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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Denmark was 5,976,992 in 2024 vs 2,839,175 people in Jamaica in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Denmark's population is 6,032,403 people compared to 2,834,980 in Jamaica.

Population statistics:

  • Denmark's population is 2.13 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Denmark is ranked the 114th most populous country in the world, while Jamaica is the 139th.
  • The countries together account for 0.11% of the world: 0.07% for Denmark vs 0.03% for Jamaica.
  • For the last 10 years, Denmark has had an average growth rate of +0.57% per year vs +0.18% in Jamaica.
  • Since 2006, the population of Denmark has increased from 5.44M people to 6.03M (10.9% growth), while Jamaica has grown from 2.7M to 2.83M (4.96% growth).

Denmark vs Jamaica: population by year and forecast

Denmark
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Denmark Jamaica
2100 5,879,692 1,075,936
2099 5,887,324 1,095,350
2098 5,894,688 1,115,242
2097 5,902,451 1,135,653
2096 5,909,729 1,156,525
2095 5,917,219 1,177,966
2094 5,925,288 1,200,045
2093 5,933,241 1,222,794
2092 5,941,337 1,246,199
2091 5,949,626 1,270,303
2090 5,958,205 1,294,988
2089 5,966,645 1,320,362
2088 5,974,290 1,346,290
2087 5,982,321 1,372,809
2086 5,989,976 1,399,955
2085 5,997,455 1,427,808
2084 6,004,175 1,456,011
2083 6,010,595 1,484,393
2082 6,016,013 1,513,542
2081 6,020,048 1,543,136
2080 6,023,906 1,573,400
2079 6,027,570 1,603,926
2078 6,030,553 1,634,499
2077 6,033,561 1,665,602
2076 6,037,007 1,696,763
2075 6,039,523 1,728,143
2074 6,041,944 1,760,036
2073 6,044,803 1,791,818
2072 6,046,641 1,823,794
2071 6,048,624 1,855,585
2070 6,051,078 1,887,318
2069 6,053,869 1,918,759
2068 6,056,924 1,950,157
2067 6,060,476 1,981,247
2066 6,064,191 2,012,035
2065 6,069,049 2,043,276
2064 6,073,904 2,073,988
2063 6,078,625 2,104,265
2062 6,083,792 2,134,508
2061 6,088,815 2,164,312
2060 6,094,310 2,194,058
2059 6,099,236 2,223,310
2058 6,103,864 2,252,286
2057 6,108,995 2,280,579
2056 6,114,524 2,308,936
2055 6,120,037 2,336,830
2054 6,124,581 2,364,245
2053 6,129,266 2,390,891
2052 6,132,944 2,416,741
2051 6,136,666 2,441,989
2050 6,139,893 2,466,771
2049 6,142,477 2,491,589
2048 6,144,414 2,515,667
2047 6,146,231 2,539,219
2046 6,147,918 2,562,324
2045 6,148,320 2,584,663
2044 6,149,066 2,606,489
2043 6,149,226 2,627,486
2042 6,149,216 2,647,490
2041 6,148,827 2,666,429
2040 6,147,418 2,684,551
2039 6,145,884 2,702,027
2038 6,142,758 2,718,374
2037 6,139,788 2,734,180
2036 6,135,708 2,748,725
2035 6,130,764 2,761,886
2034 6,124,513 2,774,297
2033 6,117,467 2,785,381
2032 6,110,061 2,795,619
2031 6,100,566 2,804,329
2030 6,090,119 2,812,297
2029 6,077,752 2,819,213
2028 6,063,214 2,825,235
2027 6,046,188 2,830,534
2026 6,027,292 2,834,980
2025 6,004,069 2,837,881
2024 5,976,992 2,839,175
2023 5,946,952 2,839,786
2022 5,903,037 2,839,144
2021 5,856,733 2,837,682
2020 5,831,404 2,830,739
2019 5,814,422 2,823,271
2018 5,793,636 2,820,097
2017 5,764,980 2,815,764
2016 5,728,010 2,809,915
2015 5,683,483 2,802,534
2014 5,643,475 2,793,749
2013 5,614,932 2,783,687
2012 5,591,572 2,772,430
2011 5,570,572 2,760,494
2010 5,547,683 2,748,568
2009 5,523,095 2,736,995
2008 5,493,621 2,725,635
2007 5,461,438 2,713,800
2006 5,437,272 2,700,968
2005 5,419,432 2,687,066
2004 5,404,523 2,672,225
2003 5,390,574 2,656,623
2002 5,375,931 2,640,572
2001 5,358,783 2,624,403
2000 5,339,616 2,607,826
1999 5,321,799 2,589,795
1998 5,304,219 2,569,736
1997 5,284,991 2,547,848
1996 5,263,074 2,524,463
1995 5,233,373 2,500,151
1994 5,206,180 2,475,220
1993 5,188,628 2,449,916
1992 5,171,370 2,424,701
1991 5,154,298 2,400,869
1990 5,140,939 2,379,877
1989 5,132,594 2,361,916
1988 5,129,516 2,345,777
1987 5,127,024 2,329,813
1986 5,120,534 2,312,125
1985 5,113,691 2,290,656
1984 5,111,619 2,264,562
1983 5,114,297 2,234,832
1982 5,117,810 2,203,889
1981 5,121,572 2,173,818
1980 5,123,027 2,145,658
1979 5,116,801 2,119,486
1978 5,104,248 2,094,836
1977 5,088,419 2,070,657
1976 5,072,596 2,045,578
1975 5,059,862 2,018,981
1974 5,045,297 1,990,906
1973 5,021,861 1,961,219
1972 4,991,596 1,931,542
1971 4,963,126 1,903,728
1970 4,928,757 1,878,196
1969 4,891,860 1,855,127
1968 4,864,883 1,833,765
1967 4,835,354 1,812,865
1966 4,797,381 1,791,475
1965 4,759,012 1,769,192
1964 4,722,072 1,745,568
1963 4,684,483 1,721,099
1962 4,647,727 1,696,932
1961 4,611,687 1,673,261
1960 4,579,603 1,650,005

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/jamaica | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Denmark increased by 290,738 people (a 5.35% growth), while Jamaica gained 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Denmark gained 304,393 people (a 5.31% growth), while Jamaica's population increased by 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth).

Denmark was ranked 108th most populous country in 2006 and is 114th in 2026. Jamaica was ranked 136th in 2006 and ranked 139th 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 Jamaica will decrease by 13% to 2,466,771 people and rank change from 139th to 143rd.

Denmark is projected to reach its peak in 2043 at 6.15M people, while Jamaica's population already peaked in 2023 at 2.84M people and is projected to decrease to 1.08M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Denmark
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Denmark Jamaica
2100 -0.13% -1.77%
2099 -0.12% -1.78%
2098 -0.13% -1.8%
2097 -0.12% -1.8%
2096 -0.13% -1.82%
2095 -0.14% -1.84%
2094 -0.13% -1.86%
2093 -0.14% -1.88%
2092 -0.14% -1.9%
2091 -0.14% -1.91%
2090 -0.14% -1.92%
2089 -0.13% -1.93%
2088 -0.13% -1.93%
2087 -0.13% -1.94%
2086 -0.12% -1.95%
2085 -0.11% -1.94%
2084 -0.11% -1.91%
2083 -0.09% -1.93%
2082 -0.07% -1.92%
2081 -0.06% -1.92%
2080 -0.06% -1.9%
2079 -0.05% -1.87%
2078 -0.05% -1.87%
2077 -0.06% -1.84%
2076 -0.04% -1.82%
2075 -0.04% -1.81%
2074 -0.05% -1.77%
2073 -0.03% -1.75%
2072 -0.03% -1.71%
2071 -0.04% -1.68%
2070 -0.05% -1.64%
2069 -0.05% -1.61%
2068 -0.06% -1.57%
2067 -0.06% -1.53%
2066 -0.08% -1.53%
2065 -0.08% -1.48%
2064 -0.08% -1.44%
2063 -0.08% -1.42%
2062 -0.08% -1.38%
2061 -0.09% -1.36%
2060 -0.08% -1.32%
2059 -0.08% -1.29%
2058 -0.08% -1.24%
2057 -0.09% -1.23%
2056 -0.09% -1.19%
2055 -0.07% -1.16%
2054 -0.08% -1.11%
2053 -0.06% -1.07%
2052 -0.06% -1.03%
2051 -0.05% -1%
2050 -0.04% -1%
2049 -0.03% -0.96%
2048 -0.03% -0.93%
2047 -0.03% -0.9%
2046 -0.007% -0.86%
2045 -0.01% -0.84%
2044 -0.003% -0.8%
2043 0% -0.76%
2042 0.006% -0.71%
2041 0.02% -0.68%
2040 0.02% -0.65%
2039 0.05% -0.6%
2038 0.05% -0.58%
2037 0.07% -0.53%
2036 0.08% -0.48%
2035 0.1% -0.45%
2034 0.12% -0.4%
2033 0.12% -0.37%
2032 0.16% -0.31%
2031 0.17% -0.28%
2030 0.2% -0.25%
2029 0.24% -0.21%
2028 0.28% -0.19%
2027 0.31% -0.16%
2026 0.39% -0.1%
2025 0.45% -0.05%
2024 0.51% -0.02%
2023 0.74% 0.02%
2022 0.79% 0.05%
2021 0.43% 0.25%
2020 0.29% 0.26%
2019 0.36% 0.11%
2018 0.5% 0.15%
2017 0.65% 0.21%
2016 0.78% 0.26%
2015 0.71% 0.31%
2014 0.51% 0.36%
2013 0.42% 0.41%
2012 0.38% 0.43%
2011 0.41% 0.43%
2010 0.45% 0.42%
2009 0.54% 0.42%
2008 0.59% 0.44%
2007 0.44% 0.48%
2006 0.33% 0.52%
2005 0.28% 0.56%
2004 0.26% 0.59%
2003 0.27% 0.61%
2002 0.32% 0.62%
2001 0.36% 0.64%
2000 0.33% 0.7%
1999 0.33% 0.78%
1998 0.36% 0.86%
1997 0.42% 0.93%
1996 0.57% 0.97%
1995 0.52% 1.01%
1994 0.34% 1.03%
1993 0.33% 1.04%
1992 0.33% 0.99%
1991 0.26% 0.88%
1990 0.16% 0.76%
1989 0.06% 0.69%
1988 0.05% 0.69%
1987 0.13% 0.77%
1986 0.13% 0.94%
1985 0.04% 1.15%
1984 -0.05% 1.33%
1983 -0.07% 1.4%
1982 -0.07% 1.38%
1981 -0.03% 1.31%
1980 0.12% 1.23%
1979 0.25% 1.18%
1978 0.31% 1.17%
1977 0.31% 1.23%
1976 0.25% 1.32%
1975 0.29% 1.41%
1974 0.47% 1.51%
1973 0.61% 1.54%
1972 0.57% 1.46%
1971 0.7% 1.36%
1970 0.75% 1.24%
1969 0.55% 1.16%
1968 0.61% 1.15%
1967 0.79% 1.19%
1966 0.81% 1.26%
1965 0.78% 1.35%
1964 0.8% 1.42%
1963 0.79% 1.42%
1962 0.78% 1.41%
1961 0.7% 1.41%

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/jamaica | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Denmark grew by 0.51%, while Jamaica's population declined by 0.02%.

Live population counters

Denmark Jamaica
Current population
6032403
2834980
Population rank 114/197 139/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.03%
One net population change
17.5 minutes
14.3 hours
One birth every
9.11 minutes
15.9 minutes
One death every
9.02 minutes
22.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +82 -2
Annual growth/decline +30,040 -611
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% -0.02%
Population growth rate rank 132/197 166/197
One migration net change every
23.8 minutes
47.7 minutes
Annual migration change +22,103 -11,053
Net migration rank 32/196 135/196
Foreign-born residents 847,475 24,007
Foreign-born residents rank 65/195 168/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 46/195 161/195

Natural population change vs migration

Denmark
Natural

Migration
Jamaica
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Denmark Jamaica
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 22,103 - -11,053
2024 - 25,639 - -10,506
2023 -595 31,006 10,072 -10,003
2022 -1,180 60,219 11,215 -10,003
2021 5,857 26,887 6,382 -4,665
2020 5,831 10,851 12,170 0
2019 6,977 9,488 13,094 -10,335
2018 6,373 18,919 13,929 -10,335
2017 8,071 24,561 15,419 -10,335
2016 9,165 33,391 16,944 -10,335
2015 5,683 42,284 18,489 -10,335
2014 5,644 27,242 19,751 -10,335
2013 3,931 21,359 21,037 -10,335
2012 5,592 16,871 22,320 -10,498
2011 6,685 13,495 23,627 -11,577
2010 8,876 17,533 25,031 -13,248
2009 8,285 15,551 26,311 -14,941
2008 10,438 25,775 27,553 -16,191
2007 8,192 20,560 28,886 -16,588
2006 9,787 10,491 30,213 -16,840
2005 9,755 6,887 31,506 -17,071
2004 9,188 5,166 32,500 -17,256
2003 7,007 7,228 33,340 -17,380
2002 5,376 9,629 33,572 -17,428
2001 6,967 12,192 33,666 -17,466
2000 9,078 10,441 34,452 -17,498
1999 6,919 9,520 36,649 -17,542
1998 7,956 11,098 38,628 -17,623
1997 7,927 12,269 40,521 -17,756
1996 6,842 17,534 42,297 -18,285
1995 6,280 28,958 43,705 -19,092
1994 8,850 10,766 45,210 -19,960
1993 4,670 11,411 46,090 -20,731
1992 6,722 11,937 46,494 -21,426
1991 4,639 10,827 45,617 -23,014
1990 2,056 8,667 44,465 -25,085
1989 2,053 3,720 43,591 -27,049
1988 0 677 43,978 -28,247
1987 -1,538 6,338 44,155 -27,958
1986 -2,561 11,463 44,520 -25,339
1985 -4,603 9,957 45,122 -21,371
1984 -5,623 4,325 45,644 -17,211
1983 -6,649 1,952 45,095 -14,065
1982 -2,559 235 43,816 -12,952
1981 -3,073 -1,741 42,898 -13,619
1980 1,537 803 42,316 -15,277
1979 4,605 5,808 42,449 -17,143
1978 9,187 5,678 42,475 -18,483
1977 11,703 5,548 42,999 -18,630
1976 11,667 3,182 43,878 -18,084
1975 20,746 -10,672 44,736 -17,340
1974 19,676 -437 45,526 -16,769
1973 21,092 7,107 47,438 -16,822
1972 24,958 7,053 46,676 -17,934
1971 26,801 -1,159 47,206 -20,322
1970 22,673 20,947 47,547 -23,371
1969 23,481 6,687 48,258 -26,304
1968 27,243 -3,557 49,189 -28,424
1967 33,363 1,623 50,187 -29,147
1966 38,858 2,011 50,808 -29,065
1965 37,596 -2,098 51,423 -28,611
1964 36,832 1,333 52,501 -28,066
1963 36,539 594 52,277 -27,757
1962 32,070 3,900 51,758 -27,936
1961 33,205 3,012 51,931 -28,416
1960 32,515 -4,047 51,944 -28,952

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 Jamaica 61.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 137,465 people) and 38.7% is from migration (a loss of 86,681 people).

As of 2024, 847,475 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Denmark, compared to 24,007 people or 0.8% in Jamaica.

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
Jamaica
City Population
Kingston 938K
Spanish Town 131K
Montego Bay 124K
Half Way Tree 96.5K
May Pen 61.5K
Mandeville 48.3K
Old Harbour 28.7K
Linstead 22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar 22.6K
Port Antonio 14.8K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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