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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Denmark was 5,976,992 in 2024 vs 283,487,931 people in Indonesia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Denmark's population is 6,032,403 people compared to 288,551,776 in Indonesia.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 47.8 times bigger than Denmark's.
  • Denmark is ranked the 114th most populous country in the world, while Indonesia is the 4th.
  • The countries together account for 3.55% of the world: 0.07% for Denmark vs 3.48% for Indonesia.
  • For the last 10 years, Denmark has had an average growth rate of +0.57% per year vs +0.94% in Indonesia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Denmark has increased from 5.44M people to 6.03M (10.9% growth), while Indonesia has grown from 234M to 289M (23.3% growth).

Denmark vs Indonesia: population by year and forecast

Denmark
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Denmark Indonesia
2100 5,879,692 297,263,579
2099 5,887,324 298,386,561
2098 5,894,688 299,496,396
2097 5,902,451 300,596,542
2096 5,909,729 301,680,965
2095 5,917,219 302,745,817
2094 5,925,288 303,798,670
2093 5,933,241 304,837,512
2092 5,941,337 305,857,297
2091 5,949,626 306,853,321
2090 5,958,205 307,827,852
2089 5,966,645 308,775,620
2088 5,974,290 309,700,566
2087 5,982,321 310,605,359
2086 5,989,976 311,483,180
2085 5,997,455 312,332,996
2084 6,004,175 313,155,965
2083 6,010,595 313,952,990
2082 6,016,013 314,719,759
2081 6,020,048 315,453,880
2080 6,023,906 316,158,503
2079 6,027,570 316,839,281
2078 6,030,553 317,487,448
2077 6,033,561 318,105,938
2076 6,037,007 318,684,532
2075 6,039,523 319,239,982
2074 6,041,944 319,759,087
2073 6,044,803 320,251,181
2072 6,046,641 320,709,370
2071 6,048,624 321,136,059
2070 6,051,078 321,534,979
2069 6,053,869 321,908,058
2068 6,056,924 322,252,027
2067 6,060,476 322,566,642
2066 6,064,191 322,849,032
2065 6,069,049 323,098,730
2064 6,073,904 323,318,973
2063 6,078,625 323,506,247
2062 6,083,792 323,662,911
2061 6,088,815 323,784,985
2060 6,094,310 323,865,045
2059 6,099,236 323,904,988
2058 6,103,864 323,894,318
2057 6,108,995 323,837,237
2056 6,114,524 323,721,448
2055 6,120,037 323,552,405
2054 6,124,581 323,324,404
2053 6,129,266 323,032,528
2052 6,132,944 322,677,809
2051 6,136,666 322,252,898
2050 6,139,893 321,749,772
2049 6,142,477 321,169,163
2048 6,144,414 320,507,607
2047 6,146,231 319,778,332
2046 6,147,918 318,970,565
2045 6,148,320 318,077,606
2044 6,149,066 317,100,688
2043 6,149,226 316,041,251
2042 6,149,216 314,905,847
2041 6,148,827 313,692,611
2040 6,147,418 312,407,319
2039 6,145,884 311,049,484
2038 6,142,758 309,626,850
2037 6,139,788 308,137,773
2036 6,135,708 306,592,068
2035 6,130,764 304,988,219
2034 6,124,513 303,322,890
2033 6,117,467 301,599,483
2032 6,110,061 299,828,261
2031 6,100,566 298,003,267
2030 6,090,119 296,127,253
2029 6,077,752 294,190,935
2028 6,063,214 292,188,833
2027 6,046,188 290,114,110
2026 6,027,292 287,972,484
2025 6,004,069 285,765,617
2024 5,976,992 283,487,931
2023 5,946,952 281,190,067
2022 5,903,037 278,830,529
2021 5,856,733 276,758,053
2020 5,831,404 274,814,866
2019 5,814,422 272,489,381
2018 5,793,636 269,951,846
2017 5,764,980 267,346,658
2016 5,728,010 264,627,418
2015 5,683,483 261,799,249
2014 5,643,475 258,877,399
2013 5,614,932 255,852,467
2012 5,591,572 252,698,525
2011 5,570,572 249,470,032
2010 5,547,683 246,305,322
2009 5,523,095 243,220,028
2008 5,493,621 240,157,903
2007 5,461,438 237,062,337
2006 5,437,272 233,951,652
2005 5,419,432 230,871,650
2004 5,404,523 227,926,649
2003 5,390,574 225,048,008
2002 5,375,931 222,088,495
2001 5,358,783 219,097,902
2000 5,339,616 216,077,790
1999 5,321,799 213,004,668
1998 5,304,219 209,826,788
1997 5,284,991 206,536,095
1996 5,263,074 203,204,348
1995 5,233,373 199,888,057
1994 5,206,180 196,591,828
1993 5,188,628 193,305,168
1992 5,171,370 190,043,744
1991 5,154,298 186,778,238
1990 5,140,939 183,501,098
1989 5,132,594 180,201,630
1988 5,129,516 176,855,065
1987 5,127,024 173,511,154
1986 5,120,534 170,175,065
1985 5,113,691 166,776,185
1984 5,111,619 163,251,124
1983 5,114,297 159,651,381
1982 5,117,810 156,052,152
1981 5,121,572 152,485,035
1980 5,123,027 148,950,540
1979 5,116,801 145,434,834
1978 5,104,248 141,953,163
1977 5,088,419 138,533,541
1976 5,072,596 135,173,655
1975 5,059,862 131,843,848
1974 5,045,297 128,555,045
1973 5,021,861 125,288,515
1972 4,991,596 122,039,841
1971 4,963,126 118,833,702
1970 4,928,757 115,657,495
1969 4,891,860 112,517,639
1968 4,864,883 109,450,006
1967 4,835,354 106,526,393
1966 4,797,381 103,792,754
1965 4,759,012 101,365,130
1964 4,722,072 98,833,749
1963 4,684,483 96,051,424
1962 4,647,727 93,375,850
1961 4,611,687 90,791,249
1960 4,579,603 88,296,070

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/indonesia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Denmark increased by 290,738 people (a 5.35% growth), while Indonesia gained 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Denmark gained 304,393 people (a 5.31% growth), while Indonesia's population increased by 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth).

Denmark was ranked 108th most populous country in 2006 and is 114th in 2026. Indonesia was ranked 4th in 2006 and still ranked 4th 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 Indonesia will increase by 11.5% to 321,749,772 people and rank change from 4th to 6th.

Denmark is projected to reach its peak in 2043 at 6.15M people compared to the peak of 324M people in 2059 for Indonesia.

Population growth rate by year

Denmark
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Denmark Indonesia
2100 -0.13% -0.38%
2099 -0.12% -0.37%
2098 -0.13% -0.37%
2097 -0.12% -0.36%
2096 -0.13% -0.35%
2095 -0.14% -0.35%
2094 -0.13% -0.34%
2093 -0.14% -0.33%
2092 -0.14% -0.32%
2091 -0.14% -0.32%
2090 -0.14% -0.31%
2089 -0.13% -0.3%
2088 -0.13% -0.29%
2087 -0.13% -0.28%
2086 -0.12% -0.27%
2085 -0.11% -0.26%
2084 -0.11% -0.25%
2083 -0.09% -0.24%
2082 -0.07% -0.23%
2081 -0.06% -0.22%
2080 -0.06% -0.21%
2079 -0.05% -0.2%
2078 -0.05% -0.19%
2077 -0.06% -0.18%
2076 -0.04% -0.17%
2075 -0.04% -0.16%
2074 -0.05% -0.15%
2073 -0.03% -0.14%
2072 -0.03% -0.13%
2071 -0.04% -0.12%
2070 -0.05% -0.12%
2069 -0.05% -0.11%
2068 -0.06% -0.1%
2067 -0.06% -0.09%
2066 -0.08% -0.08%
2065 -0.08% -0.07%
2064 -0.08% -0.06%
2063 -0.08% -0.05%
2062 -0.08% -0.04%
2061 -0.09% -0.02%
2060 -0.08% -0.01%
2059 -0.08% 0.003%
2058 -0.08% 0.02%
2057 -0.09% 0.04%
2056 -0.09% 0.05%
2055 -0.07% 0.07%
2054 -0.08% 0.09%
2053 -0.06% 0.11%
2052 -0.06% 0.13%
2051 -0.05% 0.16%
2050 -0.04% 0.18%
2049 -0.03% 0.21%
2048 -0.03% 0.23%
2047 -0.03% 0.25%
2046 -0.007% 0.28%
2045 -0.01% 0.31%
2044 -0.003% 0.34%
2043 0% 0.36%
2042 0.006% 0.39%
2041 0.02% 0.41%
2040 0.02% 0.44%
2039 0.05% 0.46%
2038 0.05% 0.48%
2037 0.07% 0.5%
2036 0.08% 0.53%
2035 0.1% 0.55%
2034 0.12% 0.57%
2033 0.12% 0.59%
2032 0.16% 0.61%
2031 0.17% 0.63%
2030 0.2% 0.66%
2029 0.24% 0.69%
2028 0.28% 0.72%
2027 0.31% 0.74%
2026 0.39% 0.77%
2025 0.45% 0.8%
2024 0.51% 0.82%
2023 0.74% 0.85%
2022 0.79% 0.75%
2021 0.43% 0.71%
2020 0.29% 0.85%
2019 0.36% 0.94%
2018 0.5% 0.97%
2017 0.65% 1.03%
2016 0.78% 1.08%
2015 0.71% 1.13%
2014 0.51% 1.18%
2013 0.42% 1.25%
2012 0.38% 1.29%
2011 0.41% 1.28%
2010 0.45% 1.27%
2009 0.54% 1.28%
2008 0.59% 1.31%
2007 0.44% 1.33%
2006 0.33% 1.33%
2005 0.28% 1.29%
2004 0.26% 1.28%
2003 0.27% 1.33%
2002 0.32% 1.36%
2001 0.36% 1.4%
2000 0.33% 1.44%
1999 0.33% 1.51%
1998 0.36% 1.59%
1997 0.42% 1.64%
1996 0.57% 1.66%
1995 0.52% 1.68%
1994 0.34% 1.7%
1993 0.33% 1.72%
1992 0.33% 1.75%
1991 0.26% 1.79%
1990 0.16% 1.83%
1989 0.06% 1.89%
1988 0.05% 1.93%
1987 0.13% 1.96%
1986 0.13% 2.04%
1985 0.04% 2.16%
1984 -0.05% 2.25%
1983 -0.07% 2.31%
1982 -0.07% 2.34%
1981 -0.03% 2.37%
1980 0.12% 2.42%
1979 0.25% 2.45%
1978 0.31% 2.47%
1977 0.31% 2.49%
1976 0.25% 2.53%
1975 0.29% 2.56%
1974 0.47% 2.61%
1973 0.61% 2.66%
1972 0.57% 2.7%
1971 0.7% 2.75%
1970 0.75% 2.79%
1969 0.55% 2.8%
1968 0.61% 2.74%
1967 0.79% 2.63%
1966 0.81% 2.39%
1965 0.78% 2.56%
1964 0.8% 2.9%
1963 0.79% 2.87%
1962 0.78% 2.85%
1961 0.7% 2.83%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Denmark grew by 0.51%, while Indonesia's population grew by 0.82%.

Live population counters

Denmark Indonesia
Current population
6032403
288551776
Population rank 114/197 4/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 3.48%
One net population change
17.5 minutes
13.7 seconds
One birth every
9.11 minutes
7.04 seconds
One death every
9.02 minutes
14.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +82 +6,296
Annual growth/decline +30,040 +2,297,864
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% +0.82%
Population growth rate rank 132/197 115/197
One migration net change every
23.8 minutes
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change +22,103 -39,509
Net migration rank 32/196 171/196
Foreign-born residents 847,475 445,726
Foreign-born residents rank 65/195 86/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 46/195 188/195

Natural population change vs migration

Denmark
Natural

Migration
Indonesia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Denmark Indonesia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 22,103 - -39,509
2024 - 25,639 - -38,469
2023 -595 31,006 2,364,808 -37,501
2022 -1,180 60,219 2,429,171 -37,501
2021 5,857 26,887 1,764,332 -11,248
2020 5,831 10,851 2,152,076 -18,743
2019 6,977 9,488 2,548,048 -30,421
2018 6,373 18,919 2,587,219 -29,911
2017 8,071 24,561 2,682,556 -29,467
2016 9,165 33,391 2,814,578 -28,991
2015 5,683 42,284 2,899,165 -28,487
2014 5,644 27,242 3,000,907 -27,988
2013 3,931 21,359 3,104,258 -27,507
2012 5,592 16,871 3,259,811 -28,869
2011 6,685 13,495 3,266,560 -40,543
2010 8,876 17,533 3,161,082 -57,752
2009 8,285 15,551 3,140,944 -73,655
2008 10,438 25,775 3,138,143 -81,364
2007 8,192 20,560 3,211,484 -77,338
2006 9,787 10,491 3,163,026 -75,829
2005 9,755 6,887 3,149,551 -76,784
2004 9,188 5,166 2,894,440 -77,002
2003 7,007 7,228 3,037,698 -97,732
2002 5,376 9,629 3,063,044 -83,985
2001 6,967 12,192 3,066,275 -64,255
2000 9,078 10,441 3,080,621 -42,697
1999 6,919 9,520 3,137,133 -28,799
1998 7,956 11,098 3,258,820 -11,356
1997 7,927 12,269 3,338,243 -4,334
1996 6,842 17,534 3,331,535 -1,854
1995 6,280 28,958 3,304,550 -1,643
1994 8,850 10,766 3,292,127 -2,575
1993 4,670 11,411 3,287,348 -3,485
1992 6,722 11,937 3,241,576 -2,609
1991 4,639 10,827 3,288,791 3,096
1990 2,056 8,667 3,250,906 11,539
1989 2,053 3,720 3,316,792 19,905
1988 0 677 3,331,242 25,383
1987 -1,538 6,338 3,304,520 26,705
1986 -2,561 11,463 3,309,905 30,988
1985 -4,603 9,957 3,419,412 37,451
1984 -5,623 4,325 3,549,570 43,693
1983 -6,649 1,952 3,558,949 47,375
1982 -2,559 235 3,545,504 46,792
1981 -3,073 -1,741 3,497,244 44,710
1980 1,537 803 3,484,846 42,254
1979 4,605 5,808 3,460,621 43,900
1978 9,187 5,678 3,412,980 45,911
1977 11,703 5,548 3,334,779 45,610
1976 11,667 3,182 3,291,479 48,010
1975 20,746 -10,672 3,263,794 56,386
1974 19,676 -437 3,196,136 61,188
1973 21,092 7,107 3,210,643 64,991
1972 24,958 7,053 3,149,726 72,007
1971 26,801 -1,159 3,111,304 79,264
1970 22,673 20,947 3,080,421 81,368
1969 23,481 6,687 3,034,825 82,955
1968 27,243 -3,557 2,961,608 55,731
1967 33,363 1,623 2,909,981 -80,138
1966 38,858 2,011 2,715,011 -77,645
1965 37,596 -2,098 2,278,891 -61,145
1964 36,832 1,333 2,700,138 144,819
1963 36,539 594 2,609,526 110,166
1962 32,070 3,900 2,525,163 106,264
1961 33,205 3,012 2,434,113 103,628
1960 32,515 -4,047 2,350,971 101,631

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

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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 Indonesia 98.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 25,242,860 people) and 1.1% is from migration (a loss of 280,258 people).

As of 2024, 847,475 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Denmark, compared to 445,726 people or 0.2% in Indonesia.

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
Indonesia
City Population
Jakarta 11.1M
Bali 4.36M
Surabaya 3.01M
Bandung 2.88M
Bekasi 2.38M
Depok 2.33M
Tangerang 2.24M
Medan 2.11M
South Tangerang 1.64M
Semarang 1.62M

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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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