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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Denmark was 5,976,992 in 2024 vs 116,538,258 people in Egypt in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Denmark's population is 6,032,403 people compared to 120,697,176 in Egypt.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 20 times bigger than Denmark's.
  • Denmark is ranked the 114th most populous country in the world, while Egypt is the 13th.
  • The countries together account for 1.53% of the world: 0.07% for Denmark vs 1.46% for Egypt.
  • For the last 10 years, Denmark has had an average growth rate of +0.57% per year vs +1.84% in Egypt.
  • Since 2006, the population of Denmark has increased from 5.44M people to 6.03M (10.9% growth), while Egypt has grown from 82.7M to 121M (45.9% growth).

Denmark vs Egypt: population by year and forecast

Denmark
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Denmark Egypt
2100 5,879,692 203,522,884
2099 5,887,324 203,403,368
2098 5,894,688 203,247,703
2097 5,902,451 203,074,807
2096 5,909,729 202,870,003
2095 5,917,219 202,625,820
2094 5,925,288 202,350,087
2093 5,933,241 202,040,251
2092 5,941,337 201,709,051
2091 5,949,626 201,347,225
2090 5,958,205 200,966,749
2089 5,966,645 200,561,011
2088 5,974,290 200,123,182
2087 5,982,321 199,650,440
2086 5,989,976 199,156,169
2085 5,997,455 198,637,936
2084 6,004,175 198,084,947
2083 6,010,595 197,501,965
2082 6,016,013 196,891,089
2081 6,020,048 196,242,522
2080 6,023,906 195,570,383
2079 6,027,570 194,850,670
2078 6,030,553 194,103,613
2077 6,033,561 193,324,592
2076 6,037,007 192,507,892
2075 6,039,523 191,661,705
2074 6,041,944 190,786,862
2073 6,044,803 189,886,620
2072 6,046,641 188,947,991
2071 6,048,624 187,981,245
2070 6,051,078 186,988,514
2069 6,053,869 185,965,572
2068 6,056,924 184,912,088
2067 6,060,476 183,835,428
2066 6,064,191 182,734,967
2065 6,069,049 181,620,901
2064 6,073,904 180,467,102
2063 6,078,625 179,293,260
2062 6,083,792 178,110,375
2061 6,088,815 176,907,621
2060 6,094,310 175,686,879
2059 6,099,236 174,441,815
2058 6,103,864 173,179,511
2057 6,108,995 171,897,733
2056 6,114,524 170,593,445
2055 6,120,037 169,269,144
2054 6,124,581 167,915,661
2053 6,129,266 166,538,943
2052 6,132,944 165,130,747
2051 6,136,666 163,704,732
2050 6,139,893 162,240,246
2049 6,142,477 160,743,182
2048 6,144,414 159,206,813
2047 6,146,231 157,631,586
2046 6,147,918 156,023,680
2045 6,148,320 154,371,216
2044 6,149,066 152,668,334
2043 6,149,226 150,927,496
2042 6,149,216 149,145,569
2041 6,148,827 147,333,445
2040 6,147,418 145,505,786
2039 6,145,884 143,662,428
2038 6,142,758 141,820,567
2037 6,139,788 139,977,812
2036 6,135,708 138,139,382
2035 6,130,764 136,315,557
2034 6,124,513 134,490,574
2033 6,117,467 132,681,153
2032 6,110,061 130,879,780
2031 6,100,566 129,085,888
2030 6,090,119 127,304,473
2029 6,077,752 125,524,007
2028 6,063,214 123,745,979
2027 6,046,188 121,973,080
2026 6,027,292 120,224,089
2025 6,004,069 118,473,897
2024 5,976,992 116,538,258
2023 5,946,952 114,535,772
2022 5,903,037 112,618,250
2021 5,856,733 110,957,008
2020 5,831,404 109,315,124
2019 5,814,422 107,553,158
2018 5,793,636 105,682,094
2017 5,764,980 103,696,057
2016 5,728,010 101,644,589
2015 5,683,483 99,597,342
2014 5,643,475 97,528,654
2013 5,614,932 95,333,553
2012 5,591,572 93,161,001
2011 5,570,572 91,093,059
2010 5,547,683 89,196,072
2009 5,523,095 87,501,636
2008 5,493,621 85,864,789
2007 5,461,438 84,276,225
2006 5,437,272 82,700,403
2005 5,419,432 81,101,004
2004 5,404,523 79,477,443
2003 5,390,574 77,853,548
2002 5,375,931 76,239,137
2001 5,358,783 74,652,029
2000 5,339,616 73,083,284
1999 5,321,799 71,520,954
1998 5,304,219 69,943,294
1997 5,284,991 68,431,740
1996 5,263,074 67,028,048
1995 5,233,373 65,652,622
1994 5,206,180 64,285,589
1993 5,188,628 62,915,681
1992 5,171,370 61,480,660
1991 5,154,298 60,028,997
1990 5,140,939 58,396,618
1989 5,132,594 56,710,642
1988 5,129,516 55,187,681
1987 5,127,024 53,674,435
1986 5,120,534 52,206,295
1985 5,113,691 50,734,968
1984 5,111,619 49,247,334
1983 5,114,297 47,786,402
1982 5,117,810 46,407,611
1981 5,121,572 45,147,224
1980 5,123,027 43,950,413
1979 5,116,801 42,818,628
1978 5,104,248 41,761,431
1977 5,088,419 40,748,870
1976 5,072,596 39,795,557
1975 5,059,862 38,875,327
1974 5,045,297 37,969,667
1973 5,021,861 37,102,043
1972 4,991,596 36,258,328
1971 4,963,126 35,433,368
1970 4,928,757 34,623,990
1969 4,891,860 33,811,615
1968 4,864,883 32,998,319
1967 4,835,354 32,196,360
1966 4,797,381 31,406,541
1965 4,759,012 30,629,174
1964 4,722,072 29,858,922
1963 4,684,483 29,091,869
1962 4,647,727 28,337,013
1961 4,611,687 27,600,898
1960 4,579,603 26,896,479

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/egypt | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Denmark increased by 290,738 people (a 5.35% growth), while Egypt gained 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Denmark gained 304,393 people (a 5.31% growth), while Egypt's population increased by 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth).

Denmark was ranked 108th most populous country in 2006 and is 114th in 2026. Egypt was ranked 13th in 2006 and still ranked 13th 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 Egypt will increase by 34.4% to 162,240,246 people and rank change from 13th to 11th.

Denmark is projected to reach its peak in 2043 at 6.15M people compared to the peak of 204M people in 2100 for Egypt.

Population growth rate by year

Denmark
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Denmark Egypt
2100 -0.13% 0.06%
2099 -0.12% 0.08%
2098 -0.13% 0.09%
2097 -0.12% 0.1%
2096 -0.13% 0.12%
2095 -0.14% 0.14%
2094 -0.13% 0.15%
2093 -0.14% 0.16%
2092 -0.14% 0.18%
2091 -0.14% 0.19%
2090 -0.14% 0.2%
2089 -0.13% 0.22%
2088 -0.13% 0.24%
2087 -0.13% 0.25%
2086 -0.12% 0.26%
2085 -0.11% 0.28%
2084 -0.11% 0.3%
2083 -0.09% 0.31%
2082 -0.07% 0.33%
2081 -0.06% 0.34%
2080 -0.06% 0.37%
2079 -0.05% 0.38%
2078 -0.05% 0.4%
2077 -0.06% 0.42%
2076 -0.04% 0.44%
2075 -0.04% 0.46%
2074 -0.05% 0.47%
2073 -0.03% 0.5%
2072 -0.03% 0.51%
2071 -0.04% 0.53%
2070 -0.05% 0.55%
2069 -0.05% 0.57%
2068 -0.06% 0.59%
2067 -0.06% 0.6%
2066 -0.08% 0.61%
2065 -0.08% 0.64%
2064 -0.08% 0.65%
2063 -0.08% 0.66%
2062 -0.08% 0.68%
2061 -0.09% 0.69%
2060 -0.08% 0.71%
2059 -0.08% 0.73%
2058 -0.08% 0.75%
2057 -0.09% 0.76%
2056 -0.09% 0.78%
2055 -0.07% 0.81%
2054 -0.08% 0.83%
2053 -0.06% 0.85%
2052 -0.06% 0.87%
2051 -0.05% 0.9%
2050 -0.04% 0.93%
2049 -0.03% 0.97%
2048 -0.03% 1%
2047 -0.03% 1.03%
2046 -0.007% 1.07%
2045 -0.01% 1.12%
2044 -0.003% 1.15%
2043 0% 1.19%
2042 0.006% 1.23%
2041 0.02% 1.26%
2040 0.02% 1.28%
2039 0.05% 1.3%
2038 0.05% 1.32%
2037 0.07% 1.33%
2036 0.08% 1.34%
2035 0.1% 1.36%
2034 0.12% 1.36%
2033 0.12% 1.38%
2032 0.16% 1.39%
2031 0.17% 1.4%
2030 0.2% 1.42%
2029 0.24% 1.44%
2028 0.28% 1.45%
2027 0.31% 1.45%
2026 0.39% 1.48%
2025 0.45% 1.66%
2024 0.51% 1.75%
2023 0.74% 1.7%
2022 0.79% 1.5%
2021 0.43% 1.5%
2020 0.29% 1.64%
2019 0.36% 1.77%
2018 0.5% 1.92%
2017 0.65% 2.02%
2016 0.78% 2.06%
2015 0.71% 2.12%
2014 0.51% 2.3%
2013 0.42% 2.33%
2012 0.38% 2.27%
2011 0.41% 2.13%
2010 0.45% 1.94%
2009 0.54% 1.91%
2008 0.59% 1.88%
2007 0.44% 1.91%
2006 0.33% 1.97%
2005 0.28% 2.04%
2004 0.26% 2.09%
2003 0.27% 2.12%
2002 0.32% 2.13%
2001 0.36% 2.15%
2000 0.33% 2.18%
1999 0.33% 2.26%
1998 0.36% 2.21%
1997 0.42% 2.09%
1996 0.57% 2.1%
1995 0.52% 2.13%
1994 0.34% 2.18%
1993 0.33% 2.33%
1992 0.33% 2.42%
1991 0.26% 2.8%
1990 0.16% 2.97%
1989 0.06% 2.76%
1988 0.05% 2.82%
1987 0.13% 2.81%
1986 0.13% 2.9%
1985 0.04% 3.02%
1984 -0.05% 3.06%
1983 -0.07% 2.97%
1982 -0.07% 2.79%
1981 -0.03% 2.72%
1980 0.12% 2.64%
1979 0.25% 2.53%
1978 0.31% 2.48%
1977 0.31% 2.4%
1976 0.25% 2.37%
1975 0.29% 2.39%
1974 0.47% 2.34%
1973 0.61% 2.33%
1972 0.57% 2.33%
1971 0.7% 2.34%
1970 0.75% 2.4%
1969 0.55% 2.46%
1968 0.61% 2.49%
1967 0.79% 2.51%
1966 0.81% 2.54%
1965 0.78% 2.58%
1964 0.8% 2.64%
1963 0.79% 2.66%
1962 0.78% 2.67%
1961 0.7% 2.62%

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/egypt | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Denmark grew by 0.51%, while Egypt's population grew by 1.75%.

Live population counters

Denmark Egypt
Current population
6032403
120697176
Population rank 114/197 13/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 1.46%
One net population change
17.5 minutes
15.7 seconds
One birth every
9.11 minutes
13.1 seconds
One death every
9.02 minutes
50.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline +82 +5,486
Annual growth/decline +30,040 +2,002,486
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% +1.75%
Population growth rate rank 132/197 62/197
One migration net change every
23.8 minutes
9.2 minutes
Annual migration change +22,103 -57,305
Net migration rank 32/196 177/196
Foreign-born residents 847,475 1,139,820
Foreign-born residents rank 65/195 55/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 46/195 153/195

Natural population change vs migration

Denmark
Natural

Migration
Egypt
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Denmark Egypt
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 22,103 - -57,305
2024 - 25,639 - 123,884
2023 -595 31,006 1,780,230 305,006
2022 -1,180 60,219 1,736,123 13,707
2021 5,857 26,887 1,566,491 6,161
2020 5,831 10,851 1,704,988 6,016
2019 6,977 9,488 1,805,818 7,050
2018 6,373 18,919 1,908,512 20,788
2017 8,071 24,561 2,122,866 -80,000
2016 9,165 33,391 2,131,690 -71,604
2015 5,683 42,284 2,227,594 -193,298
2014 5,644 27,242 2,195,761 -92,801
2013 3,931 21,359 2,156,922 130,305
2012 5,592 16,871 2,060,535 -2,626
2011 6,685 13,495 1,951,851 126,170
2010 8,876 17,533 1,910,134 -194,100
2009 8,285 15,551 1,848,123 -175,191
2008 10,438 25,775 1,792,943 -192,199
2007 8,192 20,560 1,749,322 -173,021
2006 9,787 10,491 1,693,374 -118,055
2005 9,755 6,887 1,660,624 -37,129
2004 9,188 5,166 1,626,745 -3,044
2003 7,007 7,228 1,614,293 9,854
2002 5,376 9,629 1,593,474 11,205
2001 6,967 12,192 1,568,962 556
2000 9,078 10,441 1,540,084 27,873
1999 6,919 9,520 1,534,697 22,026
1998 7,956 11,098 1,519,728 78,858
1997 7,927 12,269 1,470,119 -45,599
1996 6,842 17,534 1,427,161 -44,272
1995 6,280 28,958 1,406,935 -38,920
1994 8,850 10,766 1,402,840 -36,738
1993 4,670 11,411 1,409,374 -35,669
1992 6,722 11,937 1,421,372 74,950
1991 4,639 10,827 1,440,936 -33,952
1990 2,056 8,667 1,450,747 406,994
1989 2,053 3,720 1,461,547 52,648
1988 0 677 1,465,620 66,147
1987 -1,538 6,338 1,436,059 58,678
1986 -2,561 11,463 1,410,249 31,299
1985 -4,603 9,957 1,388,718 112,411
1984 -5,623 4,325 1,351,297 122,791
1983 -6,649 1,952 1,318,474 129,242
1982 -2,559 235 1,258,574 51,229
1981 -3,073 -1,741 1,206,830 4,140
1980 1,537 803 1,181,914 738
1979 4,605 5,808 1,145,655 -64,757
1978 9,187 5,678 1,107,179 -73,664
1977 11,703 5,548 1,065,298 -73,705
1976 11,667 3,182 1,030,546 -115,544
1975 20,746 -10,672 987,822 -62,368
1974 19,676 -437 946,052 -60,174
1973 21,092 7,107 905,068 -55,702
1972 24,958 7,053 893,333 -55,282
1971 26,801 -1,159 868,365 -56,503
1970 22,673 20,947 841,952 -35,064
1969 23,481 6,687 824,564 -6,703
1968 27,243 -3,557 809,482 -764
1967 33,363 1,623 788,908 6,286
1966 38,858 2,011 774,391 10,089
1965 37,596 -2,098 752,682 17,605
1964 36,832 1,333 749,608 20,596
1963 36,539 594 738,788 25,109
1962 32,070 3,900 720,128 25,696
1961 33,205 3,012 703,216 23,184
1960 32,515 -4,047 685,403 -2,954

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

GeoRank.org/population/denmark/egypt | 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 Egypt 99.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 19,180,073 people) and 0.41% is from migration (a loss of 78,975 people).

As of 2024, 847,475 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Denmark, compared to 1,139,820 people or 1% in Egypt.

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
Egypt
City Population
Cairo 9.8M
Alexandria 5.36M
Giza 4.46M
Shubra El Kheima 1.03M
Port Said 792K
Suez 716K
Mansoura 622K
Helwan 619K
El Mahalla El Kubra 593K
Asyut 562K

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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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