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Population in Denmark compared to Ecuador: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Denmark was 5,976,992 in 2024 vs 18,135,478 people in Ecuador in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Denmark's population is 6,032,403 people compared to 18,487,749 in Ecuador.

Population statistics:

  • Ecuador's population is 3.06 times bigger than Denmark's.
  • Denmark is ranked the 114th most populous country in the world, while Ecuador is the 71st.
  • The countries together account for 0.3% of the world: 0.07% for Denmark vs 0.22% for Ecuador.
  • For the last 10 years, Denmark has had an average growth rate of +0.57% per year vs +1.26% in Ecuador.
  • Since 2006, the population of Denmark has increased from 5.44M people to 6.03M (10.9% growth), while Ecuador has grown from 14.1M to 18.5M (31.2% growth).

Denmark vs Ecuador: population by year and forecast

Denmark
Factual

Projection
Ecuador
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Denmark Ecuador
2100 5,879,692 19,229,713
2099 5,887,324 19,341,033
2098 5,894,688 19,451,634
2097 5,902,451 19,561,648
2096 5,909,729 19,670,931
2095 5,917,219 19,779,419
2094 5,925,288 19,887,014
2093 5,933,241 19,993,637
2092 5,941,337 20,099,245
2091 5,949,626 20,203,483
2090 5,958,205 20,306,051
2089 5,966,645 20,406,878
2088 5,974,290 20,505,637
2087 5,982,321 20,602,336
2086 5,989,976 20,696,910
2085 5,997,455 20,788,583
2084 6,004,175 20,877,503
2083 6,010,595 20,963,515
2082 6,016,013 21,046,396
2081 6,020,048 21,126,142
2080 6,023,906 21,202,360
2079 6,027,570 21,275,051
2078 6,030,553 21,343,714
2077 6,033,561 21,408,164
2076 6,037,007 21,468,178
2075 6,039,523 21,523,680
2074 6,041,944 21,575,092
2073 6,044,803 21,621,989
2072 6,046,641 21,664,137
2071 6,048,624 21,701,599
2070 6,051,078 21,734,495
2069 6,053,869 21,762,453
2068 6,056,924 21,785,682
2067 6,060,476 21,804,316
2066 6,064,191 21,818,306
2065 6,069,049 21,828,156
2064 6,073,904 21,833,185
2063 6,078,625 21,833,449
2062 6,083,792 21,828,963
2061 6,088,815 21,819,781
2060 6,094,310 21,805,954
2059 6,099,236 21,787,357
2058 6,103,864 21,764,005
2057 6,108,995 21,735,561
2056 6,114,524 21,702,294
2055 6,120,037 21,664,097
2054 6,124,581 21,620,873
2053 6,129,266 21,572,669
2052 6,132,944 21,519,295
2051 6,136,666 21,460,703
2050 6,139,893 21,396,494
2049 6,142,477 21,326,969
2048 6,144,414 21,251,792
2047 6,146,231 21,171,429
2046 6,147,918 21,085,795
2045 6,148,320 20,994,872
2044 6,149,066 20,898,682
2043 6,149,226 20,797,349
2042 6,149,216 20,691,071
2041 6,148,827 20,579,788
2040 6,147,418 20,463,641
2039 6,145,884 20,342,868
2038 6,142,758 20,217,211
2037 6,139,788 20,087,384
2036 6,135,708 19,953,661
2035 6,130,764 19,816,154
2034 6,124,513 19,674,920
2033 6,117,467 19,529,719
2032 6,110,061 19,381,178
2031 6,100,566 19,229,060
2030 6,090,119 19,073,682
2029 6,077,752 18,916,480
2028 6,063,214 18,758,598
2027 6,046,188 18,601,326
2026 6,027,292 18,445,637
2025 6,004,069 18,290,781
2024 5,976,992 18,135,478
2023 5,946,952 17,980,083
2022 5,903,037 17,823,897
2021 5,856,733 17,682,454
2020 5,831,404 17,546,065
2019 5,814,422 17,340,021
2018 5,793,636 17,049,547
2017 5,764,980 16,759,519
2016 5,728,010 16,505,139
2015 5,683,483 16,266,225
2014 5,643,475 16,035,124
2013 5,614,932 15,807,128
2012 5,591,572 15,572,194
2011 5,570,572 15,326,227
2010 5,547,683 15,076,695
2009 5,523,095 14,825,954
2008 5,493,621 14,575,202
2007 5,461,438 14,328,773
2006 5,437,272 14,086,131
2005 5,419,432 13,846,163
2004 5,404,523 13,608,701
2003 5,390,574 13,372,306
2002 5,375,931 13,138,472
2001 5,358,783 12,910,740
2000 5,339,616 12,689,206
1999 5,321,799 12,470,795
1998 5,304,219 12,251,184
1997 5,284,991 12,031,127
1996 5,263,074 11,810,950
1995 5,233,373 11,590,514
1994 5,206,180 11,372,197
1993 5,188,628 11,154,274
1992 5,171,370 10,930,128
1991 5,154,298 10,702,380
1990 5,140,939 10,473,673
1989 5,132,594 10,241,852
1988 5,129,516 10,010,808
1987 5,127,024 9,779,290
1986 5,120,534 9,545,998
1985 5,113,691 9,311,154
1984 5,111,619 9,074,782
1983 5,114,297 8,840,417
1982 5,117,810 8,611,298
1981 5,121,572 8,386,910
1980 5,123,027 8,165,877
1979 5,116,801 7,948,869
1978 5,104,248 7,736,167
1977 5,088,419 7,526,819
1976 5,072,596 7,320,912
1975 5,059,862 7,118,251
1974 5,045,297 6,918,573
1973 5,021,861 6,722,033
1972 4,991,596 6,529,034
1971 4,963,126 6,340,052
1970 4,928,757 6,155,387
1969 4,891,860 5,975,236
1968 4,864,883 5,799,680
1967 4,835,354 5,629,057
1966 4,797,381 5,463,748
1965 4,759,012 5,303,963
1964 4,722,072 5,149,918
1963 4,684,483 5,001,716
1962 4,647,727 4,859,269
1961 4,611,687 4,722,331
1960 4,579,603 4,590,891

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/denmark/ecuador | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Denmark increased by 290,738 people (a 5.35% growth), while Ecuador gained 2,419,008 people (a 17.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Denmark gained 304,393 people (a 5.31% growth), while Ecuador's population increased by 1,982,610 people (a 12% growth).

Denmark was ranked 108th most populous country in 2006 and is 114th in 2026. Ecuador was ranked 65th in 2006 and ranked 71st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Denmark's population will grow by 1.78% to 6,139,893 people with a rank change from 114th to 120th. The population of Ecuador will increase by 15.7% to 21,396,494 people and rank change from 71st to 74th.

Denmark is projected to reach its peak in 2043 at 6.15M people compared to the peak of 21.8M people in 2063 for Ecuador.

Population growth rate by year

Denmark
Factual

Projection
Ecuador
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Denmark Ecuador
2100 -0.13% -0.58%
2099 -0.12% -0.57%
2098 -0.13% -0.56%
2097 -0.12% -0.56%
2096 -0.13% -0.55%
2095 -0.14% -0.54%
2094 -0.13% -0.53%
2093 -0.14% -0.53%
2092 -0.14% -0.52%
2091 -0.14% -0.51%
2090 -0.14% -0.49%
2089 -0.13% -0.48%
2088 -0.13% -0.47%
2087 -0.13% -0.46%
2086 -0.12% -0.44%
2085 -0.11% -0.43%
2084 -0.11% -0.41%
2083 -0.09% -0.39%
2082 -0.07% -0.38%
2081 -0.06% -0.36%
2080 -0.06% -0.34%
2079 -0.05% -0.32%
2078 -0.05% -0.3%
2077 -0.06% -0.28%
2076 -0.04% -0.26%
2075 -0.04% -0.24%
2074 -0.05% -0.22%
2073 -0.03% -0.19%
2072 -0.03% -0.17%
2071 -0.04% -0.15%
2070 -0.05% -0.13%
2069 -0.05% -0.11%
2068 -0.06% -0.09%
2067 -0.06% -0.06%
2066 -0.08% -0.05%
2065 -0.08% -0.02%
2064 -0.08% -0.001%
2063 -0.08% 0.02%
2062 -0.08% 0.04%
2061 -0.09% 0.06%
2060 -0.08% 0.09%
2059 -0.08% 0.11%
2058 -0.08% 0.13%
2057 -0.09% 0.15%
2056 -0.09% 0.18%
2055 -0.07% 0.2%
2054 -0.08% 0.22%
2053 -0.06% 0.25%
2052 -0.06% 0.27%
2051 -0.05% 0.3%
2050 -0.04% 0.33%
2049 -0.03% 0.35%
2048 -0.03% 0.38%
2047 -0.03% 0.41%
2046 -0.007% 0.43%
2045 -0.01% 0.46%
2044 -0.003% 0.49%
2043 0% 0.51%
2042 0.006% 0.54%
2041 0.02% 0.57%
2040 0.02% 0.59%
2039 0.05% 0.62%
2038 0.05% 0.65%
2037 0.07% 0.67%
2036 0.08% 0.69%
2035 0.1% 0.72%
2034 0.12% 0.74%
2033 0.12% 0.77%
2032 0.16% 0.79%
2031 0.17% 0.81%
2030 0.2% 0.83%
2029 0.24% 0.84%
2028 0.28% 0.85%
2027 0.31% 0.84%
2026 0.39% 0.85%
2025 0.45% 0.86%
2024 0.51% 0.86%
2023 0.74% 0.88%
2022 0.79% 0.8%
2021 0.43% 0.78%
2020 0.29% 1.19%
2019 0.36% 1.7%
2018 0.5% 1.73%
2017 0.65% 1.54%
2016 0.78% 1.47%
2015 0.71% 1.44%
2014 0.51% 1.44%
2013 0.42% 1.51%
2012 0.38% 1.6%
2011 0.41% 1.66%
2010 0.45% 1.69%
2009 0.54% 1.72%
2008 0.59% 1.72%
2007 0.44% 1.72%
2006 0.33% 1.73%
2005 0.28% 1.74%
2004 0.26% 1.77%
2003 0.27% 1.78%
2002 0.32% 1.76%
2001 0.36% 1.75%
2000 0.33% 1.75%
1999 0.33% 1.79%
1998 0.36% 1.83%
1997 0.42% 1.86%
1996 0.57% 1.9%
1995 0.52% 1.92%
1994 0.34% 1.95%
1993 0.33% 2.05%
1992 0.33% 2.13%
1991 0.26% 2.18%
1990 0.16% 2.26%
1989 0.06% 2.31%
1988 0.05% 2.37%
1987 0.13% 2.44%
1986 0.13% 2.52%
1985 0.04% 2.6%
1984 -0.05% 2.65%
1983 -0.07% 2.66%
1982 -0.07% 2.68%
1981 -0.03% 2.71%
1980 0.12% 2.73%
1979 0.25% 2.75%
1978 0.31% 2.78%
1977 0.31% 2.81%
1976 0.25% 2.85%
1975 0.29% 2.89%
1974 0.47% 2.92%
1973 0.61% 2.96%
1972 0.57% 2.98%
1971 0.7% 3%
1970 0.75% 3.01%
1969 0.55% 3.03%
1968 0.61% 3.03%
1967 0.79% 3.03%
1966 0.81% 3.01%
1965 0.78% 2.99%
1964 0.8% 2.96%
1963 0.79% 2.93%
1962 0.78% 2.9%
1961 0.7% 2.86%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/denmark/ecuador | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Denmark grew by 0.51%, while Ecuador's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Denmark Ecuador
Current population
6032403
18487749
Population rank 114/197 71/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.22%
One net population change
17.5 minutes
3.38 minutes
One birth every
9.11 minutes
1.94 minutes
One death every
9.02 minutes
5.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +82 +426
Annual growth/decline +30,040 +155,395
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 132/197 109/197
One migration net change every
23.8 minutes
30.6 minutes
Annual migration change +22,103 -17,219
Net migration rank 32/196 151/196
Foreign-born residents 847,475 747,749
Foreign-born residents rank 65/195 67/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 46/195 104/195

Natural population change vs migration

Denmark
Natural

Migration
Ecuador
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Denmark Ecuador
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 22,103 - -17,219
2024 - 25,639 - -19,704
2023 -595 31,006 178,093 -21,948
2022 -1,180 60,219 179,308 -23,090
2021 5,857 26,887 155,146 -28,503
2020 5,831 10,851 156,458 -10,320
2019 6,977 9,488 211,045 54,921
2018 6,373 18,919 219,513 95,482
2017 8,071 24,561 211,355 53,707
2016 9,165 33,391 208,245 35,461
2015 5,683 42,284 219,399 14,724
2014 5,644 27,242 225,790 2,273
2013 3,931 21,359 234,103 -6,182
2012 5,592 16,871 249,825 -7,883
2011 6,685 13,495 258,171 -8,167
2010 8,876 17,533 257,404 -8,330
2009 8,285 15,551 260,892 -8,491
2008 10,438 25,775 257,894 -8,799
2007 8,192 20,560 253,419 -9,644
2006 9,787 10,491 254,184 -12,679
2005 9,755 6,887 255,295 -16,855
2004 9,188 5,166 257,436 -20,940
2003 7,007 7,228 258,928 -22,641
2002 5,376 9,629 259,446 -28,090
2001 6,967 12,192 259,376 -35,275
2000 9,078 10,441 259,837 -40,859
1999 6,919 9,520 261,650 -43,813
1998 7,956 11,098 263,927 -42,550
1997 7,927 12,269 266,020 -47,287
1996 6,842 17,534 267,695 -46,082
1995 6,280 28,958 264,449 -45,201
1994 8,850 10,766 261,788 -44,399
1993 4,670 11,411 260,330 -41,867
1992 6,722 11,937 259,787 -29,958
1991 4,639 10,827 257,713 -32,064
1990 2,056 8,667 252,919 -21,164
1989 2,053 3,720 248,129 -16,240
1988 0 677 241,191 -10,977
1987 -1,538 6,338 237,724 -4,886
1986 -2,561 11,463 237,084 -3,345
1985 -4,603 9,957 236,438 -494
1984 -5,623 4,325 236,543 249
1983 -6,649 1,952 231,336 578
1982 -2,559 235 227,606 -1,282
1981 -3,073 -1,741 224,073 -1,605
1980 1,537 803 220,120 -517
1979 4,605 5,808 216,162 -1,749
1978 9,187 5,678 212,497 -1,518
1977 11,703 5,548 209,095 -1,377
1976 11,667 3,182 205,366 -1,264
1975 20,746 -10,672 202,407 -1,189
1974 19,676 -437 199,276 -1,133
1973 21,092 7,107 196,028 -1,090
1972 24,958 7,053 192,136 -1,078
1971 26,801 -1,159 187,995 -1,096
1970 22,673 20,947 183,517 -1,091
1969 23,481 6,687 178,403 -518
1968 27,243 -3,557 173,828 -582
1967 33,363 1,623 168,629 -623
1966 38,858 2,011 163,317 -710
1965 37,596 -2,098 157,915 -957
1964 36,832 1,333 152,263 -1,130
1963 36,539 594 146,531 -1,254
1962 32,070 3,900 140,943 -1,315
1961 33,205 3,012 135,573 -1,317
1960 32,515 -4,047 130,368 -1,746

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/denmark/ecuador | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 15.4% of the population change in Denmark is from natural causes (a gain of 51,826 people) and 84.6% is from migration (a gain of 284,848 people). In Ecuador 91.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,964,352 people) and 8.08% is from migration (a gain of 172,707 people).

As of 2024, 847,475 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Denmark, compared to 747,749 people or 4.1% in Ecuador.

Biggest cities by population

Denmark
City Population
Copenhagen 667K
Aarhus 291K
Odense 185K
Aalborg 122K
Frederiksberg 106K
Gentofte 75.8K
Esbjerg 71.6K
Randers 64.5K
Horsens 64.4K
Kolding 63.6K
Ecuador
City Population
Guayaquil 2.65M
Quito 1.76M
Cuenca 362K
Santo Domingo 335K
Duran 295K
Machala 288K
Manta 259K
Portoviejo 244K
Loja 203K
Quevedo 178K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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