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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Denmark was 5,976,992 in 2024 vs 36,559,233 people in Poland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Denmark's population is 6,032,403 people compared to 35,806,942 in Poland.

Population statistics:

  • Poland's population is 5.94 times bigger than Denmark's.
  • Denmark is ranked the 114th most populous country in the world, while Poland is the 47th.
  • The countries together account for 0.5% of the world: 0.07% for Denmark vs 0.43% for Poland.
  • For the last 10 years, Denmark has had an average growth rate of +0.57% per year vs -0.36% in Poland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Denmark has increased from 5.44M people to 6.03M (10.9% growth), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 35.8M (6.12% decline).

Denmark vs Poland: population by year and forecast

Denmark
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Denmark Poland
2100 5,879,692 18,350,017
2099 5,887,324 18,541,227
2098 5,894,688 18,733,999
2097 5,902,451 18,928,169
2096 5,909,729 19,125,003
2095 5,917,219 19,323,203
2094 5,925,288 19,525,085
2093 5,933,241 19,730,030
2092 5,941,337 19,938,529
2091 5,949,626 20,151,135
2090 5,958,205 20,368,308
2089 5,966,645 20,589,970
2088 5,974,290 20,817,398
2087 5,982,321 21,050,137
2086 5,989,976 21,288,179
2085 5,997,455 21,531,674
2084 6,004,175 21,780,998
2083 6,010,595 22,036,816
2082 6,016,013 22,298,479
2081 6,020,048 22,565,373
2080 6,023,906 22,836,875
2079 6,027,570 23,113,773
2078 6,030,553 23,393,434
2077 6,033,561 23,679,569
2076 6,037,007 23,968,050
2075 6,039,523 24,259,763
2074 6,041,944 24,554,480
2073 6,044,803 24,852,006
2072 6,046,641 25,149,886
2071 6,048,624 25,447,869
2070 6,051,078 25,745,140
2069 6,053,869 26,042,079
2068 6,056,924 26,337,963
2067 6,060,476 26,632,110
2066 6,064,191 26,923,643
2065 6,069,049 27,211,946
2064 6,073,904 27,497,263
2063 6,078,625 27,778,871
2062 6,083,792 28,055,433
2061 6,088,815 28,328,948
2060 6,094,310 28,597,687
2059 6,099,236 28,864,377
2058 6,103,864 29,125,961
2057 6,108,995 29,384,759
2056 6,114,524 29,641,101
2055 6,120,037 29,893,868
2054 6,124,581 30,142,942
2053 6,129,266 30,389,214
2052 6,132,944 30,630,763
2051 6,136,666 30,871,146
2050 6,139,893 31,107,894
2049 6,142,477 31,341,718
2048 6,144,414 31,572,273
2047 6,146,231 31,800,868
2046 6,147,918 32,026,873
2045 6,148,320 32,250,757
2044 6,149,066 32,471,522
2043 6,149,226 32,690,423
2042 6,149,216 32,906,811
2041 6,148,827 33,118,473
2040 6,147,418 33,328,426
2039 6,145,884 33,535,096
2038 6,142,758 33,738,091
2037 6,139,788 33,936,906
2036 6,135,708 34,133,190
2035 6,130,764 34,323,827
2034 6,124,513 34,511,159
2033 6,117,467 34,693,880
2032 6,110,061 34,872,593
2031 6,100,566 35,046,775
2030 6,090,119 35,213,577
2029 6,077,752 35,374,919
2028 6,063,214 35,527,083
2027 6,046,188 35,671,012
2026 6,027,292 35,806,942
2025 6,004,069 36,233,346
2024 5,976,992 36,559,233
2023 5,946,952 36,687,353
2022 5,903,037 36,821,749
2021 5,856,733 36,981,559
2020 5,831,404 37,515,748
2019 5,814,422 37,965,475
2018 5,793,636 37,974,750
2017 5,764,980 37,974,826
2016 5,728,010 37,970,087
2015 5,683,483 37,986,412
2014 5,643,475 38,011,735
2013 5,614,932 38,040,196
2012 5,591,572 38,063,164
2011 5,570,572 38,063,255
2010 5,547,683 38,042,794
2009 5,523,095 38,151,603
2008 5,493,621 38,125,759
2007 5,461,438 38,120,560
2006 5,437,272 38,141,267
2005 5,419,432 38,165,445
2004 5,404,523 38,182,222
2003 5,390,574 38,204,570
2002 5,375,931 38,230,364
2001 5,358,783 38,248,076
2000 5,339,616 38,258,629
1999 5,321,799 38,660,271
1998 5,304,219 38,663,481
1997 5,284,991 38,649,660
1996 5,263,074 38,624,370
1995 5,233,373 38,594,998
1994 5,206,180 38,542,652
1993 5,188,628 38,461,408
1992 5,171,370 38,363,667
1991 5,154,298 38,246,193
1990 5,140,939 38,110,782
1989 5,132,594 37,961,529
1988 5,129,516 37,824,487
1987 5,127,024 37,668,045
1986 5,120,534 37,456,119
1985 5,113,691 37,201,885
1984 5,111,619 36,904,134
1983 5,114,297 36,571,808
1982 5,117,810 36,230,481
1981 5,121,572 35,898,587
1980 5,123,027 35,574,150
1979 5,116,801 35,247,217
1978 5,104,248 34,965,600
1977 5,088,419 34,689,050
1976 5,072,596 34,356,300
1975 5,059,862 34,015,199
1974 5,045,297 33,678,899
1973 5,021,861 33,357,200
1972 4,991,596 33,055,650
1971 4,963,126 32,783,500
1970 4,928,757 32,664,300
1969 4,891,860 32,548,300
1968 4,864,883 32,294,655
1967 4,835,354 31,987,155
1966 4,797,381 31,681,000
1965 4,759,012 31,444,950
1964 4,722,072 31,139,450
1963 4,684,483 30,712,000
1962 4,647,727 30,308,500
1961 4,611,687 29,964,000
1960 4,579,603 29,637,450

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/poland | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Denmark increased by 290,738 people (a 5.35% growth), while Poland lost 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Denmark gained 304,393 people (a 5.31% growth), while Poland's population decreased by 2,163,145 people (a 5.7% decline).

Denmark was ranked 108th most populous country in 2006 and is 114th in 2026. Poland was ranked 32nd in 2006 and ranked 47th 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 Poland will decrease by 13.1% to 31,107,894 people and rank change from 47th to 62nd.

Denmark is projected to reach its peak in 2043 at 6.15M people, while Poland's population already peaked in 1998 at 38.7M people and is projected to decrease to 18.4M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Denmark
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Denmark Poland
2100 -0.13% -1.03%
2099 -0.12% -1.03%
2098 -0.13% -1.03%
2097 -0.12% -1.03%
2096 -0.13% -1.03%
2095 -0.14% -1.03%
2094 -0.13% -1.04%
2093 -0.14% -1.05%
2092 -0.14% -1.06%
2091 -0.14% -1.07%
2090 -0.14% -1.08%
2089 -0.13% -1.09%
2088 -0.13% -1.11%
2087 -0.13% -1.12%
2086 -0.12% -1.13%
2085 -0.11% -1.14%
2084 -0.11% -1.16%
2083 -0.09% -1.17%
2082 -0.07% -1.18%
2081 -0.06% -1.19%
2080 -0.06% -1.2%
2079 -0.05% -1.2%
2078 -0.05% -1.21%
2077 -0.06% -1.2%
2076 -0.04% -1.2%
2075 -0.04% -1.2%
2074 -0.05% -1.2%
2073 -0.03% -1.18%
2072 -0.03% -1.17%
2071 -0.04% -1.15%
2070 -0.05% -1.14%
2069 -0.05% -1.12%
2068 -0.06% -1.1%
2067 -0.06% -1.08%
2066 -0.08% -1.06%
2065 -0.08% -1.04%
2064 -0.08% -1.01%
2063 -0.08% -0.99%
2062 -0.08% -0.97%
2061 -0.09% -0.94%
2060 -0.08% -0.92%
2059 -0.08% -0.9%
2058 -0.08% -0.88%
2057 -0.09% -0.86%
2056 -0.09% -0.85%
2055 -0.07% -0.83%
2054 -0.08% -0.81%
2053 -0.06% -0.79%
2052 -0.06% -0.78%
2051 -0.05% -0.76%
2050 -0.04% -0.75%
2049 -0.03% -0.73%
2048 -0.03% -0.72%
2047 -0.03% -0.71%
2046 -0.007% -0.69%
2045 -0.01% -0.68%
2044 -0.003% -0.67%
2043 0% -0.66%
2042 0.006% -0.64%
2041 0.02% -0.63%
2040 0.02% -0.62%
2039 0.05% -0.6%
2038 0.05% -0.59%
2037 0.07% -0.58%
2036 0.08% -0.56%
2035 0.1% -0.54%
2034 0.12% -0.53%
2033 0.12% -0.51%
2032 0.16% -0.5%
2031 0.17% -0.47%
2030 0.2% -0.46%
2029 0.24% -0.43%
2028 0.28% -0.4%
2027 0.31% -0.38%
2026 0.39% -1.18%
2025 0.45% -0.89%
2024 0.51% -0.35%
2023 0.74% -0.36%
2022 0.79% -0.43%
2021 0.43% -1.42%
2020 0.29% -1.18%
2019 0.36% -0.02%
2018 0.5% -0%
2017 0.65% 0.01%
2016 0.78% -0.04%
2015 0.71% -0.07%
2014 0.51% -0.07%
2013 0.42% -0.06%
2012 0.38% -0%
2011 0.41% 0.05%
2010 0.45% -0.29%
2009 0.54% 0.07%
2008 0.59% 0.01%
2007 0.44% -0.05%
2006 0.33% -0.06%
2005 0.28% -0.04%
2004 0.26% -0.06%
2003 0.27% -0.07%
2002 0.32% -0.05%
2001 0.36% -0.03%
2000 0.33% -1.04%
1999 0.33% -0.008%
1998 0.36% 0.04%
1997 0.42% 0.07%
1996 0.57% 0.08%
1995 0.52% 0.14%
1994 0.34% 0.21%
1993 0.33% 0.25%
1992 0.33% 0.31%
1991 0.26% 0.36%
1990 0.16% 0.39%
1989 0.06% 0.36%
1988 0.05% 0.42%
1987 0.13% 0.57%
1986 0.13% 0.68%
1985 0.04% 0.81%
1984 -0.05% 0.91%
1983 -0.07% 0.94%
1982 -0.07% 0.92%
1981 -0.03% 0.91%
1980 0.12% 0.93%
1979 0.25% 0.81%
1978 0.31% 0.8%
1977 0.31% 0.97%
1976 0.25% 1%
1975 0.29% 1%
1974 0.47% 0.96%
1973 0.61% 0.91%
1972 0.57% 0.83%
1971 0.7% 0.36%
1970 0.75% 0.36%
1969 0.55% 0.79%
1968 0.61% 0.96%
1967 0.79% 0.97%
1966 0.81% 0.75%
1965 0.78% 0.98%
1964 0.8% 1.39%
1963 0.79% 1.33%
1962 0.78% 1.15%
1961 0.7% 1.1%

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/poland | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Denmark grew by 0.51%, while Poland's population declined by 0.35%.

Live population counters

Denmark Poland
Current population
6032403
35806942
Population rank 114/197 47/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.43%
One net population change
17.5 minutes
4.1 minutes
One birth every
9.11 minutes
1.94 minutes
One death every
9.02 minutes
1.29 minutes
Daily growth/decline +82 -351
Annual growth/decline +30,040 -128,120
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% -0.35%
Population growth rate rank 132/197 181/197
One migration net change every
23.8 minutes
1.59 minutes
Annual migration change +22,103 -330,820
Net migration rank 32/196 191/196
Foreign-born residents 847,475 1,739,901
Foreign-born residents rank 65/195 41/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 4.5%
Foreign-born share rank 46/195 97/195

Natural population change vs migration

Denmark
Natural

Migration
Poland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Denmark Poland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 22,103 - -330,820
2024 - 25,639 - -238,062
2023 -595 31,006 -135,743 -7,824
2022 -1,180 60,219 -143,605 967,744
2021 5,857 26,887 -184,907 2,251
2020 5,831 10,851 -120,050 3,920
2019 6,977 9,488 -34,169 7,696
2018 6,373 18,919 -26,582 -223
2017 8,071 24,561 0 -21,535
2016 9,165 33,391 -3,797 -5,675
2015 5,683 42,284 -26,590 3,887
2014 5,644 27,242 0 5,525
2013 3,931 21,359 -19,020 12,402
2012 5,592 16,871 0 4,635
2011 6,685 13,495 11,419 45,951
2010 8,876 17,533 38,043 119,623
2009 8,285 15,551 30,521 -8,283
2008 10,438 25,775 34,313 -42,288
2007 8,192 20,560 11,436 -51,235
2006 9,787 10,491 3,814 -68,882
2005 9,755 6,887 -3,817 -41,942
2004 9,188 5,166 -7,637 -38,216
2003 7,007 7,228 -15,281 -19,039
2002 5,376 9,629 -3,823 -16,462
2001 6,967 12,192 3,825 -16,648
2000 9,078 10,441 11,478 -15,921
1999 6,919 9,520 0 -53,035
1998 7,956 11,098 19,332 -39,509
1997 7,927 12,269 34,785 -44,230
1996 6,842 17,534 42,487 -45,349
1995 6,280 28,958 46,314 -52,989
1994 8,850 10,766 96,357 -41,845
1993 4,670 11,411 103,846 -48,805
1992 6,722 11,937 118,928 -46,893
1991 4,639 10,827 141,511 -55,342
1990 2,056 8,667 160,066 -50,339
1989 2,053 3,720 182,215 -49,192
1988 0 677 215,599 -101,671
1987 -1,538 6,338 226,008 -32,310
1986 -2,561 11,463 258,448 -22,520
1985 -4,603 9,957 297,615 -27,277
1984 -5,623 4,325 332,137 -18,402
1983 -6,649 1,952 373,032 -26,724
1982 -2,559 235 369,551 -34,980
1981 -3,073 -1,741 351,806 -16,155
1980 1,537 803 348,627 -42,420
1979 4,605 5,808 366,571 -22,162
1978 9,187 5,678 339,166 -62,936
1977 11,703 5,548 353,828 -33,496
1976 11,667 3,182 367,612 -25,716
1975 20,746 -10,672 350,356 -31,346
1974 19,676 -437 346,893 -18,273
1973 21,092 7,107 320,229 -29,335
1972 24,958 7,053 314,028 -15,004
1971 26,801 -1,159 278,660 -31,767
1970 22,673 20,947 280,913 -66,859
1969 23,481 6,687 270,151 -26,744
1968 27,243 -3,557 280,963 -11,905
1967 33,363 1,623 275,089 -25,479
1966 38,858 2,011 297,801 -17,158
1965 37,596 -2,098 314,450 -21,658
1964 36,832 1,333 326,965 -23,273
1963 36,539 594 359,330 -13,770
1962 32,070 3,900 360,671 -31,021
1961 33,205 3,012 398,521 -20,044
1960 32,515 -4,047 444,562 -6,306

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

GeoRank.org/population/denmark/poland | 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 Poland 41.4% is from natural causes (a loss of 675,443 people) and 58.6% is from migration (a gain of 955,766 people).

As of 2024, 847,475 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Denmark, compared to 1,739,901 people or 4.5% in Poland.

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
Poland
City Population
Warsaw 1.86M
Krakow 804K
Wroclaw 674K
Lodz 649K
Poznan 547K
Gdansk 488K
Szczecin 388K
Lublin 335K
Bydgoszcz 325K
Bialystok 290K

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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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