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 6,023,286 people compared to 120,120,267 in Egypt.
Population statistics:
- Egypt's population is 19.9 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 1.52% of the world: 0.07% for Denmark vs 1.45% 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 6.02M (10.8% growth), while Egypt has grown from 82.7M to 120M (45.2% growth).
- Denmark is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 6.14M people compared to the peak of 202M people in 2100 for Egypt.
Denmark vs Egypt: live population counter
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| Current population |
6023286
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120120267
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| Population rank | 114/197 | 13/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.07% | 1.45% |
| One net population change |
17.5 minutes
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15.7 seconds
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| One birth every |
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13.1 seconds
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| One death every |
9.02 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
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| Annual migration change | +25,639 | +123,884 |
| 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 | 133/197 | 62/197 |
Denmark and Egypt: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 4,579,603 | 26,896,479 | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,611,687 | 27,600,898 | 0.7% | 2.62% |
| 1962 | 4,647,727 | 28,337,013 | 0.78% | 2.67% |
| 1963 | 4,684,483 | 29,091,869 | 0.79% | 2.66% |
| 1964 | 4,722,072 | 29,858,922 | 0.8% | 2.64% |
| 1965 | 4,759,012 | 30,629,174 | 0.78% | 2.58% |
| 1966 | 4,797,381 | 31,406,541 | 0.81% | 2.54% |
| 1967 | 4,835,354 | 32,196,360 | 0.79% | 2.51% |
| 1968 | 4,864,883 | 32,998,319 | 0.61% | 2.49% |
| 1969 | 4,891,860 | 33,811,615 | 0.55% | 2.46% |
| 1970 | 4,928,757 | 34,623,990 | 0.75% | 2.4% |
| 1971 | 4,963,126 | 35,433,368 | 0.7% | 2.34% |
| 1972 | 4,991,596 | 36,258,328 | 0.57% | 2.33% |
| 1973 | 5,021,861 | 37,102,043 | 0.61% | 2.33% |
| 1974 | 5,045,297 | 37,969,667 | 0.47% | 2.34% |
| 1975 | 5,059,862 | 38,875,327 | 0.29% | 2.39% |
| 1976 | 5,072,596 | 39,795,557 | 0.25% | 2.37% |
| 1977 | 5,088,419 | 40,748,870 | 0.31% | 2.4% |
| 1978 | 5,104,248 | 41,761,431 | 0.31% | 2.48% |
| 1979 | 5,116,801 | 42,818,628 | 0.25% | 2.53% |
| 1980 | 5,123,027 | 43,950,413 | 0.12% | 2.64% |
| 1981 | 5,121,572 | 45,147,224 | -0.03% | 2.72% |
| 1982 | 5,117,810 | 46,407,611 | -0.07% | 2.79% |
| 1983 | 5,114,297 | 47,786,402 | -0.07% | 2.97% |
| 1984 | 5,111,619 | 49,247,334 | -0.05% | 3.06% |
| 1985 | 5,113,691 | 50,734,968 | 0.04% | 3.02% |
| 1986 | 5,120,534 | 52,206,295 | 0.13% | 2.9% |
| 1987 | 5,127,024 | 53,674,435 | 0.13% | 2.81% |
| 1988 | 5,129,516 | 55,187,681 | 0.05% | 2.82% |
| 1989 | 5,132,594 | 56,710,642 | 0.06% | 2.76% |
| 1990 | 5,140,939 | 58,396,618 | 0.16% | 2.97% |
| 1991 | 5,154,298 | 60,028,997 | 0.26% | 2.8% |
| 1992 | 5,171,370 | 61,480,660 | 0.33% | 2.42% |
| 1993 | 5,188,628 | 62,915,681 | 0.33% | 2.33% |
| 1994 | 5,206,180 | 64,285,589 | 0.34% | 2.18% |
| 1995 | 5,233,373 | 65,652,622 | 0.52% | 2.13% |
| 1996 | 5,263,074 | 67,028,048 | 0.57% | 2.1% |
| 1997 | 5,284,991 | 68,431,740 | 0.42% | 2.09% |
| 1998 | 5,304,219 | 69,943,294 | 0.36% | 2.21% |
| 1999 | 5,321,799 | 71,520,954 | 0.33% | 2.26% |
| 2000 | 5,339,616 | 73,083,284 | 0.33% | 2.18% |
| 2001 | 5,358,783 | 74,652,029 | 0.36% | 2.15% |
| 2002 | 5,375,931 | 76,239,137 | 0.32% | 2.13% |
| 2003 | 5,390,574 | 77,853,548 | 0.27% | 2.12% |
| 2004 | 5,404,523 | 79,477,443 | 0.26% | 2.09% |
| 2005 | 5,419,432 | 81,101,004 | 0.28% | 2.04% |
| 2006 | 5,437,272 | 82,700,403 | 0.33% | 1.97% |
| 2007 | 5,461,438 | 84,276,225 | 0.44% | 1.91% |
| 2008 | 5,493,621 | 85,864,789 | 0.59% | 1.88% |
| 2009 | 5,523,095 | 87,501,636 | 0.54% | 1.91% |
| 2010 | 5,547,683 | 89,196,072 | 0.45% | 1.94% |
| 2011 | 5,570,572 | 91,093,059 | 0.41% | 2.13% |
| 2012 | 5,591,572 | 93,161,001 | 0.38% | 2.27% |
| 2013 | 5,614,932 | 95,333,553 | 0.42% | 2.33% |
| 2014 | 5,643,475 | 97,528,654 | 0.51% | 2.3% |
| 2015 | 5,683,483 | 99,597,342 | 0.71% | 2.12% |
| 2016 | 5,728,010 | 101,644,589 | 0.78% | 2.06% |
| 2017 | 5,764,980 | 103,696,057 | 0.65% | 2.02% |
| 2018 | 5,793,636 | 105,682,094 | 0.5% | 1.92% |
| 2019 | 5,814,422 | 107,553,158 | 0.36% | 1.77% |
| 2020 | 5,831,404 | 109,315,124 | 0.29% | 1.64% |
| 2021 | 5,856,733 | 110,957,008 | 0.43% | 1.5% |
| 2022 | 5,903,037 | 112,618,250 | 0.79% | 1.5% |
| 2023 | 5,946,952 | 114,535,772 | 0.74% | 1.7% |
| 2024 | 5,976,992 | 116,538,258 | 0.51% | 1.75% |
| 2025 | 6,002,090 | 118,365,997 | 0.42% | 1.57% |
| 2026 | 6,023,091 | 120,101,181 | 0.35% | 1.47% |
| 2027 | 6,041,010 | 121,847,622 | 0.3% | 1.45% |
| 2028 | 6,056,755 | 123,608,457 | 0.26% | 1.45% |
| 2029 | 6,070,186 | 125,373,058 | 0.22% | 1.43% |
| 2030 | 6,081,559 | 127,139,323 | 0.19% | 1.41% |
| 2031 | 6,091,513 | 128,912,256 | 0.16% | 1.39% |
| 2032 | 6,099,943 | 130,695,084 | 0.14% | 1.38% |
| 2033 | 6,107,156 | 132,485,612 | 0.12% | 1.37% |
| 2034 | 6,113,785 | 134,287,838 | 0.11% | 1.36% |
| 2035 | 6,119,365 | 136,097,214 | 0.09% | 1.35% |
| 2036 | 6,123,874 | 137,913,263 | 0.07% | 1.33% |
| 2037 | 6,127,386 | 139,738,699 | 0.06% | 1.32% |
| 2038 | 6,130,437 | 141,565,835 | 0.05% | 1.31% |
| 2039 | 6,132,752 | 143,393,267 | 0.04% | 1.29% |
| 2040 | 6,134,223 | 145,213,662 | 0.02% | 1.27% |
| 2041 | 6,135,120 | 147,018,554 | 0.01% | 1.24% |
| 2042 | 6,135,315 | 148,800,785 | 0.003% | 1.21% |
| 2043 | 6,135,244 | 150,547,655 | -0.001% | 1.17% |
| 2044 | 6,134,789 | 152,255,332 | -0.007% | 1.13% |
| 2045 | 6,134,218 | 153,919,190 | -0.009% | 1.09% |
| 2046 | 6,133,182 | 155,535,951 | -0.02% | 1.05% |
| 2047 | 6,131,427 | 157,114,404 | -0.03% | 1.01% |
| 2048 | 6,129,548 | 158,657,392 | -0.03% | 0.98% |
| 2049 | 6,127,293 | 160,161,615 | -0.04% | 0.95% |
| 2050 | 6,124,397 | 161,630,197 | -0.05% | 0.92% |
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 295,276 (a 5.15% growth), while Egypt's population increased by 18,475,678 (a 18.2% 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 with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Denmark's population will grow by 1.68% to 6,124,397 people with a rank change from 114th to 120th. The population of Egypt will increase by 34.6% to 161,630,197 people and rank change from 13th to 11th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 |
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| City | Population |
| Cairo | 9.61M |
| Giza | 5.6M |
| Alexandria | 4.87M |
| Shubra El Kheima | 1.03M |
| Mansoura | 622K |
| Helwan | 619K |
| El Mahalla El Kubra | 593K |
| Port Said | 524K |
| Faiyum | 519K |
| Suez | 517K |
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Population differences between Denmark and Egypt
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| Life expectancy | 82.4 years | 72.2 years |
| Average age | 42.4 years | 28.5 years |
| Median age | 42.3 years | 25.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 50.5:49.5 |
| Fertility rate | 1.5 births per woman | 2.75 births per woman |
| Population density | 387 ppl/mi² | 303 ppl/mi² |
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