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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Denmark was 5,976,992 in 2024 vs 27,032,412 people in Niger in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Denmark's population is 6,032,403 people compared to 29,080,898 in Niger.

Population statistics:

  • Niger's population is 4.82 times bigger than Denmark's.
  • Denmark is ranked the 114th most populous country in the world, while Niger is the 53rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.42% of the world: 0.07% for Denmark vs 0.35% for Niger.
  • For the last 10 years, Denmark has had an average growth rate of +0.57% per year vs +3.5% in Niger.
  • Since 2006, the population of Denmark has increased from 5.44M people to 6.03M (10.9% growth), while Niger has grown from 14.3M to 29.1M (103.8% growth).

Denmark vs Niger: population by year and forecast

Denmark
Factual

Projection
Niger
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Denmark Niger
2100 5,879,692 92,149,803
2099 5,887,324 91,788,730
2098 5,894,688 91,409,848
2097 5,902,451 91,009,119
2096 5,909,729 90,589,670
2095 5,917,219 90,150,766
2094 5,925,288 89,694,201
2093 5,933,241 89,215,318
2092 5,941,337 88,716,114
2091 5,949,626 88,197,952
2090 5,958,205 87,660,657
2089 5,966,645 87,103,777
2088 5,974,290 86,525,686
2087 5,982,321 85,929,075
2086 5,989,976 85,313,560
2085 5,997,455 84,675,788
2084 6,004,175 84,017,371
2083 6,010,595 83,337,884
2082 6,016,013 82,638,198
2081 6,020,048 81,922,470
2080 6,023,906 81,186,181
2079 6,027,570 80,435,226
2078 6,030,553 79,665,207
2077 6,033,561 78,877,754
2076 6,037,007 78,071,174
2075 6,039,523 77,248,629
2074 6,041,944 76,412,785
2073 6,044,803 75,560,272
2072 6,046,641 74,691,713
2071 6,048,624 73,808,594
2070 6,051,078 72,912,178
2069 6,053,869 71,999,238
2068 6,056,924 71,073,720
2067 6,060,476 70,133,854
2066 6,064,191 69,181,625
2065 6,069,049 68,221,595
2064 6,073,904 67,248,034
2063 6,078,625 66,264,418
2062 6,083,792 65,270,595
2061 6,088,815 64,267,053
2060 6,094,310 63,257,169
2059 6,099,236 62,239,490
2058 6,103,864 61,213,177
2057 6,108,995 60,180,993
2056 6,114,524 59,145,841
2055 6,120,037 58,103,375
2054 6,124,581 57,056,756
2053 6,129,266 56,007,297
2052 6,132,944 54,958,567
2051 6,136,666 53,907,164
2050 6,139,893 52,858,275
2049 6,142,477 51,810,418
2048 6,144,414 50,763,456
2047 6,146,231 49,719,695
2046 6,147,918 48,677,799
2045 6,148,320 47,638,048
2044 6,149,066 46,602,104
2043 6,149,226 45,572,618
2042 6,149,216 44,546,381
2041 6,148,827 43,525,533
2040 6,147,418 42,508,212
2039 6,145,884 41,495,840
2038 6,142,758 40,485,407
2037 6,139,788 39,476,789
2036 6,135,708 38,472,178
2035 6,130,764 37,470,776
2034 6,124,513 36,477,557
2033 6,117,467 35,487,806
2032 6,110,061 34,508,717
2031 6,100,566 33,538,029
2030 6,090,119 32,574,145
2029 6,077,752 31,620,865
2028 6,063,214 30,680,257
2027 6,046,188 29,750,695
2026 6,027,292 28,832,547
2025 6,004,069 27,926,917
2024 5,976,992 27,032,412
2023 5,946,952 26,159,867
2022 5,903,037 25,311,973
2021 5,856,733 24,502,140
2020 5,831,404 23,717,613
2019 5,814,422 22,947,757
2018 5,793,636 22,188,069
2017 5,764,980 21,435,446
2016 5,728,010 20,685,753
2015 5,683,483 19,939,498
2014 5,643,475 19,215,909
2013 5,614,932 18,519,898
2012 5,591,572 17,836,769
2011 5,570,572 17,176,283
2010 5,547,683 16,548,835
2009 5,523,095 15,943,675
2008 5,493,621 15,361,915
2007 5,461,438 14,803,610
2006 5,437,272 14,268,581
2005 5,419,432 13,756,192
2004 5,404,523 13,265,836
2003 5,390,574 12,796,984
2002 5,375,931 12,349,144
2001 5,358,783 11,920,647
2000 5,339,616 11,509,630
1999 5,321,799 11,117,411
1998 5,304,219 10,741,413
1997 5,284,991 10,383,969
1996 5,263,074 10,044,852
1995 5,233,373 9,714,529
1994 5,206,180 9,398,258
1993 5,188,628 9,100,789
1992 5,171,370 8,817,633
1991 5,154,298 8,546,900
1990 5,140,939 8,286,059
1989 5,132,594 8,034,780
1988 5,129,516 7,793,748
1987 5,127,024 7,561,150
1986 5,120,534 7,335,811
1985 5,113,691 7,118,457
1984 5,111,619 6,909,971
1983 5,114,297 6,708,644
1982 5,117,810 6,512,732
1981 5,121,572 6,322,006
1980 5,123,027 6,135,971
1979 5,116,801 5,955,556
1978 5,104,248 5,782,932
1977 5,088,419 5,619,716
1976 5,072,596 5,464,962
1975 5,059,862 5,317,019
1974 5,045,297 5,174,953
1973 5,021,861 5,037,865
1972 4,991,596 4,904,845
1971 4,963,126 4,776,225
1970 4,928,757 4,650,275
1969 4,891,860 4,525,725
1968 4,864,883 4,403,637
1967 4,835,354 4,283,590
1966 4,797,381 4,165,544
1965 4,759,012 4,049,695
1964 4,722,072 3,935,814
1963 4,684,483 3,823,873
1962 4,647,727 3,714,520
1961 4,611,687 3,608,162
1960 4,579,603 3,505,050

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/niger | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Denmark increased by 290,738 people (a 5.35% growth), while Niger gained 6,417,172 people (a 45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Denmark gained 304,393 people (a 5.31% growth), while Niger's population increased by 8,395,145 people (a 40.6% growth).

Denmark was ranked 108th most populous country in 2006 and is 114th in 2026. Niger was ranked 64th in 2006 and ranked 53rd 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 Niger will increase by 81.8% to 52,858,275 people and rank change from 53rd to 38th.

Denmark is projected to reach its peak in 2043 at 6.15M people compared to the peak of 92.1M people in 2100 for Niger.

Population growth rate by year

Denmark
Factual

Projection
Niger
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Denmark Niger
2100 -0.13% 0.39%
2099 -0.12% 0.41%
2098 -0.13% 0.44%
2097 -0.12% 0.46%
2096 -0.13% 0.49%
2095 -0.14% 0.51%
2094 -0.13% 0.54%
2093 -0.14% 0.56%
2092 -0.14% 0.59%
2091 -0.14% 0.61%
2090 -0.14% 0.64%
2089 -0.13% 0.67%
2088 -0.13% 0.69%
2087 -0.13% 0.72%
2086 -0.12% 0.75%
2085 -0.11% 0.78%
2084 -0.11% 0.82%
2083 -0.09% 0.85%
2082 -0.07% 0.87%
2081 -0.06% 0.91%
2080 -0.06% 0.93%
2079 -0.05% 0.97%
2078 -0.05% 1%
2077 -0.06% 1.03%
2076 -0.04% 1.06%
2075 -0.04% 1.09%
2074 -0.05% 1.13%
2073 -0.03% 1.16%
2072 -0.03% 1.2%
2071 -0.04% 1.23%
2070 -0.05% 1.27%
2069 -0.05% 1.3%
2068 -0.06% 1.34%
2067 -0.06% 1.38%
2066 -0.08% 1.41%
2065 -0.08% 1.45%
2064 -0.08% 1.48%
2063 -0.08% 1.52%
2062 -0.08% 1.56%
2061 -0.09% 1.6%
2060 -0.08% 1.64%
2059 -0.08% 1.68%
2058 -0.08% 1.72%
2057 -0.09% 1.75%
2056 -0.09% 1.79%
2055 -0.07% 1.83%
2054 -0.08% 1.87%
2053 -0.06% 1.91%
2052 -0.06% 1.95%
2051 -0.05% 1.98%
2050 -0.04% 2.02%
2049 -0.03% 2.06%
2048 -0.03% 2.1%
2047 -0.03% 2.14%
2046 -0.007% 2.18%
2045 -0.01% 2.22%
2044 -0.003% 2.26%
2043 0% 2.3%
2042 0.006% 2.35%
2041 0.02% 2.39%
2040 0.02% 2.44%
2039 0.05% 2.5%
2038 0.05% 2.55%
2037 0.07% 2.61%
2036 0.08% 2.67%
2035 0.1% 2.72%
2034 0.12% 2.79%
2033 0.12% 2.84%
2032 0.16% 2.89%
2031 0.17% 2.96%
2030 0.2% 3.01%
2029 0.24% 3.07%
2028 0.28% 3.12%
2027 0.31% 3.18%
2026 0.39% 3.24%
2025 0.45% 3.31%
2024 0.51% 3.34%
2023 0.74% 3.35%
2022 0.79% 3.31%
2021 0.43% 3.31%
2020 0.29% 3.35%
2019 0.36% 3.42%
2018 0.5% 3.51%
2017 0.65% 3.62%
2016 0.78% 3.74%
2015 0.71% 3.77%
2014 0.51% 3.76%
2013 0.42% 3.83%
2012 0.38% 3.85%
2011 0.41% 3.79%
2010 0.45% 3.8%
2009 0.54% 3.79%
2008 0.59% 3.77%
2007 0.44% 3.75%
2006 0.33% 3.72%
2005 0.28% 3.7%
2004 0.26% 3.66%
2003 0.27% 3.63%
2002 0.32% 3.59%
2001 0.36% 3.57%
2000 0.33% 3.53%
1999 0.33% 3.5%
1998 0.36% 3.44%
1997 0.42% 3.38%
1996 0.57% 3.4%
1995 0.52% 3.37%
1994 0.34% 3.27%
1993 0.33% 3.21%
1992 0.33% 3.17%
1991 0.26% 3.15%
1990 0.16% 3.13%
1989 0.06% 3.09%
1988 0.05% 3.08%
1987 0.13% 3.07%
1986 0.13% 3.05%
1985 0.04% 3.02%
1984 -0.05% 3%
1983 -0.07% 3.01%
1982 -0.07% 3.02%
1981 -0.03% 3.03%
1980 0.12% 3.03%
1979 0.25% 2.99%
1978 0.31% 2.9%
1977 0.31% 2.83%
1976 0.25% 2.78%
1975 0.29% 2.75%
1974 0.47% 2.72%
1973 0.61% 2.71%
1972 0.57% 2.69%
1971 0.7% 2.71%
1970 0.75% 2.75%
1969 0.55% 2.77%
1968 0.61% 2.8%
1967 0.79% 2.83%
1966 0.81% 2.86%
1965 0.78% 2.89%
1964 0.8% 2.93%
1963 0.79% 2.94%
1962 0.78% 2.95%
1961 0.7% 2.94%

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/niger | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Denmark grew by 0.51%, while Niger's population grew by 3.34%.

Live population counters

Denmark Niger
Current population
6032403
29080898
Population rank 114/197 53/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.35%
One net population change
17.5 minutes
36.1 seconds
One birth every
9.11 minutes
28.8 seconds
One death every
9.02 minutes
2.27 minutes
Daily growth/decline +82 +2,391
Annual growth/decline +30,040 +872,545
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% +3.34%
Population growth rate rank 132/197 10/197
One migration net change every
23.8 minutes
1.14 hours
Annual migration change +22,103 -7,704
Net migration rank 32/196 126/196
Foreign-born residents 847,475 449,236
Foreign-born residents rank 65/195 85/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 46/195 140/195

Natural population change vs migration

Denmark
Natural

Migration
Niger
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Denmark Niger
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 22,103 - -7,704
2024 - 25,639 - -4,041
2023 -595 31,006 864,139 995
2022 -1,180 60,219 829,651 995
2021 5,857 26,887 793,428 -4,405
2020 5,831 10,851 784,437 -4,402
2019 6,977 9,488 775,474 -15,778
2018 6,373 18,919 763,536 -3,830
2017 8,071 24,561 752,384 -6,830
2016 9,165 33,391 738,999 14,833
2015 5,683 42,284 721,630 17,051
2014 5,644 27,242 704,609 3,891
2013 3,931 21,359 686,070 -2,543
2012 5,592 16,871 664,009 18,714
2011 6,685 13,495 645,175 -6,941
2010 8,876 17,533 624,685 -8,033
2009 8,285 15,551 602,671 -9,014
2008 10,438 25,775 579,727 -9,847
2007 8,192 20,560 556,808 -10,069
2006 9,787 10,491 533,374 -10,054
2005 9,755 6,887 511,167 -9,700
2004 9,188 5,166 488,328 -9,070
2003 7,007 7,228 467,295 -8,841
2002 5,376 9,629 446,767 -9,550
2001 6,967 12,192 428,417 -8,654
2000 9,078 10,441 410,779 -8,522
1999 6,919 9,520 394,212 -12,037
1998 7,956 11,098 377,120 -7,298
1997 7,927 12,269 358,745 -13,680
1996 6,842 17,534 341,223 -8,057
1995 6,280 28,958 323,630 3,843
1994 8,850 10,766 306,026 -959
1993 4,670 11,411 292,135 -2,269
1992 6,722 11,937 278,690 -2,258
1991 4,639 10,827 266,527 -1,500
1990 2,056 8,667 256,594 73
1989 2,053 3,720 245,278 613
1988 0 677 237,296 -1,139
1987 -1,538 6,338 231,371 -2,338
1986 -2,561 11,463 224,365 -2,728
1985 -4,603 9,957 219,206 -6,126
1984 -5,623 4,325 213,111 -9,208
1983 -6,649 1,952 207,962 -9,209
1982 -2,559 235 202,012 -8,935
1981 -3,073 -1,741 195,938 -7,559
1980 1,537 803 189,251 -5,564
1979 4,605 5,808 180,632 -3,495
1978 9,187 5,678 171,614 -3,494
1977 11,703 5,548 161,792 -3,476
1976 11,667 3,182 154,489 -3,308
1975 20,746 -10,672 147,962 -3,254
1974 19,676 -437 142,606 -3,179
1973 21,092 7,107 137,695 -2,942
1972 24,958 7,053 133,813 -2,525
1971 26,801 -1,159 128,223 -2,277
1970 22,673 20,947 128,184 -2,225
1969 23,481 6,687 125,389 -2,245
1968 27,243 -3,557 123,301 -2,277
1967 33,363 1,623 121,358 -2,289
1966 38,858 2,011 119,314 -2,289
1965 37,596 -2,098 116,963 -2,289
1964 36,832 1,333 115,386 -2,289
1963 36,539 594 113,072 -2,289
1962 32,070 3,900 110,280 -2,369
1961 33,205 3,012 107,693 -2,893
1960 32,515 -4,047 105,081 -3,641

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

GeoRank.org/population/denmark/niger | 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 Niger 100% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,728,287 people) and 0.03% is from migration (a gain of 2,520 people).

As of 2024, 847,475 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Denmark, compared to 449,236 people or 1.7% in Niger.

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
Niger
City Population
Niamey 1.5M
Maradi 267K
Zinder 236K

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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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