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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Denmark was 5,976,992 in 2024 vs 91,567,738 people in Iran in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Denmark's population is 6,032,403 people compared to 93,468,444 in Iran.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 15.5 times bigger than Denmark's.
  • Denmark is ranked the 114th most populous country in the world, while Iran is the 17th.
  • The countries together account for 1.2% of the world: 0.07% for Denmark vs 1.13% for Iran.
  • For the last 10 years, Denmark has had an average growth rate of +0.57% per year vs +1.19% in Iran.
  • Since 2006, the population of Denmark has increased from 5.44M people to 6.03M (10.9% growth), while Iran has grown from 73.4M to 93.5M (27.4% growth).

Denmark vs Iran: population by year and forecast

Denmark
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Denmark Iran
2100 5,879,692 80,713,760
2099 5,887,324 81,246,718
2098 5,894,688 81,770,953
2097 5,902,451 82,295,714
2096 5,909,729 82,818,575
2095 5,917,219 83,338,446
2094 5,925,288 83,854,648
2093 5,933,241 84,371,569
2092 5,941,337 84,888,626
2091 5,949,626 85,410,099
2090 5,958,205 85,934,675
2089 5,966,645 86,466,409
2088 5,974,290 87,004,165
2087 5,982,321 87,549,685
2086 5,989,976 88,105,571
2085 5,997,455 88,668,329
2084 6,004,175 89,239,709
2083 6,010,595 89,817,194
2082 6,016,013 90,402,538
2081 6,020,048 90,995,822
2080 6,023,906 91,595,122
2079 6,027,570 92,196,842
2078 6,030,553 92,801,160
2077 6,033,561 93,405,954
2076 6,037,007 94,007,669
2075 6,039,523 94,606,607
2074 6,041,944 95,197,577
2073 6,044,803 95,783,994
2072 6,046,641 96,355,853
2071 6,048,624 96,915,335
2070 6,051,078 97,460,813
2069 6,053,869 97,988,897
2068 6,056,924 98,496,927
2067 6,060,476 98,978,509
2066 6,064,191 99,439,391
2065 6,069,049 99,877,457
2064 6,073,904 100,288,977
2063 6,078,625 100,668,199
2062 6,083,792 101,017,348
2061 6,088,815 101,332,810
2060 6,094,310 101,612,261
2059 6,099,236 101,858,931
2058 6,103,864 102,061,144
2057 6,108,995 102,228,085
2056 6,114,524 102,358,266
2055 6,120,037 102,449,092
2054 6,124,581 102,498,594
2053 6,129,266 102,508,245
2052 6,132,944 102,480,373
2051 6,136,666 102,417,847
2050 6,139,893 102,318,917
2049 6,142,477 102,189,816
2048 6,144,414 102,024,233
2047 6,146,231 101,832,213
2046 6,147,918 101,613,554
2045 6,148,320 101,371,784
2044 6,149,066 101,104,998
2043 6,149,226 100,818,045
2042 6,149,216 100,512,032
2041 6,148,827 100,188,214
2040 6,147,418 99,849,875
2039 6,145,884 99,501,869
2038 6,142,758 99,137,385
2037 6,139,788 98,759,167
2036 6,135,708 98,366,612
2035 6,130,764 97,963,082
2034 6,124,513 97,546,148
2033 6,117,467 97,118,106
2032 6,110,061 96,671,440
2031 6,100,566 96,204,118
2030 6,090,119 95,718,604
2029 6,077,752 95,195,996
2028 6,063,214 94,623,034
2027 6,046,188 93,987,260
2026 6,027,292 93,276,075
2025 6,004,069 92,478,162
2024 5,976,992 91,567,738
2023 5,946,952 90,608,707
2022 5,903,037 89,524,246
2021 5,856,733 88,455,488
2020 5,831,404 87,723,443
2019 5,814,422 87,051,648
2018 5,793,636 86,117,998
2017 5,764,980 85,026,754
2016 5,728,010 83,812,228
2015 5,683,483 82,619,362
2014 5,643,475 81,502,045
2013 5,614,932 80,414,686
2012 5,591,572 79,370,580
2011 5,570,572 78,383,598
2010 5,547,683 77,420,842
2009 5,523,095 76,457,825
2008 5,493,621 75,514,204
2007 5,461,438 74,602,648
2006 5,437,272 73,392,747
2005 5,419,432 71,828,455
2004 5,404,523 70,256,316
2003 5,390,574 68,769,340
2002 5,375,931 68,011,317
2001 5,358,783 67,452,005
2000 5,339,616 66,418,659
1999 5,321,799 65,445,391
1998 5,304,219 64,519,859
1997 5,284,991 63,639,638
1996 5,263,074 62,881,300
1995 5,233,373 62,205,567
1994 5,206,180 61,520,598
1993 5,188,628 61,403,543
1992 5,171,370 61,184,983
1991 5,154,298 59,986,931
1990 5,140,939 58,380,092
1989 5,132,594 56,704,914
1988 5,129,516 55,072,694
1987 5,127,024 53,323,493
1986 5,120,534 51,446,045
1985 5,113,691 49,582,289
1984 5,111,619 47,793,998
1983 5,114,297 46,029,535
1982 5,117,810 44,272,141
1981 5,121,572 41,989,312
1980 5,123,027 39,842,324
1979 5,116,801 38,424,952
1978 5,104,248 37,126,535
1977 5,088,419 35,933,181
1976 5,072,596 34,837,271
1975 5,059,862 33,802,973
1974 5,045,297 32,796,463
1973 5,021,861 31,839,838
1972 4,991,596 30,921,179
1971 4,963,126 30,029,071
1970 4,928,757 29,145,100
1969 4,891,860 28,273,482
1968 4,864,883 27,437,391
1967 4,835,354 26,628,432
1966 4,797,381 25,829,270
1965 4,759,012 25,036,978
1964 4,722,072 24,262,859
1963 4,684,483 23,519,005
1962 4,647,727 22,807,907
1961 4,611,687 22,125,726
1960 4,579,603 21,470,434

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/iran | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Denmark increased by 290,738 people (a 5.35% growth), while Iran gained 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Denmark gained 304,393 people (a 5.31% growth), while Iran's population increased by 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth).

Denmark was ranked 108th most populous country in 2006 and is 114th in 2026. Iran was ranked 17th in 2006 and still ranked 17th 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 Iran will increase by 9.47% to 102,318,917 people and rank change from 17th to 18th.

Denmark is projected to reach its peak in 2043 at 6.15M people compared to the peak of 103M people in 2053 for Iran.

Population growth rate by year

Denmark
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Denmark Iran
2100 -0.13% -0.66%
2099 -0.12% -0.64%
2098 -0.13% -0.64%
2097 -0.12% -0.63%
2096 -0.13% -0.62%
2095 -0.14% -0.62%
2094 -0.13% -0.61%
2093 -0.14% -0.61%
2092 -0.14% -0.61%
2091 -0.14% -0.61%
2090 -0.14% -0.61%
2089 -0.13% -0.62%
2088 -0.13% -0.62%
2087 -0.13% -0.63%
2086 -0.12% -0.63%
2085 -0.11% -0.64%
2084 -0.11% -0.64%
2083 -0.09% -0.65%
2082 -0.07% -0.65%
2081 -0.06% -0.65%
2080 -0.06% -0.65%
2079 -0.05% -0.65%
2078 -0.05% -0.65%
2077 -0.06% -0.64%
2076 -0.04% -0.63%
2075 -0.04% -0.62%
2074 -0.05% -0.61%
2073 -0.03% -0.59%
2072 -0.03% -0.58%
2071 -0.04% -0.56%
2070 -0.05% -0.54%
2069 -0.05% -0.52%
2068 -0.06% -0.49%
2067 -0.06% -0.46%
2066 -0.08% -0.44%
2065 -0.08% -0.41%
2064 -0.08% -0.38%
2063 -0.08% -0.35%
2062 -0.08% -0.31%
2061 -0.09% -0.28%
2060 -0.08% -0.24%
2059 -0.08% -0.2%
2058 -0.08% -0.16%
2057 -0.09% -0.13%
2056 -0.09% -0.09%
2055 -0.07% -0.05%
2054 -0.08% -0.009%
2053 -0.06% 0.03%
2052 -0.06% 0.06%
2051 -0.05% 0.1%
2050 -0.04% 0.13%
2049 -0.03% 0.16%
2048 -0.03% 0.19%
2047 -0.03% 0.22%
2046 -0.007% 0.24%
2045 -0.01% 0.26%
2044 -0.003% 0.28%
2043 0% 0.3%
2042 0.006% 0.32%
2041 0.02% 0.34%
2040 0.02% 0.35%
2039 0.05% 0.37%
2038 0.05% 0.38%
2037 0.07% 0.4%
2036 0.08% 0.41%
2035 0.1% 0.43%
2034 0.12% 0.44%
2033 0.12% 0.46%
2032 0.16% 0.49%
2031 0.17% 0.51%
2030 0.2% 0.55%
2029 0.24% 0.61%
2028 0.28% 0.68%
2027 0.31% 0.76%
2026 0.39% 0.86%
2025 0.45% 0.99%
2024 0.51% 1.06%
2023 0.74% 1.21%
2022 0.79% 1.21%
2021 0.43% 0.83%
2020 0.29% 0.77%
2019 0.36% 1.08%
2018 0.5% 1.28%
2017 0.65% 1.45%
2016 0.78% 1.44%
2015 0.71% 1.37%
2014 0.51% 1.35%
2013 0.42% 1.32%
2012 0.38% 1.26%
2011 0.41% 1.24%
2010 0.45% 1.26%
2009 0.54% 1.25%
2008 0.59% 1.22%
2007 0.44% 1.65%
2006 0.33% 2.18%
2005 0.28% 2.24%
2004 0.26% 2.16%
2003 0.27% 1.11%
2002 0.32% 0.83%
2001 0.36% 1.56%
2000 0.33% 1.49%
1999 0.33% 1.43%
1998 0.36% 1.38%
1997 0.42% 1.21%
1996 0.57% 1.09%
1995 0.52% 1.11%
1994 0.34% 0.19%
1993 0.33% 0.36%
1992 0.33% 2%
1991 0.26% 2.75%
1990 0.16% 2.95%
1989 0.06% 2.96%
1988 0.05% 3.28%
1987 0.13% 3.65%
1986 0.13% 3.76%
1985 0.04% 3.74%
1984 -0.05% 3.83%
1983 -0.07% 3.97%
1982 -0.07% 5.44%
1981 -0.03% 5.39%
1980 0.12% 3.69%
1979 0.25% 3.5%
1978 0.31% 3.32%
1977 0.31% 3.15%
1976 0.25% 3.06%
1975 0.29% 3.07%
1974 0.47% 3%
1973 0.61% 2.97%
1972 0.57% 2.97%
1971 0.7% 3.03%
1970 0.75% 3.08%
1969 0.55% 3.05%
1968 0.61% 3.04%
1967 0.79% 3.09%
1966 0.81% 3.16%
1965 0.78% 3.19%
1964 0.8% 3.16%
1963 0.79% 3.12%
1962 0.78% 3.08%
1961 0.7% 3.05%

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/iran | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Denmark grew by 0.51%, while Iran's population grew by 1.06%.

Live population counters

Denmark Iran
Current population
6032403
93468444
Population rank 114/197 17/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 1.13%
One net population change
17.5 minutes
32.9 seconds
One birth every
9.11 minutes
26.9 seconds
One death every
9.02 minutes
1.24 minutes
Daily growth/decline +82 +2,627
Annual growth/decline +30,040 +959,031
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% +1.06%
Population growth rate rank 132/197 98/197
One migration net change every
23.8 minutes
4.51 minutes
Annual migration change +22,103 +116,786
Net migration rank 32/196 14/196
Foreign-born residents 847,475 3,840,654
Foreign-born residents rank 65/195 17/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 4.2%
Foreign-born share rank 46/195 103/195

Natural population change vs migration

Denmark
Natural

Migration
Iran
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Denmark Iran
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 22,103 - 116,786
2024 - 25,639 - 190,156
2023 -595 31,006 750,150 262,044
2022 -1,180 60,219 753,525 403,190
2021 5,857 26,887 645,725 334,967
2020 5,831 10,851 663,978 -180,680
2019 6,977 9,488 893,063 -32,794
2018 6,373 18,919 1,035,052 -27,946
2017 8,071 24,561 1,140,549 34,849
2016 9,165 33,391 1,186,949 66,630
2015 5,683 42,284 1,178,317 -46,239
2014 5,644 27,242 1,158,552 -56,042
2013 3,931 21,359 1,119,533 -47,322
2012 5,592 16,871 1,073,804 -57,823
2011 6,685 13,495 1,023,925 -65,924
2010 8,876 17,533 980,380 -12,849
2009 8,285 15,551 958,322 211
2008 10,438 25,775 940,983 -12,184
2007 8,192 20,560 919,254 -24,950
2006 9,787 10,491 884,529 640,932
2005 9,755 6,887 837,305 765,873
2004 9,188 5,166 801,203 739,996
2003 7,007 7,228 732,600 700,222
2002 5,376 9,629 752,205 -668,962
2001 6,967 12,192 743,658 291,692
2000 9,078 10,441 731,203 300,133
1999 6,919 9,520 723,237 191,988
1998 7,956 11,098 717,655 218,171
1997 7,927 12,269 726,574 98,009
1996 6,842 17,534 784,508 -92,435
1995 6,280 28,958 879,648 -220,258
1994 8,850 10,766 1,008,076 -297,487
1993 4,670 11,411 1,219,658 -1,696,091
1992 6,722 11,937 1,365,466 -451,945
1991 4,639 10,827 1,495,594 -13,059
1990 2,056 8,667 1,530,434 200,711
1989 2,053 3,720 1,609,739 9,460
1988 0 677 1,614,512 30,688
1987 -1,538 6,338 1,639,644 213,524
1986 -2,561 11,463 1,659,289 242,411
1985 -4,603 9,957 1,661,750 163,999
1984 -5,623 4,325 1,653,051 97,748
1983 -6,649 1,952 1,573,612 204,544
1982 -2,559 235 1,514,240 222,390
1981 -3,073 -1,741 1,376,830 1,452,169
1980 1,537 803 1,361,293 103,674
1979 4,605 5,808 1,294,306 75,451
1978 9,187 5,678 1,156,974 70,088
1977 11,703 5,548 1,091,542 68,093
1976 11,667 3,182 1,013,347 18,825
1975 20,746 -10,672 929,481 106,921
1974 19,676 -437 873,369 103,252
1973 21,092 7,107 831,880 104,779
1972 24,958 7,053 804,043 96,614
1971 26,801 -1,159 805,830 77,717
1970 22,673 20,947 794,612 89,757
1969 23,481 6,687 780,660 78,196
1968 27,243 -3,557 743,992 69,342
1967 33,363 1,623 727,276 77,313
1966 38,858 2,011 695,040 98,709
1965 37,596 -2,098 663,029 127,808
1964 36,832 1,333 635,589 121,817
1963 36,539 594 620,126 110,190
1962 32,070 3,900 595,538 96,332
1961 33,205 3,012 594,674 77,811
1960 32,515 -4,047 584,060 54,041

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

GeoRank.org/population/denmark/iran | 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 Iran 92.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,405,860 people) and 7.46% is from migration (a gain of 757,979 people).

As of 2024, 847,475 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Denmark, compared to 3,840,654 people or 4.2% in Iran.

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
Iran
City Population
Tehran 8.69M
Mashhad 3M
Isfahan 1.96M
Karaj 1.59M
Shiraz 1.57M
Tabriz 1.56M
Qom 1.2M
Ahvaz 1.18M
Kermanshah 947K
Urmia 736K

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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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