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

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The latest officially reported population of Denmark was 6,009,169 in 2025 vs 83,491,249 people in Germany in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Denmark's population is 6,042,125 people compared to 82,830,814 in Germany.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 13.7 times bigger than Denmark's.
  • Denmark is ranked the 114th most populous country in the world, while Germany is the 19th.
  • The countries together account for 1.07% of the world: 0.07% for Denmark vs 1% for Germany.
  • For the last 10 years, Denmark has had an average growth rate of +0.57% per year vs +0.28% in Germany.
  • Since 2006, the population of Denmark has increased from 5.44M people to 6.04M (11.1% growth), while Germany has grown from 82.4M to 82.8M (0.55% growth).

Denmark vs Germany: population by year and forecast

Denmark
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Denmark Germany
2100 5,884,686 70,146,161
2099 5,892,325 70,173,117
2098 5,899,695 70,190,154
2097 5,907,465 70,232,280
2096 5,914,749 70,263,255
2095 5,922,245 70,283,735
2094 5,930,321 70,302,573
2093 5,938,280 70,323,445
2092 5,946,384 70,348,937
2091 5,954,679 70,395,388
2090 5,963,266 70,457,276
2089 5,971,713 70,511,311
2088 5,979,364 70,569,930
2087 5,987,402 70,652,555
2086 5,995,064 70,750,166
2085 6,002,549 70,845,939
2084 6,009,275 70,941,592
2083 6,015,700 71,048,352
2082 6,021,123 71,151,552
2081 6,025,161 71,265,511
2080 6,029,023 71,391,537
2079 6,032,690 71,525,977
2078 6,035,675 71,666,350
2077 6,038,686 71,822,464
2076 6,042,135 71,979,354
2075 6,044,653 72,113,812
2074 6,047,076 72,269,519
2073 6,049,937 72,429,361
2072 6,051,777 72,580,006
2071 6,053,762 72,741,929
2070 6,056,217 72,889,095
2069 6,059,011 73,053,471
2068 6,062,068 73,219,511
2067 6,065,624 73,404,631
2066 6,069,342 73,597,022
2065 6,074,204 73,789,056
2064 6,079,063 73,990,123
2063 6,083,788 74,200,211
2062 6,088,960 74,428,152
2061 6,093,987 74,656,161
2060 6,099,487 74,909,139
2059 6,104,417 75,164,141
2058 6,109,049 75,438,769
2057 6,114,183 75,716,088
2056 6,119,717 75,990,472
2055 6,125,235 76,276,550
2054 6,129,783 76,561,146
2053 6,134,472 76,832,587
2052 6,138,153 77,077,503
2051 6,141,878 77,322,326
2050 6,145,108 77,564,502
2049 6,147,694 77,809,519
2048 6,149,633 78,059,456
2047 6,151,452 78,290,624
2046 6,153,140 78,514,805
2045 6,153,542 78,740,357
2044 6,154,289 78,965,486
2043 6,154,449 79,180,563
2042 6,154,439 79,374,934
2041 6,154,049 79,569,383
2040 6,152,639 79,782,613
2039 6,151,105 80,001,183
2038 6,147,975 80,225,718
2037 6,145,003 80,442,136
2036 6,140,920 80,673,787
2035 6,135,972 80,890,243
2034 6,129,715 81,094,641
2033 6,122,663 81,319,735
2032 6,115,251 81,537,613
2031 6,105,748 81,772,282
2030 6,095,292 81,989,677
2029 6,082,914 82,216,381
2028 6,068,364 82,432,092
2027 6,051,324 82,638,983
2026 6,032,411 82,830,814
2025 6,009,169 83,491,249
2024 5,976,992 83,516,593
2023 5,946,952 83,287,273
2022 5,903,037 83,177,813
2021 5,856,733 83,196,078
2020 5,831,404 83,160,871
2019 5,814,422 83,092,962
2018 5,793,636 82,905,782
2017 5,764,980 82,657,002
2016 5,728,010 82,348,669
2015 5,683,483 81,686,611
2014 5,643,475 80,982,500
2013 5,614,932 80,645,605
2012 5,591,572 80,425,823
2011 5,570,572 80,274,983
2010 5,547,683 81,776,930
2009 5,523,095 81,902,307
2008 5,493,621 82,110,097
2007 5,461,438 82,266,372
2006 5,437,272 82,376,451
2005 5,419,432 82,469,422
2004 5,404,523 82,516,260
2003 5,390,574 82,534,176
2002 5,375,931 82,488,495
2001 5,358,783 82,349,925
2000 5,339,616 82,211,508
1999 5,321,799 82,100,243
1998 5,304,219 82,047,195
1997 5,284,991 82,034,771
1996 5,263,074 81,914,831
1995 5,233,373 81,678,051
1994 5,206,180 81,438,348
1993 5,188,628 81,156,363
1992 5,171,370 80,624,598
1991 5,154,298 80,013,896
1990 5,140,939 79,433,029
1989 5,132,594 78,751,283
1988 5,129,516 78,144,619
1987 5,127,024 77,839,920
1986 5,120,534 77,720,436
1985 5,113,691 77,684,873
1984 5,111,619 77,858,685
1983 5,114,297 78,128,282
1982 5,117,810 78,333,366
1981 5,121,572 78,407,907
1980 5,123,027 78,288,576
1979 5,116,801 78,126,350
1978 5,104,248 78,091,820
1977 5,088,419 78,159,814
1976 5,072,596 78,336,950
1975 5,059,862 78,673,554
1974 5,045,297 78,967,433
1973 5,021,861 78,936,666
1972 4,991,596 78,688,452
1971 4,963,126 78,312,842
1970 4,928,757 78,169,289
1969 4,891,860 77,909,682
1968 4,864,883 77,294,314
1967 4,835,354 76,951,336
1966 4,797,381 76,600,311
1965 4,759,012 75,963,695
1964 4,722,072 75,318,337
1963 4,684,483 74,714,353
1962 4,647,727 74,025,784
1961 4,611,687 73,377,632
1960 4,579,603 72,814,900

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Denmark increased by 290,738 people (a 5.35% growth), while Germany lost 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Denmark gained 314,115 people (a 5.48% growth), while Germany's population increased by 482,145 people (a 0.59% growth).

Denmark was ranked 108th most populous country in 2006 and is 114th in 2026. Germany was ranked 14th in 2006 and ranked 19th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Denmark's population will grow by 1.7% to 6,145,108 people with a rank change from 114th to 120th. The population of Germany will decrease by 6.36% to 77,564,502 people and rank change from 19th to 24th.

Denmark is projected to reach its peak in 2043 at 6.15M people, while Germany's population already peaked in 2024 at 83.5M people and is projected to decrease to 70.1M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Denmark
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Denmark Germany
2100 -0.13% -0.04%
2099 -0.12% -0.02%
2098 -0.13% -0.06%
2097 -0.12% -0.04%
2096 -0.13% -0.03%
2095 -0.14% -0.03%
2094 -0.13% -0.03%
2093 -0.14% -0.04%
2092 -0.14% -0.07%
2091 -0.14% -0.09%
2090 -0.14% -0.08%
2089 -0.13% -0.08%
2088 -0.13% -0.12%
2087 -0.13% -0.14%
2086 -0.12% -0.14%
2085 -0.11% -0.13%
2084 -0.11% -0.15%
2083 -0.09% -0.15%
2082 -0.07% -0.16%
2081 -0.06% -0.18%
2080 -0.06% -0.19%
2079 -0.05% -0.2%
2078 -0.05% -0.22%
2077 -0.06% -0.22%
2076 -0.04% -0.19%
2075 -0.04% -0.22%
2074 -0.05% -0.22%
2073 -0.03% -0.21%
2072 -0.03% -0.22%
2071 -0.04% -0.2%
2070 -0.05% -0.23%
2069 -0.05% -0.23%
2068 -0.06% -0.25%
2067 -0.06% -0.26%
2066 -0.08% -0.26%
2065 -0.08% -0.27%
2064 -0.08% -0.28%
2063 -0.08% -0.31%
2062 -0.08% -0.31%
2061 -0.09% -0.34%
2060 -0.08% -0.34%
2059 -0.08% -0.36%
2058 -0.08% -0.37%
2057 -0.09% -0.36%
2056 -0.09% -0.38%
2055 -0.07% -0.37%
2054 -0.08% -0.35%
2053 -0.06% -0.32%
2052 -0.06% -0.32%
2051 -0.05% -0.31%
2050 -0.04% -0.31%
2049 -0.03% -0.32%
2048 -0.03% -0.3%
2047 -0.03% -0.29%
2046 -0.007% -0.29%
2045 -0.01% -0.29%
2044 -0.003% -0.27%
2043 0% -0.24%
2042 0.006% -0.24%
2041 0.02% -0.27%
2040 0.02% -0.27%
2039 0.05% -0.28%
2038 0.05% -0.27%
2037 0.07% -0.29%
2036 0.08% -0.27%
2035 0.1% -0.25%
2034 0.12% -0.28%
2033 0.12% -0.27%
2032 0.16% -0.29%
2031 0.17% -0.27%
2030 0.2% -0.28%
2029 0.24% -0.26%
2028 0.28% -0.25%
2027 0.31% -0.23%
2026 0.39% -0.79%
2025 0.54% -0.03%
2024 0.51% 0.28%
2023 0.74% 0.13%
2022 0.79% -0.02%
2021 0.43% 0.04%
2020 0.29% 0.08%
2019 0.36% 0.23%
2018 0.5% 0.3%
2017 0.65% 0.37%
2016 0.78% 0.81%
2015 0.71% 0.87%
2014 0.51% 0.42%
2013 0.42% 0.27%
2012 0.38% 0.19%
2011 0.41% -1.84%
2010 0.45% -0.15%
2009 0.54% -0.25%
2008 0.59% -0.19%
2007 0.44% -0.13%
2006 0.33% -0.11%
2005 0.28% -0.06%
2004 0.26% -0.02%
2003 0.27% 0.06%
2002 0.32% 0.17%
2001 0.36% 0.17%
2000 0.33% 0.14%
1999 0.33% 0.06%
1998 0.36% 0.02%
1997 0.42% 0.15%
1996 0.57% 0.29%
1995 0.52% 0.29%
1994 0.34% 0.35%
1993 0.33% 0.66%
1992 0.33% 0.76%
1991 0.26% 0.73%
1990 0.16% 0.87%
1989 0.06% 0.78%
1988 0.05% 0.39%
1987 0.13% 0.15%
1986 0.13% 0.05%
1985 0.04% -0.22%
1984 -0.05% -0.35%
1983 -0.07% -0.26%
1982 -0.07% -0.1%
1981 -0.03% 0.15%
1980 0.12% 0.21%
1979 0.25% 0.04%
1978 0.31% -0.09%
1977 0.31% -0.23%
1976 0.25% -0.43%
1975 0.29% -0.37%
1974 0.47% 0.04%
1973 0.61% 0.32%
1972 0.57% 0.48%
1971 0.7% 0.18%
1970 0.75% 0.33%
1969 0.55% 0.8%
1968 0.61% 0.45%
1967 0.79% 0.46%
1966 0.81% 0.84%
1965 0.78% 0.86%
1964 0.8% 0.81%
1963 0.79% 0.93%
1962 0.78% 0.88%
1961 0.7% 0.77%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Denmark grew by 0.54%, while Germany's population declined by 0.03%.

Live population counters

Denmark Germany
Current population
6042125
82830814
Population rank 114/197 19/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 1%
One net population change
16.4 minutes
20.8 minutes
One birth every
9.26 minutes
46.6 seconds
One death every
9.26 minutes
31.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline +88 -69
Annual growth/decline +32,177 -25,344
Annual growth/decline rate +0.54% -0.03%
Population growth rate rank 126/197 159/197
One migration net change every
23.8 minutes
1.58 minutes
Annual migration change +22,103 -334,072
Net migration rank 32/196 192/196
Foreign-born residents 847,475 16,750,084
Foreign-born residents rank 65/195 2/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 19.8%
Foreign-born share rank 46/195 31/195

Natural population change vs migration

Denmark
Natural

Migration
Germany
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Denmark Germany
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 22,103 - -334,072
2024 0 25,639 -334,066 36,954
2023 -595 31,006 -333,149 609,553
2022 -1,180 60,219 -324,394 981,552
2021 5,857 26,887 -224,629 310,264
2020 5,831 10,851 -216,218 203,468
2019 6,977 9,488 -157,877 319,082
2018 6,373 18,919 -165,812 403,908
2017 8,071 24,561 -148,783 452,988
2016 9,165 33,391 -123,523 517,480
2015 5,683 42,284 -187,879 1,175,283
2014 5,644 27,242 -153,866 592,338
2013 3,931 21,359 -209,679 462,384
2012 5,592 16,871 -193,022 199,143
2011 6,685 13,495 -184,632 295,282
2010 8,876 17,533 -179,909 130,116
2009 8,285 15,551 -188,375 46,533
2008 10,438 25,775 -164,220 -23,341
2007 8,192 20,560 -148,080 -24,772
2006 9,787 10,491 -148,278 -489,056
2005 9,755 6,887 -148,445 81,351
2004 9,188 5,166 -107,271 81,735
2003 7,007 7,228 -140,309 142,009
2002 5,376 9,629 -123,733 218,795
2001 6,967 12,192 -98,820 272,875
2000 9,078 10,441 -73,990 174,594
1999 6,919 9,520 -73,890 219,280
1998 7,956 11,098 -65,637 -754,469
1997 7,927 12,269 -49,221 93,281
1996 6,842 17,534 -90,107 281,280
1995 6,280 28,958 -114,349 398,077
1994 8,850 10,766 -114,013 315,585
1993 4,670 11,411 -105,503 462,096
1992 6,722 11,937 -80,625 811,606
1991 4,639 10,827 -80,014 602,638
1990 2,056 8,667 -15,887 679,702
1989 2,053 3,720 -23,625 761,002
1988 0 677 -7,815 515,962
1987 -1,538 6,338 -31,136 174,272
1986 -2,561 11,463 -77,721 212,822
1985 -4,603 9,957 -116,527 103,556
1984 -5,623 4,325 -109,002 -150,771
1983 -6,649 1,952 -109,380 -81,349
1982 -2,559 235 -78,333 -58,121
1981 -3,073 -1,741 -94,090 130,713
1980 1,537 803 -86,117 324,203
1979 4,605 5,808 -125,002 237,705
1978 9,187 5,678 -140,566 117,167
1977 11,703 5,548 -125,055 33,881
1976 11,667 3,182 -164,508 -79,761
1975 20,746 -10,672 -212,418 -207,740
1974 19,676 -437 -150,038 -15,126
1973 21,092 7,107 -149,980 386,881
1972 24,958 7,053 -62,950 336,015
1971 26,801 -1,159 46,988 450,328
1970 22,673 20,947 70,352 -273,498
1969 23,481 6,687 155,820 584,017
1968 27,243 -3,557 239,612 293,307
1967 33,363 1,623 353,977 -174,155
1966 38,858 2,011 405,982 134,107
1965 37,596 -2,098 410,204 338,258
1964 36,832 1,333 482,038 69,825
1963 36,539 594 455,757 205,976
1962 32,070 3,900 436,752 276,505
1961 33,205 3,012 462,279 27,534
1960 32,515 -4,047 385,919 212,666

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 14% of the population change in Denmark is from natural causes (a gain of 46,182 people) and 86% is from migration (a gain of 283,245 people). In Germany 30.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,216,330 people) and 69.3% is from migration (a gain of 5,010,532 people).

As of 2024, 847,475 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Denmark, compared to 16,750,084 people or 19.8% in Germany.

Biggest cities by population

Denmark
City Population
Copenhagen 667K
Aarhus 291K
Odense 185K
Aalborg 122K
Frederiksberg 106K
Esbjerg 71.6K
Randers 64.7K
Horsens 64.4K
Kolding 63.6K
Vejle 62K
Germany
City Population
Berlin 3.78M
Hamburg 1.91M
Munich 1.51M
Cologne 1.09M
Frankfurt 776K
Stuttgart 633K
Dusseldorf 631K
Leipzig 620K
Dortmund 595K
Essen 587K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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