The latest officially reported population of Denmark was 5,976,992 in 2024 vs 134,518 people in Kiribati in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Denmark's population is 6,018,959 people compared to 138,067 in Kiribati.
Population statistics:
- Denmark's population is 43.6 times bigger than Kiribati's.
- Denmark is ranked the 114th most populous country in the world, while Kiribati is the 180th.
- The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.07% for Denmark vs 0.002% for Kiribati.
- For the last 10 years, Denmark has had an average growth rate of +0.57% per year vs +1.53% in Kiribati.
- Since 2005, the population of Denmark has increased from 5.42M people to 6.02M (11.1% growth), while Kiribati has grown from 98K to 138K (40.8% growth).
- Denmark is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 6.14M people compared to the peak of 223K people in 2099 for Kiribati.
Denmark vs Kiribati: live population counter
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| Current population |
6018959
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138067
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| Population rank | 114/197 | 180/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.07% | 0.002% |
| One net population change |
17.5 minutes
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4.41 hours
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| One birth every |
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2.56 hours
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| One death every |
9.02 minutes
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9.39 hours
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| One migration net change every |
20.5 minutes
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18.6 hours
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| Annual migration change | +25,639 | -471 |
| Daily growth/decline | +82 | +5 |
| Annual growth/decline | +30,040 | +1,988 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.51% | +1.5% |
| Population growth rate rank | 133/197 | 74/197 |
Denmark and Kiribati: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 4,579,603 | 47,157 | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,611,687 | 48,323 | 0.7% | 2.47% |
| 1962 | 4,647,727 | 49,538 | 0.78% | 2.51% |
| 1963 | 4,684,483 | 50,791 | 0.79% | 2.53% |
| 1964 | 4,722,072 | 52,088 | 0.8% | 2.55% |
| 1965 | 4,759,012 | 53,439 | 0.78% | 2.59% |
| 1966 | 4,797,381 | 54,425 | 0.81% | 1.85% |
| 1967 | 4,835,354 | 54,996 | 0.79% | 1.05% |
| 1968 | 4,864,883 | 55,529 | 0.61% | 0.97% |
| 1969 | 4,891,860 | 56,360 | 0.55% | 1.5% |
| 1970 | 4,928,757 | 57,510 | 0.75% | 2.04% |
| 1971 | 4,963,126 | 58,652 | 0.7% | 1.99% |
| 1972 | 4,991,596 | 59,778 | 0.57% | 1.92% |
| 1973 | 5,021,861 | 60,824 | 0.61% | 1.75% |
| 1974 | 5,045,297 | 61,219 | 0.47% | 0.65% |
| 1975 | 5,059,862 | 60,987 | 0.29% | -0.38% |
| 1976 | 5,072,596 | 60,661 | 0.25% | -0.53% |
| 1977 | 5,088,419 | 60,267 | 0.31% | -0.65% |
| 1978 | 5,104,248 | 59,864 | 0.31% | -0.67% |
| 1979 | 5,116,801 | 60,172 | 0.25% | 0.51% |
| 1980 | 5,123,027 | 61,148 | 0.12% | 1.62% |
| 1981 | 5,121,572 | 62,121 | -0.03% | 1.59% |
| 1982 | 5,117,810 | 63,134 | -0.07% | 1.63% |
| 1983 | 5,114,297 | 64,169 | -0.07% | 1.64% |
| 1984 | 5,111,619 | 65,228 | -0.05% | 1.65% |
| 1985 | 5,113,691 | 66,496 | 0.04% | 1.94% |
| 1986 | 5,120,534 | 68,059 | 0.13% | 2.35% |
| 1987 | 5,127,024 | 69,733 | 0.13% | 2.46% |
| 1988 | 5,129,516 | 71,427 | 0.05% | 2.43% |
| 1989 | 5,132,594 | 73,147 | 0.06% | 2.41% |
| 1990 | 5,140,939 | 74,855 | 0.16% | 2.34% |
| 1991 | 5,154,298 | 76,367 | 0.26% | 2.02% |
| 1992 | 5,171,370 | 77,641 | 0.33% | 1.67% |
| 1993 | 5,188,628 | 78,841 | 0.33% | 1.55% |
| 1994 | 5,206,180 | 80,021 | 0.34% | 1.5% |
| 1995 | 5,233,373 | 81,234 | 0.52% | 1.52% |
| 1996 | 5,263,074 | 82,623 | 0.57% | 1.71% |
| 1997 | 5,284,991 | 84,147 | 0.42% | 1.84% |
| 1998 | 5,304,219 | 85,657 | 0.36% | 1.79% |
| 1999 | 5,321,799 | 87,126 | 0.33% | 1.71% |
| 2000 | 5,339,616 | 88,613 | 0.33% | 1.71% |
| 2001 | 5,358,783 | 90,335 | 0.36% | 1.94% |
| 2002 | 5,375,931 | 92,264 | 0.32% | 2.14% |
| 2003 | 5,390,574 | 94,175 | 0.27% | 2.07% |
| 2004 | 5,404,523 | 96,085 | 0.26% | 2.03% |
| 2005 | 5,419,432 | 98,035 | 0.28% | 2.03% |
| 2006 | 5,437,272 | 100,017 | 0.33% | 2.02% |
| 2007 | 5,461,438 | 102,068 | 0.44% | 2.05% |
| 2008 | 5,493,621 | 104,222 | 0.59% | 2.11% |
| 2009 | 5,523,095 | 106,467 | 0.54% | 2.15% |
| 2010 | 5,547,683 | 108,704 | 0.45% | 2.1% |
| 2011 | 5,570,572 | 110,647 | 0.41% | 1.79% |
| 2012 | 5,591,572 | 112,284 | 0.38% | 1.48% |
| 2013 | 5,614,932 | 113,838 | 0.42% | 1.38% |
| 2014 | 5,643,475 | 115,326 | 0.51% | 1.31% |
| 2015 | 5,683,483 | 116,815 | 0.71% | 1.29% |
| 2016 | 5,728,010 | 118,478 | 0.78% | 1.42% |
| 2017 | 5,764,980 | 120,275 | 0.65% | 1.52% |
| 2018 | 5,793,636 | 122,084 | 0.5% | 1.5% |
| 2019 | 5,814,422 | 123,921 | 0.36% | 1.5% |
| 2020 | 5,831,404 | 126,099 | 0.29% | 1.76% |
| 2021 | 5,856,733 | 128,377 | 0.43% | 1.81% |
| 2022 | 5,903,037 | 130,469 | 0.79% | 1.63% |
| 2023 | 5,946,952 | 132,530 | 0.74% | 1.58% |
| 2024 | 5,976,992 | 134,518 | 0.51% | 1.5% |
| 2025 | 6,002,090 | 136,501 | 0.42% | 1.47% |
| 2026 | 6,023,091 | 138,451 | 0.35% | 1.43% |
| 2027 | 6,041,010 | 140,405 | 0.3% | 1.41% |
| 2028 | 6,056,755 | 142,335 | 0.26% | 1.37% |
| 2029 | 6,070,186 | 144,231 | 0.22% | 1.33% |
| 2030 | 6,081,559 | 146,130 | 0.19% | 1.32% |
| 2031 | 6,091,513 | 148,028 | 0.16% | 1.3% |
| 2032 | 6,099,943 | 149,915 | 0.14% | 1.27% |
| 2033 | 6,107,156 | 151,768 | 0.12% | 1.24% |
| 2034 | 6,113,785 | 153,602 | 0.11% | 1.21% |
| 2035 | 6,119,365 | 155,447 | 0.09% | 1.2% |
| 2036 | 6,123,874 | 157,316 | 0.07% | 1.2% |
| 2037 | 6,127,386 | 159,188 | 0.06% | 1.19% |
| 2038 | 6,130,437 | 161,050 | 0.05% | 1.17% |
| 2039 | 6,132,752 | 162,895 | 0.04% | 1.15% |
| 2040 | 6,134,223 | 164,711 | 0.02% | 1.11% |
| 2041 | 6,135,120 | 166,508 | 0.01% | 1.09% |
| 2042 | 6,135,315 | 168,325 | 0.003% | 1.09% |
| 2043 | 6,135,244 | 170,182 | -0.001% | 1.1% |
| 2044 | 6,134,789 | 172,012 | -0.007% | 1.08% |
| 2045 | 6,134,218 | 173,818 | -0.009% | 1.05% |
| 2046 | 6,133,182 | 175,629 | -0.02% | 1.04% |
| 2047 | 6,131,427 | 177,392 | -0.03% | 1% |
| 2048 | 6,129,548 | 179,152 | -0.03% | 0.99% |
| 2049 | 6,127,293 | 180,915 | -0.04% | 0.98% |
| 2050 | 6,124,397 | 182,629 | -0.05% | 0.95% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Denmark increased by 264,051 people (a 4.87% growth), while Kiribati gained 18,780 people (a 19.2% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Denmark gained 335,476 (a 5.9% growth), while Kiribati's population increased by 21,252 (a 18.2% growth).
Denmark was ranked 108th most populous country in 2005 and is 114th in 2025. Kiribati was ranked 183rd in 2005 and ranked 180th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Denmark's population will grow by 1.75% to 6,124,397 people with a rank change from 114th to 119th. The population of Kiribati will increase by 32.3% to 182,629 people and rank change from 180th to 178th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 |
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| City | Population |
| South Tarawa | 63.4K |
| London | 1.9K |
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Population differences between Denmark and Kiribati
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| Life expectancy | 82.2 years | 66.7 years |
| Average age | 42.4 years | 27 years |
| Median age | 42.3 years | 23.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 48.5:51.5 |
| Fertility rate | 1.5 births per woman | 3.15 births per woman |
| Population density | 387 ppl/mi² | 430 ppl/mi² |
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