Population in Denmark compared to the Netherlands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Denmark and the Netherlands: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Denmark	Netherlands	Denmark	Netherlands
1960	4,579,603	11,486,631	-	-
1961	4,611,687	11,638,712	0.7%	1.32%
1962	4,647,727	11,805,689	0.78%	1.43%
1963	4,684,483	11,965,966	0.79%	1.36%
1964	4,722,072	12,127,120	0.8%	1.35%
1965	4,759,012	12,294,732	0.78%	1.38%
1966	4,797,381	12,456,251	0.81%	1.31%
1967	4,835,354	12,598,201	0.79%	1.14%
1968	4,864,883	12,729,721	0.61%	1.04%
1969	4,891,860	12,877,984	0.55%	1.16%
1970	4,928,757	13,038,526	0.75%	1.25%
1971	4,963,126	13,194,497	0.7%	1.2%
1972	4,991,596	13,328,593	0.57%	1.02%
1973	5,021,861	13,439,322	0.61%	0.83%
1974	5,045,297	13,545,056	0.47%	0.79%
1975	5,059,862	13,666,335	0.29%	0.9%
1976	5,072,596	13,774,037	0.25%	0.79%
1977	5,088,419	13,856,185	0.31%	0.6%
1978	5,104,248	13,941,700	0.31%	0.62%
1979	5,116,801	14,038,270	0.25%	0.69%
1980	5,123,027	14,149,800	0.12%	0.79%
1981	5,121,572	14,247,208	-0.03%	0.69%
1982	5,117,810	14,312,690	-0.07%	0.46%
1983	5,114,297	14,367,070	-0.07%	0.38%
1984	5,111,619	14,424,211	-0.05%	0.4%
1985	5,113,691	14,491,632	0.04%	0.47%
1986	5,120,534	14,572,278	0.13%	0.56%
1987	5,127,024	14,665,037	0.13%	0.64%
1988	5,129,516	14,760,094	0.05%	0.65%
1989	5,132,594	14,848,907	0.06%	0.6%
1990	5,140,939	14,951,510	0.16%	0.69%
1991	5,154,298	15,069,798	0.26%	0.79%
1992	5,171,370	15,184,166	0.33%	0.76%
1993	5,188,628	15,290,368	0.33%	0.7%
1994	5,206,180	15,382,838	0.34%	0.6%
1995	5,233,373	15,459,006	0.52%	0.5%
1996	5,263,074	15,530,498	0.57%	0.46%
1997	5,284,991	15,610,650	0.42%	0.52%
1998	5,304,219	15,707,209	0.36%	0.62%
1999	5,321,799	15,812,088	0.33%	0.67%
2000	5,339,616	15,925,513	0.33%	0.72%
2001	5,358,783	16,046,180	0.36%	0.76%
2002	5,375,931	16,148,929	0.32%	0.64%
2003	5,390,574	16,225,302	0.27%	0.47%
2004	5,404,523	16,281,779	0.26%	0.35%
2005	5,419,432	16,319,868	0.28%	0.23%
2006	5,437,272	16,346,101	0.33%	0.16%
2007	5,461,438	16,381,696	0.44%	0.22%
2008	5,493,621	16,445,593	0.59%	0.39%
2009	5,523,095	16,530,388	0.54%	0.52%
2010	5,547,683	16,615,394	0.45%	0.51%
2011	5,570,572	16,693,074	0.41%	0.47%
2012	5,591,572	16,754,962	0.38%	0.37%
2013	5,614,932	16,804,432	0.42%	0.3%
2014	5,643,475	16,865,008	0.51%	0.36%
2015	5,683,483	16,939,923	0.71%	0.44%
2016	5,728,010	17,030,314	0.78%	0.53%
2017	5,764,980	17,131,296	0.65%	0.59%
2018	5,793,636	17,231,624	0.5%	0.59%
2019	5,814,422	17,344,874	0.36%	0.66%
2020	5,831,404	17,441,500	0.29%	0.56%
2021	5,856,733	17,533,044	0.43%	0.52%
2022	5,903,037	17,700,982	0.79%	0.96%
2023	5,946,952	17,877,117	0.74%	1%
2024	5,976,992	17,994,237	0.51%	0.66%
2025	6,002,090	18,110,800	0.42%	0.65%
2026	6,023,091	18,211,436	0.35%	0.56%
2027	6,041,010	18,299,531	0.3%	0.48%
2028	6,056,755	18,379,573	0.26%	0.44%
2029	6,070,186	18,452,044	0.22%	0.39%
2030	6,081,559	18,515,913	0.19%	0.35%
2031	6,091,513	18,571,934	0.16%	0.3%
2032	6,099,943	18,621,087	0.14%	0.26%
2033	6,107,156	18,664,975	0.12%	0.24%
2034	6,113,785	18,702,456	0.11%	0.2%
2035	6,119,365	18,733,223	0.09%	0.16%
2036	6,123,874	18,760,054	0.07%	0.14%
2037	6,127,386	18,781,793	0.06%	0.12%
2038	6,130,437	18,798,283	0.05%	0.09%
2039	6,132,752	18,810,276	0.04%	0.06%
2040	6,134,223	18,817,745	0.02%	0.04%
2041	6,135,120	18,820,870	0.01%	0.02%
2042	6,135,315	18,819,607	0.003%	-0.007%
2043	6,135,244	18,815,261	-0.001%	-0.02%
2044	6,134,789	18,807,564	-0.007%	-0.04%
2045	6,134,218	18,797,005	-0.009%	-0.06%
2046	6,133,182	18,785,724	-0.02%	-0.06%
2047	6,131,427	18,771,651	-0.03%	-0.07%
2048	6,129,548	18,754,325	-0.03%	-0.09%
2049	6,127,293	18,735,299	-0.04%	-0.1%
2050	6,124,397	18,714,579	-0.05%	-0.11%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Denmark increased by 264,051 people (a 4.87% growth), while the Netherlands gained 620,055 people (a 3.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Denmark gained 335,476 (a 5.9% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,251,715 (a 7.39% growth).

Denmark was ranked 108th most populous country in 2005 and is 114th in 2025. The Netherlands was ranked 61st in 2005 and ranked 72nd 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 the Netherlands will increase by 2.87% to 18,714,579 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.