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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Denmark was 5,976,992 in 2024 vs 17,993,485 people in the Netherlands in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Denmark's population is 6,032,403 people compared to 18,252,623 in the Netherlands.

Population statistics:

  • The Netherlands' population is 3.03 times bigger than Denmark's.
  • Denmark is ranked the 114th most populous country in the world, while the Netherlands is the 72nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.29% of the world: 0.07% for Denmark vs 0.22% for the Netherlands.
  • For the last 10 years, Denmark has had an average growth rate of +0.57% per year vs +0.62% in the Netherlands.
  • Since 2006, the population of Denmark has increased from 5.44M people to 6.03M (10.9% growth), while the Netherlands has grown from 16.3M to 18.3M (11.7% growth).

Denmark vs Netherlands: population by year and forecast

Denmark
Factual

Projection
Netherlands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Denmark Netherlands
2100 5,879,692 17,359,081
2099 5,887,324 17,392,412
2098 5,894,688 17,425,508
2097 5,902,451 17,459,827
2096 5,909,729 17,495,124
2095 5,917,219 17,532,593
2094 5,925,288 17,571,051
2093 5,933,241 17,610,792
2092 5,941,337 17,649,611
2091 5,949,626 17,688,532
2090 5,958,205 17,730,570
2089 5,966,645 17,770,380
2088 5,974,290 17,809,825
2087 5,982,321 17,845,820
2086 5,989,976 17,885,001
2085 5,997,455 17,921,302
2084 6,004,175 17,957,639
2083 6,010,595 17,994,232
2082 6,016,013 18,029,404
2081 6,020,048 18,063,233
2080 6,023,906 18,093,703
2079 6,027,570 18,124,294
2078 6,030,553 18,152,738
2077 6,033,561 18,181,372
2076 6,037,007 18,206,864
2075 6,039,523 18,227,791
2074 6,041,944 18,245,652
2073 6,044,803 18,263,765
2072 6,046,641 18,280,443
2071 6,048,624 18,295,700
2070 6,051,078 18,311,141
2069 6,053,869 18,326,509
2068 6,056,924 18,341,711
2067 6,060,476 18,356,770
2066 6,064,191 18,374,904
2065 6,069,049 18,396,018
2064 6,073,904 18,417,894
2063 6,078,625 18,441,434
2062 6,083,792 18,464,922
2061 6,088,815 18,492,436
2060 6,094,310 18,520,315
2059 6,099,236 18,548,786
2058 6,103,864 18,577,700
2057 6,108,995 18,608,370
2056 6,114,524 18,638,918
2055 6,120,037 18,666,514
2054 6,124,581 18,692,598
2053 6,129,266 18,718,268
2052 6,132,944 18,741,740
2051 6,136,666 18,768,309
2050 6,139,893 18,789,481
2049 6,142,477 18,809,886
2048 6,144,414 18,827,655
2047 6,146,231 18,844,635
2046 6,147,918 18,855,920
2045 6,148,320 18,867,286
2044 6,149,066 18,877,101
2043 6,149,226 18,882,735
2042 6,149,216 18,885,839
2041 6,148,827 18,885,255
2040 6,147,418 18,879,571
2039 6,145,884 18,870,248
2038 6,142,758 18,855,512
2037 6,139,788 18,837,172
2036 6,135,708 18,811,873
2035 6,130,764 18,783,312
2034 6,124,513 18,750,125
2033 6,117,467 18,708,101
2032 6,110,061 18,662,054
2031 6,100,566 18,609,452
2030 6,090,119 18,549,634
2029 6,077,752 18,481,269
2028 6,063,214 18,404,195
2027 6,046,188 18,320,644
2026 6,027,292 18,227,403
2025 6,004,069 18,118,662
2024 5,976,992 17,993,485
2023 5,946,952 17,877,117
2022 5,903,037 17,700,982
2021 5,856,733 17,533,044
2020 5,831,404 17,441,500
2019 5,814,422 17,344,874
2018 5,793,636 17,231,624
2017 5,764,980 17,131,296
2016 5,728,010 17,030,314
2015 5,683,483 16,939,923
2014 5,643,475 16,865,008
2013 5,614,932 16,804,432
2012 5,591,572 16,754,962
2011 5,570,572 16,693,074
2010 5,547,683 16,615,394
2009 5,523,095 16,530,388
2008 5,493,621 16,445,593
2007 5,461,438 16,381,696
2006 5,437,272 16,346,101
2005 5,419,432 16,319,868
2004 5,404,523 16,281,779
2003 5,390,574 16,225,302
2002 5,375,931 16,148,929
2001 5,358,783 16,046,180
2000 5,339,616 15,925,513
1999 5,321,799 15,812,088
1998 5,304,219 15,707,209
1997 5,284,991 15,610,650
1996 5,263,074 15,530,498
1995 5,233,373 15,459,006
1994 5,206,180 15,382,838
1993 5,188,628 15,290,368
1992 5,171,370 15,184,166
1991 5,154,298 15,069,798
1990 5,140,939 14,951,510
1989 5,132,594 14,848,907
1988 5,129,516 14,760,094
1987 5,127,024 14,665,037
1986 5,120,534 14,572,278
1985 5,113,691 14,491,632
1984 5,111,619 14,424,211
1983 5,114,297 14,367,070
1982 5,117,810 14,312,690
1981 5,121,572 14,247,208
1980 5,123,027 14,149,800
1979 5,116,801 14,038,270
1978 5,104,248 13,941,700
1977 5,088,419 13,856,185
1976 5,072,596 13,774,037
1975 5,059,862 13,666,335
1974 5,045,297 13,545,056
1973 5,021,861 13,439,322
1972 4,991,596 13,328,593
1971 4,963,126 13,194,497
1970 4,928,757 13,038,526
1969 4,891,860 12,877,984
1968 4,864,883 12,729,721
1967 4,835,354 12,598,201
1966 4,797,381 12,456,251
1965 4,759,012 12,294,732
1964 4,722,072 12,127,120
1963 4,684,483 11,965,966
1962 4,647,727 11,805,689
1961 4,611,687 11,638,712
1960 4,579,603 11,486,631

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/netherlands | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Denmark increased by 290,738 people (a 5.35% growth), while the Netherlands gained 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Denmark gained 304,393 people (a 5.31% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,222,309 people (a 7.18% growth).

Denmark was ranked 108th most populous country in 2006 and is 114th in 2026. The Netherlands was ranked 61st in 2006 and ranked 72nd 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 the Netherlands will increase by 2.94% to 18,789,481 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.

Denmark is projected to reach its peak in 2043 at 6.15M people compared to the peak of 18.9M people in 2042 for the Netherlands.

Population growth rate by year

Denmark
Factual

Projection
Netherlands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Denmark Netherlands
2100 -0.13% -0.19%
2099 -0.12% -0.19%
2098 -0.13% -0.2%
2097 -0.12% -0.2%
2096 -0.13% -0.21%
2095 -0.14% -0.22%
2094 -0.13% -0.23%
2093 -0.14% -0.22%
2092 -0.14% -0.22%
2091 -0.14% -0.24%
2090 -0.14% -0.22%
2089 -0.13% -0.22%
2088 -0.13% -0.2%
2087 -0.13% -0.22%
2086 -0.12% -0.2%
2085 -0.11% -0.2%
2084 -0.11% -0.2%
2083 -0.09% -0.2%
2082 -0.07% -0.19%
2081 -0.06% -0.17%
2080 -0.06% -0.17%
2079 -0.05% -0.16%
2078 -0.05% -0.16%
2077 -0.06% -0.14%
2076 -0.04% -0.11%
2075 -0.04% -0.1%
2074 -0.05% -0.1%
2073 -0.03% -0.09%
2072 -0.03% -0.08%
2071 -0.04% -0.08%
2070 -0.05% -0.08%
2069 -0.05% -0.08%
2068 -0.06% -0.08%
2067 -0.06% -0.1%
2066 -0.08% -0.11%
2065 -0.08% -0.12%
2064 -0.08% -0.13%
2063 -0.08% -0.13%
2062 -0.08% -0.15%
2061 -0.09% -0.15%
2060 -0.08% -0.15%
2059 -0.08% -0.16%
2058 -0.08% -0.16%
2057 -0.09% -0.16%
2056 -0.09% -0.15%
2055 -0.07% -0.14%
2054 -0.08% -0.14%
2053 -0.06% -0.13%
2052 -0.06% -0.14%
2051 -0.05% -0.11%
2050 -0.04% -0.11%
2049 -0.03% -0.09%
2048 -0.03% -0.09%
2047 -0.03% -0.06%
2046 -0.007% -0.06%
2045 -0.01% -0.05%
2044 -0.003% -0.03%
2043 0% -0.02%
2042 0.006% 0.003%
2041 0.02% 0.03%
2040 0.02% 0.05%
2039 0.05% 0.08%
2038 0.05% 0.1%
2037 0.07% 0.13%
2036 0.08% 0.15%
2035 0.1% 0.18%
2034 0.12% 0.22%
2033 0.12% 0.25%
2032 0.16% 0.28%
2031 0.17% 0.32%
2030 0.2% 0.37%
2029 0.24% 0.42%
2028 0.28% 0.46%
2027 0.31% 0.51%
2026 0.39% 0.6%
2025 0.45% 0.7%
2024 0.51% 0.65%
2023 0.74% 1%
2022 0.79% 0.96%
2021 0.43% 0.52%
2020 0.29% 0.56%
2019 0.36% 0.66%
2018 0.5% 0.59%
2017 0.65% 0.59%
2016 0.78% 0.53%
2015 0.71% 0.44%
2014 0.51% 0.36%
2013 0.42% 0.3%
2012 0.38% 0.37%
2011 0.41% 0.47%
2010 0.45% 0.51%
2009 0.54% 0.52%
2008 0.59% 0.39%
2007 0.44% 0.22%
2006 0.33% 0.16%
2005 0.28% 0.23%
2004 0.26% 0.35%
2003 0.27% 0.47%
2002 0.32% 0.64%
2001 0.36% 0.76%
2000 0.33% 0.72%
1999 0.33% 0.67%
1998 0.36% 0.62%
1997 0.42% 0.52%
1996 0.57% 0.46%
1995 0.52% 0.5%
1994 0.34% 0.6%
1993 0.33% 0.7%
1992 0.33% 0.76%
1991 0.26% 0.79%
1990 0.16% 0.69%
1989 0.06% 0.6%
1988 0.05% 0.65%
1987 0.13% 0.64%
1986 0.13% 0.56%
1985 0.04% 0.47%
1984 -0.05% 0.4%
1983 -0.07% 0.38%
1982 -0.07% 0.46%
1981 -0.03% 0.69%
1980 0.12% 0.79%
1979 0.25% 0.69%
1978 0.31% 0.62%
1977 0.31% 0.6%
1976 0.25% 0.79%
1975 0.29% 0.9%
1974 0.47% 0.79%
1973 0.61% 0.83%
1972 0.57% 1.02%
1971 0.7% 1.2%
1970 0.75% 1.25%
1969 0.55% 1.16%
1968 0.61% 1.04%
1967 0.79% 1.14%
1966 0.81% 1.31%
1965 0.78% 1.38%
1964 0.8% 1.35%
1963 0.79% 1.36%
1962 0.78% 1.43%
1961 0.7% 1.32%

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/netherlands | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Denmark grew by 0.51%, while the Netherlands' population grew by 0.65%.

Live population counters

Denmark Netherlands
Current population
6032403
18252623
Population rank 114/197 72/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.22%
One net population change
17.5 minutes
4.52 minutes
One birth every
9.11 minutes
3.2 minutes
One death every
9.02 minutes
3.09 minutes
Daily growth/decline +82 +319
Annual growth/decline +30,040 +116,368
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% +0.65%
Population growth rate rank 132/197 121/197
One migration net change every
23.8 minutes
5.03 minutes
Annual migration change +22,103 +104,681
Net migration rank 32/196 16/196
Foreign-born residents 847,475 2,956,518
Foreign-born residents rank 65/195 23/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 16.2%
Foreign-born share rank 46/195 40/195

Natural population change vs migration

Denmark
Natural

Migration
Netherlands
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Denmark Netherlands
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 22,103 - 104,681
2024 - 25,639 - 121,628
2023 -595 31,006 -5,363 144,558
2022 -1,180 60,219 -1,770 224,472
2021 5,857 26,887 7,014 106,416
2020 5,831 10,851 0 67,598
2019 6,977 9,488 17,345 109,003
2018 6,373 18,919 15,508 87,197
2017 8,071 24,561 18,844 86,332
2016 9,165 33,391 23,843 88,743
2015 5,683 42,284 23,716 55,585
2014 5,644 27,242 35,417 36,591
2013 3,931 21,359 30,248 19,973
2012 5,592 16,871 35,186 14,861
2011 6,685 13,495 45,072 31,224
2010 8,876 17,533 48,184 33,703
2009 8,285 15,551 51,244 39,832
2008 10,438 25,775 49,337 32,406
2007 8,192 20,560 49,145 -304
2006 9,787 10,491 49,038 -25,401
2005 9,755 6,887 50,592 -22,496
2004 9,188 5,166 56,987 -9,230
2003 7,007 7,228 58,411 7,937
2002 5,376 9,629 59,751 28,824
2001 6,967 12,192 62,580 56,096
2000 9,078 10,441 66,887 59,308
1999 6,919 9,520 60,086 47,179
1998 7,956 11,098 61,258 52,058
1997 7,927 12,269 56,198 31,302
1996 6,842 17,534 51,251 21,792
1995 6,280 28,958 54,106 15,056
1994 8,850 10,766 61,532 20,193
1993 4,670 11,411 58,103 44,514
1992 6,722 11,937 66,811 50,148
1991 4,639 10,827 69,321 51,670
1990 2,056 8,667 68,777 53,564
1989 2,053 3,720 59,396 31,165
1988 0 677 61,993 31,026
1987 -1,538 6,338 64,526 39,559
1986 -2,561 11,463 59,746 30,380
1985 -4,603 9,957 55,069 27,356
1984 -5,623 4,325 54,812 12,902
1983 -6,649 1,952 51,722 11,007
1982 -2,559 235 54,388 7,644
1981 -3,073 -1,741 62,688 17,643
1980 1,537 803 66,504 54,010
1979 4,605 5,808 63,172 42,772
1978 9,187 5,678 61,344 26,639
1977 11,703 5,548 63,739 19,809
1976 11,667 3,182 63,361 18,774
1975 20,746 -10,672 64,232 68,569
1974 19,676 -437 75,853 31,645
1973 21,092 7,107 84,668 18,705
1972 24,958 7,053 101,297 17,470
1971 26,801 -1,159 116,112 32,756
1970 22,673 20,947 129,082 32,438
1969 23,481 6,687 139,082 21,850
1968 27,243 -3,557 132,389 7,243
1967 33,363 1,623 138,580 -10,673
1966 38,858 2,011 138,265 20,740
1965 37,596 -2,098 146,308 19,444
1964 36,832 1,333 157,653 15,014
1963 36,539 594 154,361 -21
1962 32,070 3,900 153,474 18,024
1961 33,205 3,012 159,450 8,258
1960 32,515 -4,047 151,623 -13,235

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/denmark/netherlands | CC BY

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 the Netherlands 11.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 134,554 people) and 88.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,006,495 people).

As of 2024, 847,475 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Denmark, compared to 2,956,518 people or 16.2% in the Netherlands.

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
Netherlands
City Population
Amsterdam 921K
Rotterdam 664K
The Hague 548K
Utrecht 359K
Eindhoven 244K
Groningen 238K
Tilburg 228K
Almere 215K
Breda 188K
Nijmegen 177K

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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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