% |
| 1967 | 4,835,354 | 0.79% |
| 1968 | 4,864,883 | 0.61% |
| 1969 | 4,891,860 | 0.55% |
| 1970 | 4,928,757 | 0.75% |
| 1971 | 4,963,126 | 0.7% |
| 1972 | 4,991,596 | 0.57% |
| 1973 | 5,021,861 | 0.61% |
| 1974 | 5,045,297 | 0.47% |
| 1975 | 5,059,862 | 0.29% |
| 1976 | 5,072,596 | 0.25% |
| 1977 | 5,088,419 | 0.31% |
| 1978 | 5,104,248 | 0.31% |
| 1979 | 5,116,801 | 0.25% |
| 1980 | 5,123,027 | 0.12% |
| 1981 | 5,121,572 | -0.03% |
| 1982 | 5,117,810 | -0.07% |
| 1983 | 5,114,297 | -0.07% |
| 1984 | 5,111,619 | -0.05% |
| 1985 | 5,113,691 | 0.04% |
| 1986 | 5,120,534 | 0.13% |
| 1987 | 5,127,024 | 0.13% |
| 1988 | 5,129,516 | 0.05% |
| 1989 | 5,132,594 | 0.06% |
| 1990 | 5,140,939 | 0.16% |
| 1991 | 5,154,298 | 0.26% |
| 1992 | 5,171,370 | 0.33% |
| 1993 | 5,188,628 | 0.33% |
| 1994 | 5,206,180 | 0.34% |
| 1995 | 5,233,373 | 0.52% |
| 1996 | 5,263,074 | 0.57% |
| 1997 | 5,284,991 | 0.42% |
| 1998 | 5,304,219 | 0.36% |
| 1999 | 5,321,799 | 0.33% |
| 2000 | 5,339,616 | 0.33% |
| 2001 | 5,358,783 | 0.36% |
| 2002 | 5,375,931 | 0.32% |
| 2003 | 5,390,574 | 0.27% |
| 2004 | 5,404,523 | 0.26% |
| 2005 | 5,419,432 | 0.28% |
| 2006 | 5,437,272 | 0.33% |
| 2007 | 5,461,438 | 0.44% |
| 2008 | 5,493,621 | 0.59% |
| 2009 | 5,523,095 | 0.54% |
| 2010 | 5,547,683 | 0.45% |
| 2011 | 5,570,572 | 0.41% |
| 2012 | 5,591,572 | 0.38% |
| 2013 | 5,614,932 | 0.42% |
| 2014 | 5,643,475 | 0.51% |
| 2015 | 5,683,483 | 0.71% |
| 2016 | 5,728,010 | 0.78% |
| 2017 | 5,764,980 | 0.65% |
| 2018 | 5,793,636 | 0.5% |
| 2019 | 5,814,422 | 0.36% |
| 2020 | 5,831,404 | 0.29% |
| 2021 | 5,856,733 | 0.43% |
| 2022 | 5,903,037 | 0.79% |
| 2023 | 5,946,952 | 0.74% |
| 2024 | 5,976,992 | 0.51% |
| 2025 | 6,002,090 | 0.42% |
| 2026 | 6,023,091 | 0.35% |
| 2027 | 6,041,010 | 0.3% |
| 2028 | 6,056,755 | 0.26% |
| 2029 | 6,070,186 | 0.22% |
| 2030 | 6,081,559 | 0.19% |
| 2031 | 6,091,513 | 0.16% |
| 2032 | 6,099,943 | 0.14% |
| 2033 | 6,107,156 | 0.12% |
| 2034 | 6,113,785 | 0.11% |
| 2035 | 6,119,365 | 0.09% |
| 2036 | 6,123,874 | 0.07% |
| 2037 | 6,127,386 | 0.06% |
| 2038 | 6,130,437 | 0.05% |
| 2039 | 6,132,752 | 0.04% |
| 2040 | 6,134,223 | 0.02% |
| 2041 | 6,135,120 | 0.01% |
| 2042 | 6,135,315 | 0.003% |
| 2043 | 6,135,244 | -0.001% |
| 2044 | 6,134,789 | -0.007% |
| 2045 | 6,134,218 | -0.009% |
| 2046 | 6,133,182 | -0.02% |
| 2047 | 6,131,427 | -0.03% |
| 2048 | 6,129,548 | -0.03% |
| 2049 | 6,127,293 | -0.04% |
| 2050 | 6,124,397 | -0.05% |
Denmark has a population of 6.02M as of 2025, compared to 5.68M in 2015, 5.42M in 2005, and 5.23M in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 0.59% per year. Denmark is ranked 134th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) Denmark will have 6,134,218 people (1.91% growth) with a rank change from 114th to 119th.
By the year 2100, Denmark's population is projected to decline by 2.59% to 5.86M people.
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Denmark population statistics
|
Denmark
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 82.2 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 42.4 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 42.3 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.5 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 387 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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