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

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The latest officially reported population of Denmark was 6,009,169 in 2025 vs 18,687,881 people in Guatemala in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Denmark's population is 6,042,125 people compared to 19,115,361 in Guatemala.

Population statistics:

  • Guatemala's population is 3.16 times bigger than Denmark's.
  • Denmark is ranked the 114th most populous country in the world, while Guatemala is the 69th.
  • The countries together account for 0.3% of the world: 0.07% for Denmark vs 0.23% for Guatemala.
  • For the last 10 years, Denmark has had an average growth rate of +0.57% per year vs +1.61% in Guatemala.
  • Since 2006, the population of Denmark has increased from 5.44M people to 6.04M (11.1% growth), while Guatemala has grown from 13.4M to 19.1M (43% growth).

Denmark vs Guatemala: population by year and forecast

Denmark
Factual

Projection
Guatemala
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Denmark Guatemala
2100 5,884,686 26,153,266
2099 5,892,325 26,241,436
2098 5,899,695 26,327,401
2097 5,907,465 26,411,858
2096 5,914,749 26,493,721
2095 5,922,245 26,573,173
2094 5,930,321 26,650,279
2093 5,938,280 26,724,630
2092 5,946,384 26,796,433
2091 5,954,679 26,864,799
2090 5,963,266 26,929,431
2089 5,971,713 26,990,069
2088 5,979,364 27,047,391
2087 5,987,402 27,101,383
2086 5,995,064 27,151,393
2085 6,002,549 27,195,895
2084 6,009,275 27,235,718
2083 6,015,700 27,270,266
2082 6,021,123 27,300,227
2081 6,025,161 27,323,897
2080 6,029,023 27,341,942
2079 6,032,690 27,354,464
2078 6,035,675 27,360,327
2077 6,038,686 27,359,161
2076 6,042,135 27,351,838
2075 6,044,653 27,338,895
2074 6,047,076 27,319,989
2073 6,049,937 27,293,820
2072 6,051,777 27,260,434
2071 6,053,762 27,219,778
2070 6,056,217 27,172,642
2069 6,059,011 27,117,335
2068 6,062,068 27,053,945
2067 6,065,624 26,983,495
2066 6,069,342 26,905,666
2065 6,074,204 26,821,312
2064 6,079,063 26,729,190
2063 6,083,788 26,630,176
2062 6,088,960 26,525,287
2061 6,093,987 26,414,086
2060 6,099,487 26,295,830
2059 6,104,417 26,171,105
2058 6,109,049 26,039,738
2057 6,114,183 25,901,372
2056 6,119,717 25,757,288
2055 6,125,235 25,607,244
2054 6,129,783 25,451,264
2053 6,134,472 25,288,335
2052 6,138,153 25,120,056
2051 6,141,878 24,946,634
2050 6,145,108 24,768,464
2049 6,147,694 24,584,225
2048 6,149,633 24,394,931
2047 6,151,452 24,201,532
2046 6,153,140 24,001,405
2045 6,153,542 23,795,751
2044 6,154,289 23,584,131
2043 6,154,449 23,366,974
2042 6,154,439 23,144,034
2041 6,154,049 22,915,420
2040 6,152,639 22,680,768
2039 6,151,105 22,440,281
2038 6,147,975 22,193,352
2037 6,145,003 21,942,046
2036 6,140,920 21,686,309
2035 6,135,972 21,425,958
2034 6,129,715 21,162,245
2033 6,122,663 20,895,809
2032 6,115,251 20,626,813
2031 6,105,748 20,355,744
2030 6,095,292 20,082,472
2029 6,082,914 19,807,478
2028 6,068,364 19,530,983
2027 6,051,324 19,252,313
2026 6,032,411 18,970,716
2025 6,009,169 18,687,881
2024 5,976,992 18,406,359
2023 5,946,952 18,124,838
2022 5,903,037 17,847,877
2021 5,856,733 17,598,650
2020 5,831,404 17,357,325
2019 5,814,422 17,103,803
2018 5,793,636 16,845,685
2017 5,764,980 16,567,357
2016 5,728,010 16,268,760
2015 5,683,483 15,971,743
2014 5,643,475 15,681,725
2013 5,614,932 15,387,337
2012 5,591,572 15,089,647
2011 5,570,572 14,792,126
2010 5,547,683 14,500,112
2009 5,523,095 14,215,611
2008 5,493,621 13,935,174
2007 5,461,438 13,652,040
2006 5,437,272 13,367,459
2005 5,419,432 13,087,629
2004 5,404,523 12,807,402
2003 5,390,574 12,525,842
2002 5,375,931 12,246,915
2001 5,358,783 11,969,422
2000 5,339,616 11,697,592
1999 5,321,799 11,422,965
1998 5,304,219 11,139,145
1997 5,284,991 10,857,754
1996 5,263,074 10,583,526
1995 5,233,373 10,312,996
1994 5,206,180 10,043,718
1993 5,188,628 9,779,761
1992 5,171,370 9,522,266
1991 5,154,298 9,272,584
1990 5,140,939 9,024,773
1989 5,132,594 8,775,546
1988 5,129,516 8,532,099
1987 5,127,024 8,296,485
1986 5,120,534 8,070,818
1985 5,113,691 7,849,693
1984 5,111,619 7,630,682
1983 5,114,297 7,419,642
1982 5,117,810 7,240,241
1981 5,121,572 7,075,648
1980 5,123,027 6,900,212
1979 5,116,801 6,727,797
1978 5,104,248 6,561,534
1977 5,088,419 6,401,515
1976 5,072,596 6,262,404
1975 5,059,862 6,128,731
1974 5,045,297 5,981,197
1973 5,021,861 5,831,631
1972 4,991,596 5,682,833
1971 4,963,126 5,538,355
1970 4,928,757 5,396,966
1969 4,891,860 5,257,081
1968 4,864,883 5,118,111
1967 4,835,354 4,978,862
1966 4,797,381 4,840,958
1965 4,759,012 4,704,965
1964 4,722,072 4,571,109
1963 4,684,483 4,440,264
1962 4,647,727 4,312,044
1961 4,611,687 4,186,201
1960 4,579,603 4,063,655

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/guatemala | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Denmark increased by 290,738 people (a 5.35% growth), while Guatemala gained 2,901,301 people (a 21.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Denmark gained 314,115 people (a 5.48% growth), while Guatemala's population increased by 2,846,601 people (a 17.5% growth).

Denmark was ranked 108th most populous country in 2006 and is 114th in 2026. Guatemala was ranked 68th in 2006 and ranked 69th 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 Guatemala will increase by 29.6% to 24,768,464 people and rank change from 69th to 67th.

Denmark is projected to reach its peak in 2043 at 6.15M people compared to the peak of 27.4M people in 2078 for Guatemala.

Population growth rate by year

Denmark
Factual

Projection
Guatemala
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Denmark Guatemala
2100 -0.13% -0.34%
2099 -0.12% -0.33%
2098 -0.13% -0.32%
2097 -0.12% -0.31%
2096 -0.13% -0.3%
2095 -0.14% -0.29%
2094 -0.13% -0.28%
2093 -0.14% -0.27%
2092 -0.14% -0.25%
2091 -0.14% -0.24%
2090 -0.14% -0.22%
2089 -0.13% -0.21%
2088 -0.13% -0.2%
2087 -0.13% -0.18%
2086 -0.12% -0.16%
2085 -0.11% -0.15%
2084 -0.11% -0.13%
2083 -0.09% -0.11%
2082 -0.07% -0.09%
2081 -0.06% -0.07%
2080 -0.06% -0.05%
2079 -0.05% -0.02%
2078 -0.05% 0.004%
2077 -0.06% 0.03%
2076 -0.04% 0.05%
2075 -0.04% 0.07%
2074 -0.05% 0.1%
2073 -0.03% 0.12%
2072 -0.03% 0.15%
2071 -0.04% 0.17%
2070 -0.05% 0.2%
2069 -0.05% 0.23%
2068 -0.06% 0.26%
2067 -0.06% 0.29%
2066 -0.08% 0.31%
2065 -0.08% 0.34%
2064 -0.08% 0.37%
2063 -0.08% 0.4%
2062 -0.08% 0.42%
2061 -0.09% 0.45%
2060 -0.08% 0.48%
2059 -0.08% 0.5%
2058 -0.08% 0.53%
2057 -0.09% 0.56%
2056 -0.09% 0.59%
2055 -0.07% 0.61%
2054 -0.08% 0.64%
2053 -0.06% 0.67%
2052 -0.06% 0.7%
2051 -0.05% 0.72%
2050 -0.04% 0.75%
2049 -0.03% 0.78%
2048 -0.03% 0.8%
2047 -0.03% 0.83%
2046 -0.007% 0.86%
2045 -0.01% 0.9%
2044 -0.003% 0.93%
2043 0% 0.96%
2042 0.006% 1%
2041 0.02% 1.03%
2040 0.02% 1.07%
2039 0.05% 1.11%
2038 0.05% 1.15%
2037 0.07% 1.18%
2036 0.08% 1.22%
2035 0.1% 1.25%
2034 0.12% 1.28%
2033 0.12% 1.3%
2032 0.16% 1.33%
2031 0.17% 1.36%
2030 0.2% 1.39%
2029 0.24% 1.42%
2028 0.28% 1.45%
2027 0.31% 1.48%
2026 0.39% 1.51%
2025 0.54% 1.53%
2024 0.51% 1.55%
2023 0.74% 1.55%
2022 0.79% 1.42%
2021 0.43% 1.39%
2020 0.29% 1.48%
2019 0.36% 1.53%
2018 0.5% 1.68%
2017 0.65% 1.84%
2016 0.78% 1.86%
2015 0.71% 1.85%
2014 0.51% 1.91%
2013 0.42% 1.97%
2012 0.38% 2.01%
2011 0.41% 2.01%
2010 0.45% 2%
2009 0.54% 2.01%
2008 0.59% 2.07%
2007 0.44% 2.13%
2006 0.33% 2.14%
2005 0.28% 2.19%
2004 0.26% 2.25%
2003 0.27% 2.28%
2002 0.32% 2.32%
2001 0.36% 2.32%
2000 0.33% 2.4%
1999 0.33% 2.55%
1998 0.36% 2.59%
1997 0.42% 2.59%
1996 0.57% 2.62%
1995 0.52% 2.68%
1994 0.34% 2.7%
1993 0.33% 2.7%
1992 0.33% 2.69%
1991 0.26% 2.75%
1990 0.16% 2.84%
1989 0.06% 2.85%
1988 0.05% 2.84%
1987 0.13% 2.8%
1986 0.13% 2.82%
1985 0.04% 2.87%
1984 -0.05% 2.84%
1983 -0.07% 2.48%
1982 -0.07% 2.33%
1981 -0.03% 2.54%
1980 0.12% 2.56%
1979 0.25% 2.53%
1978 0.31% 2.5%
1977 0.31% 2.22%
1976 0.25% 2.18%
1975 0.29% 2.47%
1974 0.47% 2.56%
1973 0.61% 2.62%
1972 0.57% 2.61%
1971 0.7% 2.62%
1970 0.75% 2.66%
1969 0.55% 2.72%
1968 0.61% 2.8%
1967 0.79% 2.85%
1966 0.81% 2.89%
1965 0.78% 2.93%
1964 0.8% 2.95%
1963 0.79% 2.97%
1962 0.78% 3.01%
1961 0.7% 3.02%

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/guatemala | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Denmark grew by 0.54%, while Guatemala's population grew by 1.53%.

Live population counters

Denmark Guatemala
Current population
6042125
19115361
Population rank 114/197 69/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.23%
One net population change
16.4 minutes
1.87 minutes
One birth every
9.26 minutes
1.38 minutes
One death every
9.26 minutes
5.88 minutes
Daily growth/decline +88 +771
Annual growth/decline +32,177 +281,522
Annual growth/decline rate +0.54% +1.53%
Population growth rate rank 126/197 69/197
One migration net change every
23.8 minutes
1.1 hours
Annual migration change +22,103 -7,959
Net migration rank 32/196 128/196
Foreign-born residents 847,475 92,732
Foreign-born residents rank 65/195 133/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 46/195 176/195

Natural population change vs migration

Denmark
Natural

Migration
Guatemala
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Denmark Guatemala
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 22,103 - -7,959
2024 0 25,639 290,066 -7,725
2023 -595 31,006 289,635 -8,940
2022 -1,180 60,219 281,675 -8,463
2021 5,857 26,887 255,145 -29,908
2020 5,831 10,851 281,328 -23,927
2019 6,977 9,488 307,389 -57,746
2018 6,373 18,919 323,100 -56,487
2017 8,071 24,561 332,838 -42,779
2016 9,165 33,391 338,114 -30,980
2015 5,683 42,284 335,072 -48,179
2014 5,644 27,242 333,551 -40,409
2013 3,931 21,359 331,321 -35,698
2012 5,592 16,871 332,365 -32,624
2011 6,685 13,495 328,548 -33,238
2010 8,876 17,533 324,802 -36,076
2009 8,285 15,551 323,320 -43,046
2008 10,438 25,775 323,226 -42,624
2007 8,192 20,560 326,298 -40,632
2006 9,787 10,491 325,604 -42,118
2005 9,755 6,887 325,816 -49,636
2004 9,188 5,166 331,699 -47,409
2003 7,007 7,228 333,539 -54,701
2002 5,376 9,629 334,255 -55,247
2001 6,967 12,192 335,503 -59,536
2000 9,078 10,441 332,891 -65,197
1999 6,919 9,520 328,890 -47,325
1998 7,956 11,098 325,174 -39,104
1997 7,927 12,269 320,087 -43,377
1996 6,842 17,534 315,252 -43,501
1995 6,280 28,958 309,236 -39,917
1994 8,850 10,766 302,708 -33,462
1993 4,670 11,411 295,515 -36,848
1992 6,722 11,937 288,411 -32,093
1991 4,639 10,827 283,917 -40,868
1990 2,056 8,667 280,318 -27,735
1989 2,053 3,720 276,736 -30,860
1988 0 677 271,466 -30,450
1987 -1,538 6,338 261,746 -31,539
1986 -2,561 11,463 252,754 -31,631
1985 -4,603 9,957 246,119 -24,991
1984 -5,623 4,325 241,892 -25,010
1983 -6,649 1,952 238,059 -32,877
1982 -2,559 235 199,809 -46,174
1981 -3,073 -1,741 221,044 -45,490
1980 1,537 803 218,460 -43,144
1979 4,605 5,808 216,810 -47,278
1978 9,187 5,678 211,301 -48,309
1977 11,703 5,548 203,299 -46,249
1976 11,667 3,182 171,903 -50,745
1975 20,746 -10,672 188,501 -42,329
1974 19,676 -437 184,992 -36,089
1973 21,092 7,107 179,871 -29,641
1972 24,958 7,053 173,162 -25,807
1971 26,801 -1,159 165,104 -23,513
1970 22,673 20,947 155,946 -14,755
1969 23,481 6,687 149,516 -10,937
1968 27,243 -3,557 146,946 -7,589
1967 33,363 1,623 143,859 -4,715
1966 38,858 2,011 140,494 -3,824
1965 37,596 -2,098 135,997 -681
1964 36,832 1,333 132,832 -440
1963 36,539 594 129,065 240
1962 32,070 3,900 126,429 713
1961 33,205 3,012 123,753 797
1960 32,515 -4,047 120,728 -186

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

GeoRank.org/population/denmark/guatemala | 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 Guatemala 90.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,034,362 people) and 9.41% is from migration (a loss of 315,134 people).

As of 2024, 847,475 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Denmark, compared to 92,732 people or 0.5% in Guatemala.

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
Guatemala
City Population
Guatemala 995K
Mixco 528K
Coban 229K
Quetzaltenango 208K
Jalapa 193K
San Miguel Petapa 151K
Momostenango 140K
Mazatenango 83.8K
Flores 44.7K
Panajachel 16.1K

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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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