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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Denmark was 5,976,992 in 2024 vs 130,861,007 people in Mexico in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Denmark's population is 6,032,403 people compared to 133,323,134 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 22.1 times bigger than Denmark's.
  • Denmark is ranked the 114th most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 1.68% of the world: 0.07% for Denmark vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Denmark has had an average growth rate of +0.57% per year vs +0.92% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Denmark has increased from 5.44M people to 6.03M (10.9% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 133M (24.3% growth).

Denmark vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Denmark
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Denmark Mexico
2100 5,879,692 131,182,639
2099 5,887,324 131,943,283
2098 5,894,688 132,700,369
2097 5,902,451 133,455,010
2096 5,909,729 134,204,227
2095 5,917,219 134,949,218
2094 5,925,288 135,687,085
2093 5,933,241 136,415,232
2092 5,941,337 137,127,644
2091 5,949,626 137,833,985
2090 5,958,205 138,527,198
2089 5,966,645 139,208,862
2088 5,974,290 139,874,924
2087 5,982,321 140,530,483
2086 5,989,976 141,174,372
2085 5,997,455 141,805,496
2084 6,004,175 142,415,948
2083 6,010,595 143,009,187
2082 6,016,013 143,579,768
2081 6,020,048 144,138,842
2080 6,023,906 144,677,451
2079 6,027,570 145,195,172
2078 6,030,553 145,691,242
2077 6,033,561 146,165,064
2076 6,037,007 146,616,674
2075 6,039,523 147,046,928
2074 6,041,944 147,455,761
2073 6,044,803 147,841,295
2072 6,046,641 148,201,143
2071 6,048,624 148,534,057
2070 6,051,078 148,848,168
2069 6,053,869 149,134,711
2068 6,056,924 149,395,717
2067 6,060,476 149,630,386
2066 6,064,191 149,842,125
2065 6,069,049 150,029,268
2064 6,073,904 150,187,992
2063 6,078,625 150,319,846
2062 6,083,792 150,424,224
2061 6,088,815 150,502,250
2060 6,094,310 150,555,648
2059 6,099,236 150,577,220
2058 6,103,864 150,569,044
2057 6,108,995 150,535,337
2056 6,114,524 150,475,242
2055 6,120,037 150,384,336
2054 6,124,581 150,263,237
2053 6,129,266 150,110,615
2052 6,132,944 149,923,918
2051 6,136,666 149,705,066
2050 6,139,893 149,450,774
2049 6,142,477 149,166,038
2048 6,144,414 148,836,849
2047 6,146,231 148,478,965
2046 6,147,918 148,081,688
2045 6,148,320 147,647,318
2044 6,149,066 147,173,101
2043 6,149,226 146,667,761
2042 6,149,216 146,123,566
2041 6,148,827 145,543,650
2040 6,147,418 144,931,633
2039 6,145,884 144,286,278
2038 6,142,758 143,601,872
2037 6,139,788 142,883,005
2036 6,135,708 142,138,929
2035 6,130,764 141,359,885
2034 6,124,513 140,554,653
2033 6,117,467 139,713,048
2032 6,110,061 138,843,644
2031 6,100,566 137,947,334
2030 6,090,119 137,023,304
2029 6,077,752 136,071,720
2028 6,063,214 135,090,755
2027 6,046,188 134,081,337
2026 6,027,292 133,042,003
2025 6,004,069 131,970,909
2024 5,976,992 130,861,007
2023 5,946,952 129,739,759
2022 5,903,037 128,613,117
2021 5,856,733 127,648,148
2020 5,831,404 126,799,054
2019 5,814,422 125,762,982
2018 5,793,636 124,573,711
2017 5,764,980 123,400,057
2016 5,728,010 122,251,351
2015 5,683,483 121,072,306
2014 5,643,475 119,784,261
2013 5,614,932 118,343,573
2012 5,591,572 116,818,208
2011 5,570,572 115,243,504
2010 5,547,683 113,623,895
2009 5,523,095 111,999,721
2008 5,493,621 110,374,288
2007 5,461,438 108,774,360
2006 5,437,272 107,253,666
2005 5,419,432 105,811,504
2004 5,404,523 104,394,131
2003 5,390,574 102,978,515
2002 5,375,931 101,548,624
2001 5,358,783 100,099,099
2000 5,339,616 98,625,552
1999 5,321,799 97,115,707
1998 5,304,219 95,575,245
1997 5,284,991 94,021,207
1996 5,263,074 92,452,702
1995 5,233,373 90,862,455
1994 5,206,180 89,259,205
1993 5,188,628 87,653,807
1992 5,171,370 86,044,809
1991 5,154,298 84,430,572
1990 5,140,939 82,820,170
1989 5,132,594 81,247,182
1988 5,129,516 79,695,531
1987 5,127,024 78,136,651
1986 5,120,534 76,585,637
1985 5,113,691 75,043,414
1984 5,111,619 73,506,846
1983 5,114,297 71,971,240
1982 5,117,810 70,433,260
1981 5,121,572 68,892,108
1980 5,123,027 67,300,334
1979 5,116,801 65,648,865
1978 5,104,248 63,979,046
1977 5,088,419 62,308,493
1976 5,072,596 60,645,512
1975 5,059,862 58,982,400
1974 5,045,297 57,320,149
1973 5,021,861 55,667,284
1972 4,991,596 54,030,168
1971 4,963,126 52,412,558
1970 4,928,757 50,814,953
1969 4,891,860 49,233,194
1968 4,864,883 47,668,303
1967 4,835,354 46,129,608
1966 4,797,381 44,629,106
1965 4,759,012 43,174,477
1964 4,722,072 41,772,049
1963 4,684,483 40,424,065
1962 4,647,727 39,129,200
1961 4,611,687 37,890,118
1960 4,579,603 36,724,615

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/mexico | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Denmark increased by 290,738 people (a 5.35% growth), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Denmark gained 304,393 people (a 5.31% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth).

Denmark was ranked 108th most populous country in 2006 and is 114th in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th 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 Mexico will increase by 12.1% to 149,450,774 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Denmark is projected to reach its peak in 2043 at 6.15M people compared to the peak of 151M people in 2059 for Mexico.

Population growth rate by year

Denmark
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Denmark Mexico
2100 -0.13% -0.58%
2099 -0.12% -0.57%
2098 -0.13% -0.57%
2097 -0.12% -0.56%
2096 -0.13% -0.55%
2095 -0.14% -0.54%
2094 -0.13% -0.53%
2093 -0.14% -0.52%
2092 -0.14% -0.51%
2091 -0.14% -0.5%
2090 -0.14% -0.49%
2089 -0.13% -0.48%
2088 -0.13% -0.47%
2087 -0.13% -0.46%
2086 -0.12% -0.45%
2085 -0.11% -0.43%
2084 -0.11% -0.41%
2083 -0.09% -0.4%
2082 -0.07% -0.39%
2081 -0.06% -0.37%
2080 -0.06% -0.36%
2079 -0.05% -0.34%
2078 -0.05% -0.32%
2077 -0.06% -0.31%
2076 -0.04% -0.29%
2075 -0.04% -0.28%
2074 -0.05% -0.26%
2073 -0.03% -0.24%
2072 -0.03% -0.22%
2071 -0.04% -0.21%
2070 -0.05% -0.19%
2069 -0.05% -0.17%
2068 -0.06% -0.16%
2067 -0.06% -0.14%
2066 -0.08% -0.12%
2065 -0.08% -0.11%
2064 -0.08% -0.09%
2063 -0.08% -0.07%
2062 -0.08% -0.05%
2061 -0.09% -0.04%
2060 -0.08% -0.01%
2059 -0.08% 0.005%
2058 -0.08% 0.02%
2057 -0.09% 0.04%
2056 -0.09% 0.06%
2055 -0.07% 0.08%
2054 -0.08% 0.1%
2053 -0.06% 0.12%
2052 -0.06% 0.15%
2051 -0.05% 0.17%
2050 -0.04% 0.19%
2049 -0.03% 0.22%
2048 -0.03% 0.24%
2047 -0.03% 0.27%
2046 -0.007% 0.29%
2045 -0.01% 0.32%
2044 -0.003% 0.34%
2043 0% 0.37%
2042 0.006% 0.4%
2041 0.02% 0.42%
2040 0.02% 0.45%
2039 0.05% 0.48%
2038 0.05% 0.5%
2037 0.07% 0.52%
2036 0.08% 0.55%
2035 0.1% 0.57%
2034 0.12% 0.6%
2033 0.12% 0.63%
2032 0.16% 0.65%
2031 0.17% 0.67%
2030 0.2% 0.7%
2029 0.24% 0.73%
2028 0.28% 0.75%
2027 0.31% 0.78%
2026 0.39% 0.81%
2025 0.45% 0.85%
2024 0.51% 0.86%
2023 0.74% 0.88%
2022 0.79% 0.76%
2021 0.43% 0.67%
2020 0.29% 0.82%
2019 0.36% 0.95%
2018 0.5% 0.95%
2017 0.65% 0.94%
2016 0.78% 0.97%
2015 0.71% 1.08%
2014 0.51% 1.22%
2013 0.42% 1.31%
2012 0.38% 1.37%
2011 0.41% 1.43%
2010 0.45% 1.45%
2009 0.54% 1.47%
2008 0.59% 1.47%
2007 0.44% 1.42%
2006 0.33% 1.36%
2005 0.28% 1.36%
2004 0.26% 1.37%
2003 0.27% 1.41%
2002 0.32% 1.45%
2001 0.36% 1.49%
2000 0.33% 1.55%
1999 0.33% 1.61%
1998 0.36% 1.65%
1997 0.42% 1.7%
1996 0.57% 1.75%
1995 0.52% 1.8%
1994 0.34% 1.83%
1993 0.33% 1.87%
1992 0.33% 1.91%
1991 0.26% 1.94%
1990 0.16% 1.94%
1989 0.06% 1.95%
1988 0.05% 2%
1987 0.13% 2.03%
1986 0.13% 2.06%
1985 0.04% 2.09%
1984 -0.05% 2.13%
1983 -0.07% 2.18%
1982 -0.07% 2.24%
1981 -0.03% 2.37%
1980 0.12% 2.52%
1979 0.25% 2.61%
1978 0.31% 2.68%
1977 0.31% 2.74%
1976 0.25% 2.82%
1975 0.29% 2.9%
1974 0.47% 2.97%
1973 0.61% 3.03%
1972 0.57% 3.09%
1971 0.7% 3.14%
1970 0.75% 3.21%
1969 0.55% 3.28%
1968 0.61% 3.34%
1967 0.79% 3.36%
1966 0.81% 3.37%
1965 0.78% 3.36%
1964 0.8% 3.33%
1963 0.79% 3.31%
1962 0.78% 3.27%
1961 0.7% 3.17%

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/mexico | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Denmark grew by 0.51%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Denmark Mexico
Current population
6032403
133323134
Population rank 114/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 1.61%
One net population change
17.5 minutes
28.1 seconds
One birth every
9.11 minutes
15.5 seconds
One death every
9.02 minutes
39.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +82 +3,072
Annual growth/decline +30,040 +1,121,248
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 132/197 110/197
One migration net change every
23.8 minutes
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change +22,103 -108,037
Net migration rank 32/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 847,475 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 65/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 46/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Denmark
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Denmark Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 22,103 - -108,037
2024 - 25,639 - -104,581
2023 -595 31,006 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 -1,180 60,219 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 5,857 26,887 936,682 -122,791
2020 5,831 10,851 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 6,977 9,488 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 6,373 18,919 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 8,071 24,561 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 9,165 33,391 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 5,683 42,284 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 5,644 27,242 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 3,931 21,359 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 5,592 16,871 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 6,685 13,495 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 8,876 17,533 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 8,285 15,551 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 10,438 25,775 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 8,192 20,560 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 9,787 10,491 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 9,755 6,887 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 9,188 5,166 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 7,007 7,228 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 5,376 9,629 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 6,967 12,192 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 9,078 10,441 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 6,919 9,520 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 7,956 11,098 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 7,927 12,269 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 6,842 17,534 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 6,280 28,958 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 8,850 10,766 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 4,670 11,411 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 6,722 11,937 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 4,639 10,827 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 2,056 8,667 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 2,053 3,720 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 0 677 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 -1,538 6,338 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 -2,561 11,463 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 -4,603 9,957 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 -5,623 4,325 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 -6,649 1,952 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 -2,559 235 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 -3,073 -1,741 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 1,537 803 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 4,605 5,808 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 9,187 5,678 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 11,703 5,548 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 11,667 3,182 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 20,746 -10,672 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 19,676 -437 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 21,092 7,107 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 24,958 7,053 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 26,801 -1,159 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 22,673 20,947 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 23,481 6,687 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 27,243 -3,557 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 33,363 1,623 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 38,858 2,011 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 37,596 -2,098 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 36,832 1,333 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 36,539 594 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 32,070 3,900 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 33,205 3,012 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 32,515 -4,047 1,206,955 -85,591

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 Mexico 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,080,136 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,876,544 people).

As of 2024, 847,475 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Denmark, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

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
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Tijuana 1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos 1.93M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 1.07M

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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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