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

Denmark and Greece: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Denmark	Greece	Denmark	Greece
1960	4,579,603	8,331,725	-	-
1961	4,611,687	8,398,050	0.7%	0.8%
1962	4,647,727	8,448,233	0.78%	0.6%
1963	4,684,483	8,479,625	0.79%	0.37%
1964	4,722,072	8,510,429	0.8%	0.36%
1965	4,759,012	8,550,333	0.78%	0.47%
1966	4,797,381	8,613,651	0.81%	0.74%
1967	4,835,354	8,684,088	0.79%	0.82%
1968	4,864,883	8,740,765	0.61%	0.65%
1969	4,891,860	8,772,764	0.55%	0.37%
1970	4,928,757	8,792,806	0.75%	0.23%
1971	4,963,126	8,831,036	0.7%	0.43%
1972	4,991,596	8,888,628	0.57%	0.65%
1973	5,021,861	8,929,086	0.61%	0.46%
1974	5,045,297	8,962,022	0.47%	0.37%
1975	5,059,862	9,046,541	0.29%	0.94%
1976	5,072,596	9,188,150	0.25%	1.57%
1977	5,088,419	9,308,479	0.31%	1.31%
1978	5,104,248	9,429,959	0.31%	1.31%
1979	5,116,801	9,548,258	0.25%	1.25%
1980	5,123,027	9,642,505	0.12%	0.99%
1981	5,121,572	9,729,350	-0.03%	0.9%
1982	5,117,810	9,789,513	-0.07%	0.62%
1983	5,114,297	9,846,627	-0.07%	0.58%
1984	5,111,619	9,895,801	-0.05%	0.5%
1985	5,113,691	9,934,300	0.04%	0.39%
1986	5,120,534	9,967,213	0.13%	0.33%
1987	5,127,024	10,000,595	0.13%	0.33%
1988	5,129,516	10,036,983	0.05%	0.36%
1989	5,132,594	10,089,498	0.06%	0.52%
1990	5,140,939	10,196,792	0.16%	1.06%
1991	5,154,298	10,319,927	0.26%	1.21%
1992	5,171,370	10,399,061	0.33%	0.77%
1993	5,188,628	10,460,415	0.33%	0.59%
1994	5,206,180	10,512,922	0.34%	0.5%
1995	5,233,373	10,562,153	0.52%	0.47%
1996	5,263,074	10,608,800	0.57%	0.44%
1997	5,284,991	10,661,259	0.42%	0.49%
1998	5,304,219	10,720,509	0.36%	0.56%
1999	5,321,799	10,761,698	0.33%	0.38%
2000	5,339,616	10,805,808	0.33%	0.41%
2001	5,358,783	10,862,132	0.36%	0.52%
2002	5,375,931	10,902,022	0.32%	0.37%
2003	5,390,574	10,928,070	0.27%	0.24%
2004	5,404,523	10,955,141	0.26%	0.25%
2005	5,419,432	10,987,314	0.28%	0.29%
2006	5,437,272	11,020,362	0.33%	0.3%
2007	5,461,438	11,048,473	0.44%	0.26%
2008	5,493,621	11,077,841	0.59%	0.27%
2009	5,523,095	11,107,017	0.54%	0.26%
2010	5,547,683	11,121,341	0.45%	0.13%
2011	5,570,572	11,104,899	0.41%	-0.15%
2012	5,591,572	11,045,011	0.38%	-0.54%
2013	5,614,932	10,965,211	0.42%	-0.72%
2014	5,643,475	10,892,413	0.51%	-0.66%
2015	5,683,483	10,820,883	0.71%	-0.66%
2016	5,728,010	10,775,971	0.78%	-0.42%
2017	5,764,980	10,754,679	0.65%	-0.2%
2018	5,793,636	10,732,882	0.5%	-0.2%
2019	5,814,422	10,721,582	0.36%	-0.11%
2020	5,831,404	10,698,599	0.29%	-0.21%
2021	5,856,733	10,569,207	0.43%	-1.21%
2022	5,903,037	10,436,882	0.79%	-1.25%
2023	5,946,952	10,405,588	0.74%	-0.3%
2024	5,976,992	10,388,805	0.51%	-0.16%
2025	6,002,090	10,276,140	0.42%	-1.08%
2026	6,023,091	10,232,997	0.35%	-0.42%
2027	6,041,010	10,188,386	0.3%	-0.44%
2028	6,056,755	10,143,203	0.26%	-0.44%
2029	6,070,186	10,097,603	0.22%	-0.45%
2030	6,081,559	10,051,921	0.19%	-0.45%
2031	6,091,513	10,006,045	0.16%	-0.46%
2032	6,099,943	9,959,048	0.14%	-0.47%
2033	6,107,156	9,911,765	0.12%	-0.47%
2034	6,113,785	9,865,342	0.11%	-0.47%
2035	6,119,365	9,818,783	0.09%	-0.47%
2036	6,123,874	9,772,426	0.07%	-0.47%
2037	6,127,386	9,726,502	0.06%	-0.47%
2038	6,130,437	9,680,639	0.05%	-0.47%
2039	6,132,752	9,635,315	0.04%	-0.47%
2040	6,134,223	9,590,401	0.02%	-0.47%
2041	6,135,120	9,545,637	0.01%	-0.47%
2042	6,135,315	9,501,568	0.003%	-0.46%
2043	6,135,244	9,457,398	-0.001%	-0.46%
2044	6,134,789	9,411,943	-0.007%	-0.48%
2045	6,134,218	9,365,737	-0.009%	-0.49%
2046	6,133,182	9,319,023	-0.02%	-0.5%
2047	6,131,427	9,269,970	-0.03%	-0.53%
2048	6,129,548	9,218,699	-0.03%	-0.55%
2049	6,127,293	9,165,668	-0.04%	-0.58%
2050	6,124,397	9,111,122	-0.05%	-0.6%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Denmark increased by 264,051 people (a 4.87% growth), while Greece lost 166,431 people (a 1.51% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Denmark gained 335,476 (a 5.9% growth), while Greece's population decreased by -544,743 (a 5.03% decline).

Denmark was ranked 108th most populous country in 2005 and is 114th in 2025. Greece was ranked 74th in 2005 and ranked 95th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Denmark's population will grow by 1.75% to 6,124,397 people with a rank change from 114th to 119th. The population of Greece will decrease by 11.3% to 9,111,122 people and rank change from 95th to 106th.