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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Denmark	Ireland	Denmark	Ireland
1960	4,579,603	2,828,600	-	-
1961	4,611,687	2,824,400	0.7%	-0.15%
1962	4,647,727	2,836,050	0.78%	0.41%
1963	4,684,483	2,852,650	0.79%	0.59%
1964	4,722,072	2,866,550	0.8%	0.49%
1965	4,759,012	2,877,300	0.78%	0.38%
1966	4,797,381	2,888,800	0.81%	0.4%
1967	4,835,354	2,902,450	0.79%	0.47%
1968	4,864,883	2,915,550	0.61%	0.45%
1969	4,891,860	2,932,650	0.55%	0.59%
1970	4,928,757	2,957,250	0.75%	0.84%
1971	4,963,126	2,992,050	0.7%	1.18%
1972	4,991,596	3,036,850	0.57%	1.5%
1973	5,021,861	3,085,950	0.61%	1.62%
1974	5,045,297	3,137,500	0.47%	1.67%
1975	5,059,862	3,189,550	0.29%	1.66%
1976	5,072,596	3,238,050	0.25%	1.52%
1977	5,088,419	3,282,200	0.31%	1.36%
1978	5,104,248	3,329,100	0.31%	1.43%
1979	5,116,801	3,373,750	0.25%	1.34%
1980	5,123,027	3,412,800	0.12%	1.16%
1981	5,121,572	3,453,000	-0.03%	1.18%
1982	5,117,810	3,485,800	-0.07%	0.95%
1983	5,114,297	3,510,600	-0.07%	0.71%
1984	5,111,619	3,532,423	-0.05%	0.62%
1985	5,113,691	3,538,082	0.04%	0.16%
1986	5,120,534	3,539,690	0.13%	0.05%
1987	5,127,024	3,540,057	0.13%	0.01%
1988	5,129,516	3,524,949	0.05%	-0.43%
1989	5,132,594	3,511,009	0.06%	-0.4%
1990	5,140,939	3,513,974	0.16%	0.08%
1991	5,154,298	3,534,235	0.26%	0.58%
1992	5,171,370	3,558,430	0.33%	0.68%
1993	5,188,628	3,576,261	0.33%	0.5%
1994	5,206,180	3,590,386	0.34%	0.39%
1995	5,233,373	3,608,841	0.52%	0.51%
1996	5,263,074	3,637,510	0.57%	0.79%
1997	5,284,991	3,674,171	0.42%	1.01%
1998	5,304,219	3,712,696	0.36%	1.05%
1999	5,321,799	3,754,786	0.33%	1.13%
2000	5,339,616	3,805,174	0.33%	1.34%
2001	5,358,783	3,866,243	0.36%	1.6%
2002	5,375,931	3,931,947	0.32%	1.7%
2003	5,390,574	3,996,521	0.27%	1.64%
2004	5,404,523	4,070,262	0.26%	1.85%
2005	5,419,432	4,159,914	0.28%	2.2%
2006	5,437,272	4,273,591	0.33%	2.73%
2007	5,461,438	4,398,942	0.44%	2.93%
2008	5,493,621	4,489,544	0.59%	2.06%
2009	5,523,095	4,535,375	0.54%	1.02%
2010	5,547,683	4,560,155	0.45%	0.55%
2011	5,570,572	4,580,084	0.41%	0.44%
2012	5,591,572	4,599,533	0.38%	0.42%
2013	5,614,932	4,623,816	0.42%	0.53%
2014	5,643,475	4,657,740	0.51%	0.73%
2015	5,683,483	4,701,957	0.71%	0.95%
2016	5,728,010	4,762,722	0.78%	1.29%
2017	5,764,980	4,827,445	0.65%	1.36%
2018	5,793,636	4,898,022	0.5%	1.46%
2019	5,814,422	4,976,456	0.36%	1.6%
2020	5,831,404	5,039,747	0.29%	1.27%
2021	5,856,733	5,110,585	0.43%	1.41%
2022	5,903,037	5,212,836	0.79%	2%
2023	5,946,952	5,311,538	0.74%	1.89%
2024	5,976,992	5,395,790	0.51%	1.59%
2025	6,002,090	5,450,228	0.42%	1.01%
2026	6,023,091	5,500,449	0.35%	0.92%
2027	6,041,010	5,547,627	0.3%	0.86%
2028	6,056,755	5,592,524	0.26%	0.81%
2029	6,070,186	5,634,478	0.22%	0.75%
2030	6,081,559	5,673,099	0.19%	0.69%
2031	6,091,513	5,709,621	0.16%	0.64%
2032	6,099,943	5,744,973	0.14%	0.62%
2033	6,107,156	5,778,467	0.12%	0.58%
2034	6,113,785	5,809,870	0.11%	0.54%
2035	6,119,365	5,839,208	0.09%	0.5%
2036	6,123,874	5,867,278	0.07%	0.48%
2037	6,127,386	5,895,280	0.06%	0.48%
2038	6,130,437	5,922,778	0.05%	0.47%
2039	6,132,752	5,948,562	0.04%	0.44%
2040	6,134,223	5,973,408	0.02%	0.42%
2041	6,135,120	5,997,971	0.01%	0.41%
2042	6,135,315	6,020,298	0.003%	0.37%
2043	6,135,244	6,040,050	-0.001%	0.33%
2044	6,134,789	6,058,494	-0.007%	0.31%
2045	6,134,218	6,075,441	-0.009%	0.28%
2046	6,133,182	6,089,704	-0.02%	0.23%
2047	6,131,427	6,102,050	-0.03%	0.2%
2048	6,129,548	6,113,677	-0.03%	0.19%
2049	6,127,293	6,123,367	-0.04%	0.16%
2050	6,124,397	6,129,969	-0.05%	0.11%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Denmark increased by 290,738 people (a 5.35% growth), while Ireland gained 489,131 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Denmark gained 295,276 (a 5.15% growth), while Ireland's population increased by 738,242 (a 15.5% growth).

Denmark was ranked 108th most populous country in 2006 and is 114th in 2026. Ireland was ranked 121st in 2006 and still ranked 121st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Denmark's population will grow by 1.68% to 6,124,397 people with a rank change from 114th to 120th. The population of Ireland will increase by 11.4% to 6,129,969 people and rank change from 121st to 119th.