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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Denmark was 5,976,992 in 2024 vs 10,825,703 people in Honduras in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Denmark's population is 6,032,403 people compared to 11,237,619 in Honduras.

Population statistics:

  • Honduras' population is 1.86 times bigger than Denmark's.
  • Denmark is ranked the 114th most populous country in the world, while Honduras is the 87th.
  • The countries together account for 0.21% of the world: 0.07% for Denmark vs 0.14% for Honduras.
  • For the last 10 years, Denmark has had an average growth rate of +0.57% per year vs +1.81% in Honduras.
  • Since 2006, the population of Denmark has increased from 5.44M people to 6.03M (10.9% growth), while Honduras has grown from 7.66M to 11.2M (46.8% growth).

Denmark vs Honduras: population by year and forecast

Denmark
Factual

Projection
Honduras
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Denmark Honduras
2100 5,879,692 17,182,880
2099 5,887,324 17,200,743
2098 5,894,688 17,216,673
2097 5,902,451 17,230,617
2096 5,909,729 17,243,183
2095 5,917,219 17,254,277
2094 5,925,288 17,263,401
2093 5,933,241 17,270,885
2092 5,941,337 17,276,077
2091 5,949,626 17,279,262
2090 5,958,205 17,280,244
2089 5,966,645 17,278,863
2088 5,974,290 17,275,243
2087 5,982,321 17,269,390
2086 5,989,976 17,261,244
2085 5,997,455 17,250,657
2084 6,004,175 17,237,497
2083 6,010,595 17,221,748
2082 6,016,013 17,203,519
2081 6,020,048 17,182,479
2080 6,023,906 17,158,940
2079 6,027,570 17,132,405
2078 6,030,553 17,102,986
2077 6,033,561 17,070,304
2076 6,037,007 17,034,815
2075 6,039,523 16,995,967
2074 6,041,944 16,953,990
2073 6,044,803 16,908,709
2072 6,046,641 16,860,005
2071 6,048,624 16,807,876
2070 6,051,078 16,752,434
2069 6,053,869 16,693,639
2068 6,056,924 16,631,495
2067 6,060,476 16,565,869
2066 6,064,191 16,496,654
2065 6,069,049 16,424,002
2064 6,073,904 16,347,532
2063 6,078,625 16,267,544
2062 6,083,792 16,184,126
2061 6,088,815 16,096,836
2060 6,094,310 16,005,900
2059 6,099,236 15,911,560
2058 6,103,864 15,813,659
2057 6,108,995 15,712,525
2056 6,114,524 15,607,710
2055 6,120,037 15,499,284
2054 6,124,581 15,387,571
2053 6,129,266 15,272,588
2052 6,132,944 15,154,647
2051 6,136,666 15,033,669
2050 6,139,893 14,909,683
2049 6,142,477 14,782,980
2048 6,144,414 14,653,660
2047 6,146,231 14,521,415
2046 6,147,918 14,386,305
2045 6,148,320 14,248,465
2044 6,149,066 14,108,133
2043 6,149,226 13,965,397
2042 6,149,216 13,820,314
2041 6,148,827 13,672,863
2040 6,147,418 13,523,320
2039 6,145,884 13,371,558
2038 6,142,758 13,217,312
2037 6,139,788 13,060,893
2036 6,135,708 12,901,848
2035 6,130,764 12,740,293
2034 6,124,513 12,576,635
2033 6,117,467 12,410,569
2032 6,110,061 12,242,213
2031 6,100,566 12,071,682
2030 6,090,119 11,898,926
2029 6,077,752 11,723,895
2028 6,063,214 11,546,959
2027 6,046,188 11,368,676
2026 6,027,292 11,189,025
2025 6,004,069 11,007,845
2024 5,976,992 10,825,703
2023 5,946,952 10,644,851
2022 5,903,037 10,463,872
2021 5,856,733 10,289,877
2020 5,831,404 10,119,640
2019 5,814,422 9,943,633
2018 5,793,636 9,765,210
2017 5,764,980 9,588,137
2016 5,728,010 9,412,380
2015 5,683,483 9,237,305
2014 5,643,475 9,063,122
2013 5,614,932 8,889,278
2012 5,591,572 8,715,076
2011 5,570,572 8,540,583
2010 5,547,683 8,365,878
2009 5,523,095 8,189,899
2008 5,493,621 8,012,587
2007 5,461,438 7,834,798
2006 5,437,272 7,656,832
2005 5,419,432 7,478,355
2004 5,404,523 7,298,994
2003 5,390,574 7,119,213
2002 5,375,931 6,938,859
2001 5,358,783 6,757,993
2000 5,339,616 6,577,773
1999 5,321,799 6,400,463
1998 5,304,219 6,234,431
1997 5,284,991 6,071,454
1996 5,263,074 5,903,954
1995 5,233,373 5,739,637
1994 5,206,180 5,579,242
1993 5,188,628 5,423,249
1992 5,171,370 5,271,431
1991 5,154,298 5,123,792
1990 5,140,939 4,980,488
1989 5,132,594 4,841,838
1988 5,129,516 4,707,677
1987 5,127,024 4,576,910
1986 5,120,534 4,448,899
1985 5,113,691 4,323,342
1984 5,111,619 4,199,850
1983 5,114,297 4,078,174
1982 5,117,810 3,958,728
1981 5,121,572 3,841,778
1980 5,123,027 3,727,173
1979 5,116,801 3,614,981
1978 5,104,248 3,505,463
1977 5,088,419 3,398,655
1976 5,072,596 3,294,457
1975 5,059,862 3,193,234
1974 5,045,297 3,099,836
1973 5,021,861 3,011,459
1972 4,991,596 2,922,064
1971 4,963,126 2,834,616
1970 4,928,757 2,750,715
1969 4,891,860 2,670,289
1968 4,864,883 2,593,057
1967 4,835,354 2,518,648
1966 4,797,381 2,446,751
1965 4,759,012 2,377,157
1964 4,722,072 2,309,855
1963 4,684,483 2,244,878
1962 4,647,727 2,182,064
1961 4,611,687 2,121,242
1960 4,579,603 2,062,060

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/honduras | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Denmark increased by 290,738 people (a 5.35% growth), while Honduras gained 1,755,548 people (a 22.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Denmark gained 304,393 people (a 5.31% growth), while Honduras' population increased by 1,825,239 people (a 19.4% growth).

Denmark was ranked 108th most populous country in 2006 and is 114th in 2026. Honduras was ranked 94th in 2006 and ranked 87th 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 Honduras will increase by 32.7% to 14,909,683 people and rank change from 87th to 86th.

Denmark is projected to reach its peak in 2043 at 6.15M people compared to the peak of 17.3M people in 2090 for Honduras.

Population growth rate by year

Denmark
Factual

Projection
Honduras
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Denmark Honduras
2100 -0.13% -0.1%
2099 -0.12% -0.09%
2098 -0.13% -0.08%
2097 -0.12% -0.07%
2096 -0.13% -0.06%
2095 -0.14% -0.05%
2094 -0.13% -0.04%
2093 -0.14% -0.03%
2092 -0.14% -0.02%
2091 -0.14% -0.006%
2090 -0.14% 0.008%
2089 -0.13% 0.02%
2088 -0.13% 0.03%
2087 -0.13% 0.05%
2086 -0.12% 0.06%
2085 -0.11% 0.08%
2084 -0.11% 0.09%
2083 -0.09% 0.11%
2082 -0.07% 0.12%
2081 -0.06% 0.14%
2080 -0.06% 0.15%
2079 -0.05% 0.17%
2078 -0.05% 0.19%
2077 -0.06% 0.21%
2076 -0.04% 0.23%
2075 -0.04% 0.25%
2074 -0.05% 0.27%
2073 -0.03% 0.29%
2072 -0.03% 0.31%
2071 -0.04% 0.33%
2070 -0.05% 0.35%
2069 -0.05% 0.37%
2068 -0.06% 0.4%
2067 -0.06% 0.42%
2066 -0.08% 0.44%
2065 -0.08% 0.47%
2064 -0.08% 0.49%
2063 -0.08% 0.52%
2062 -0.08% 0.54%
2061 -0.09% 0.57%
2060 -0.08% 0.59%
2059 -0.08% 0.62%
2058 -0.08% 0.64%
2057 -0.09% 0.67%
2056 -0.09% 0.7%
2055 -0.07% 0.73%
2054 -0.08% 0.75%
2053 -0.06% 0.78%
2052 -0.06% 0.8%
2051 -0.05% 0.83%
2050 -0.04% 0.86%
2049 -0.03% 0.88%
2048 -0.03% 0.91%
2047 -0.03% 0.94%
2046 -0.007% 0.97%
2045 -0.01% 0.99%
2044 -0.003% 1.02%
2043 0% 1.05%
2042 0.006% 1.08%
2041 0.02% 1.11%
2040 0.02% 1.13%
2039 0.05% 1.17%
2038 0.05% 1.2%
2037 0.07% 1.23%
2036 0.08% 1.27%
2035 0.1% 1.3%
2034 0.12% 1.34%
2033 0.12% 1.38%
2032 0.16% 1.41%
2031 0.17% 1.45%
2030 0.2% 1.49%
2029 0.24% 1.53%
2028 0.28% 1.57%
2027 0.31% 1.61%
2026 0.39% 1.65%
2025 0.45% 1.68%
2024 0.51% 1.7%
2023 0.74% 1.73%
2022 0.79% 1.69%
2021 0.43% 1.68%
2020 0.29% 1.77%
2019 0.36% 1.83%
2018 0.5% 1.85%
2017 0.65% 1.87%
2016 0.78% 1.9%
2015 0.71% 1.92%
2014 0.51% 1.96%
2013 0.42% 2%
2012 0.38% 2.04%
2011 0.41% 2.09%
2010 0.45% 2.15%
2009 0.54% 2.21%
2008 0.59% 2.27%
2007 0.44% 2.32%
2006 0.33% 2.39%
2005 0.28% 2.46%
2004 0.26% 2.53%
2003 0.27% 2.6%
2002 0.32% 2.68%
2001 0.36% 2.74%
2000 0.33% 2.77%
1999 0.33% 2.66%
1998 0.36% 2.68%
1997 0.42% 2.84%
1996 0.57% 2.86%
1995 0.52% 2.87%
1994 0.34% 2.88%
1993 0.33% 2.88%
1992 0.33% 2.88%
1991 0.26% 2.88%
1990 0.16% 2.86%
1989 0.06% 2.85%
1988 0.05% 2.86%
1987 0.13% 2.88%
1986 0.13% 2.9%
1985 0.04% 2.94%
1984 -0.05% 2.98%
1983 -0.07% 3.02%
1982 -0.07% 3.04%
1981 -0.03% 3.07%
1980 0.12% 3.1%
1979 0.25% 3.12%
1978 0.31% 3.14%
1977 0.31% 3.16%
1976 0.25% 3.17%
1975 0.29% 3.01%
1974 0.47% 2.93%
1973 0.61% 3.06%
1972 0.57% 3.09%
1971 0.7% 3.05%
1970 0.75% 3.01%
1969 0.55% 2.98%
1968 0.61% 2.95%
1967 0.79% 2.94%
1966 0.81% 2.93%
1965 0.78% 2.91%
1964 0.8% 2.89%
1963 0.79% 2.88%
1962 0.78% 2.87%
1961 0.7% 2.87%

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/honduras | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Denmark grew by 0.51%, while Honduras' population grew by 1.7%.

Live population counters

Denmark Honduras
Current population
6032403
11237619
Population rank 114/197 87/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.14%
One net population change
17.5 minutes
2.91 minutes
One birth every
9.11 minutes
2.25 minutes
One death every
9.02 minutes
11 minutes
Daily growth/decline +82 +495
Annual growth/decline +30,040 +180,852
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% +1.7%
Population growth rate rank 132/197 64/197
One migration net change every
23.8 minutes
1.84 hours
Annual migration change +22,103 -4,778
Net migration rank 32/196 114/196
Foreign-born residents 847,475 39,901
Foreign-born residents rank 65/195 157/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 0.4%
Foreign-born share rank 46/195 179/195

Natural population change vs migration

Denmark
Natural

Migration
Honduras
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Denmark Honduras
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 22,103 - -4,778
2024 - 25,639 - -4,821
2023 -595 31,006 186,125 -5,044
2022 -1,180 60,219 186,257 -5,374
2021 5,857 26,887 172,890 -5,777
2020 5,831 10,851 179,553 -6,199
2019 6,977 9,488 185,200 -6,546
2018 6,373 18,919 184,953 -6,764
2017 8,071 24,561 182,731 -6,778
2016 9,165 33,391 182,243 -6,681
2015 5,683 42,284 181,098 -6,509
2014 5,644 27,242 180,075 -6,293
2013 3,931 21,359 179,999 -6,091
2012 5,592 16,871 180,384 -5,891
2011 6,685 13,495 180,164 -5,664
2010 8,876 17,533 180,318 -5,419
2009 8,285 15,551 182,250 -5,196
2008 10,438 25,775 182,607 -5,039
2007 8,192 20,560 183,052 -5,039
2006 9,787 10,491 183,381 -5,450
2005 9,755 6,887 185,216 -6,190
2004 9,188 5,166 186,774 -7,083
2003 7,007 7,228 187,854 -7,982
2002 5,376 9,629 189,653 -8,816
2001 6,967 12,192 190,636 -9,744
2000 9,078 10,441 190,308 -10,757
1999 6,919 9,520 186,816 -11,753
1998 7,956 11,098 169,632 -12,638
1997 7,927 12,269 182,308 -13,344
1996 6,842 17,534 180,083 -14,049
1995 6,280 28,958 177,309 -14,707
1994 8,850 10,766 173,437 -15,246
1993 4,670 11,411 169,358 -15,559
1992 6,722 11,937 165,434 -15,583
1991 4,639 10,827 160,933 -15,509
1990 2,056 8,667 156,537 -15,351
1989 2,053 3,720 152,266 -16,146
1988 0 677 149,130 -16,919
1987 -1,538 6,338 146,750 -17,423
1986 -2,561 11,463 144,500 -17,812
1985 -4,603 9,957 142,190 -17,778
1984 -5,623 4,325 139,851 -17,277
1983 -6,649 1,952 137,597 -16,810
1982 -2,559 235 134,629 -16,530
1981 -3,073 -1,741 131,789 -15,986
1980 1,537 803 128,856 -15,445
1979 4,605 5,808 125,957 -14,979
1978 9,187 5,678 122,593 -14,537
1977 11,703 5,548 119,333 -13,777
1976 11,667 3,182 115,754 -12,916
1975 20,746 -10,672 111,469 -11,855
1974 19,676 -437 98,141 -10,947
1973 21,092 7,107 99,553 -10,001
1972 24,958 7,053 98,634 -9,403
1971 26,801 -1,159 94,597 -8,918
1970 22,673 20,947 90,875 -8,751
1969 23,481 6,687 87,273 -8,544
1968 27,243 -3,557 84,070 -8,335
1967 33,363 1,623 81,131 -8,056
1966 38,858 2,011 78,369 -7,649
1965 37,596 -2,098 75,622 -7,161
1964 36,832 1,333 72,756 -6,620
1963 36,539 594 69,883 -6,063
1962 32,070 3,900 67,332 -5,519
1961 33,205 3,012 64,672 -4,838
1960 32,515 -4,047 62,602 -4,085

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

GeoRank.org/population/denmark/honduras | 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 Honduras 96.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,821,125 people) and 3.29% is from migration (a loss of 61,965 people).

As of 2024, 847,475 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Denmark, compared to 39,901 people or 0.4% in Honduras.

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
Honduras
City Population
Tegucigalpa 1.06M
San Pedro Sula 719K
Choloma 232K
La Ceiba 197K
El Progreso 188K
Villanueva 150K
Comayagua 145K
Puerto Cortes 122K
Yoro 86.7K
La Lima 71.9K

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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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