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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 6,023,286 people compared to 35,898,979 in Poland.

Population statistics:

  • Poland's population is 5.96 times bigger than Denmark's.
  • Denmark is ranked the 114th most populous country in the world, while Poland is the 46th.
  • The countries together account for 0.51% 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 6.02M (10.8% growth), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 35.9M (5.88% decline).
  • Denmark is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 6.14M people, while Poland's population already peaked in 1998 at 38.7M people and is projected to decrease to 18.3M people by 2100.

Denmark vs Poland: live population counter

Denmark Poland
Current population
6023286
35898979
Population rank 114/197 46/197
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
One migration net change every
20.5 minutes
2.21 minutes
Annual migration change +25,639 -238,062
Daily growth/decline +82 -351
Annual growth/decline +30,040 -128,120
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% -0.35%
Population growth rate rank 133/197 181/197

Denmark and Poland: population history and growth rate by year chart

Denmark
Population

Growth rate
Poland
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Denmark Poland Denmark Poland
1960 4,579,603 29,637,450 - -
1961 4,611,687 29,964,000 0.7% 1.1%
1962 4,647,727 30,308,500 0.78% 1.15%
1963 4,684,483 30,712,000 0.79% 1.33%
1964 4,722,072 31,139,450 0.8% 1.39%
1965 4,759,012 31,444,950 0.78% 0.98%
1966 4,797,381 31,681,000 0.81% 0.75%
1967 4,835,354 31,987,155 0.79% 0.97%
1968 4,864,883 32,294,655 0.61% 0.96%
1969 4,891,860 32,548,300 0.55% 0.79%
1970 4,928,757 32,664,300 0.75% 0.36%
1971 4,963,126 32,783,500 0.7% 0.36%
1972 4,991,596 33,055,650 0.57% 0.83%
1973 5,021,861 33,357,200 0.61% 0.91%
1974 5,045,297 33,678,899 0.47% 0.96%
1975 5,059,862 34,015,199 0.29% 1%
1976 5,072,596 34,356,300 0.25% 1%
1977 5,088,419 34,689,050 0.31% 0.97%
1978 5,104,248 34,965,600 0.31% 0.8%
1979 5,116,801 35,247,217 0.25% 0.81%
1980 5,123,027 35,574,150 0.12% 0.93%
1981 5,121,572 35,898,587 -0.03% 0.91%
1982 5,117,810 36,230,481 -0.07% 0.92%
1983 5,114,297 36,571,808 -0.07% 0.94%
1984 5,111,619 36,904,134 -0.05% 0.91%
1985 5,113,691 37,201,885 0.04% 0.81%
1986 5,120,534 37,456,119 0.13% 0.68%
1987 5,127,024 37,668,045 0.13% 0.57%
1988 5,129,516 37,824,487 0.05% 0.42%
1989 5,132,594 37,961,529 0.06% 0.36%
1990 5,140,939 38,110,782 0.16% 0.39%
1991 5,154,298 38,246,193 0.26% 0.36%
1992 5,171,370 38,363,667 0.33% 0.31%
1993 5,188,628 38,461,408 0.33% 0.25%
1994 5,206,180 38,542,652 0.34% 0.21%
1995 5,233,373 38,594,998 0.52% 0.14%
1996 5,263,074 38,624,370 0.57% 0.08%
1997 5,284,991 38,649,660 0.42% 0.07%
1998 5,304,219 38,663,481 0.36% 0.04%
1999 5,321,799 38,660,271 0.33% -0.008%
2000 5,339,616 38,258,629 0.33% -1.04%
2001 5,358,783 38,248,076 0.36% -0.03%
2002 5,375,931 38,230,364 0.32% -0.05%
2003 5,390,574 38,204,570 0.27% -0.07%
2004 5,404,523 38,182,222 0.26% -0.06%
2005 5,419,432 38,165,445 0.28% -0.04%
2006 5,437,272 38,141,267 0.33% -0.06%
2007 5,461,438 38,120,560 0.44% -0.05%
2008 5,493,621 38,125,759 0.59% 0.01%
2009 5,523,095 38,151,603 0.54% 0.07%
2010 5,547,683 38,042,794 0.45% -0.29%
2011 5,570,572 38,063,255 0.41% 0.05%
2012 5,591,572 38,063,164 0.38% -0%
2013 5,614,932 38,040,196 0.42% -0.06%
2014 5,643,475 38,011,735 0.51% -0.07%
2015 5,683,483 37,986,412 0.71% -0.07%
2016 5,728,010 37,970,087 0.78% -0.04%
2017 5,764,980 37,974,826 0.65% 0.01%
2018 5,793,636 37,974,750 0.5% -0%
2019 5,814,422 37,965,475 0.36% -0.02%
2020 5,831,404 37,515,748 0.29% -1.18%
2021 5,856,733 36,981,559 0.43% -1.42%
2022 5,903,037 36,821,749 0.79% -0.43%
2023 5,946,952 36,687,353 0.74% -0.36%
2024 5,976,992 36,559,233 0.51% -0.35%
2025 6,002,090 36,181,399 0.42% -1.03%
2026 6,023,091 35,898,979 0.35% -0.78%
2027 6,041,010 35,758,415 0.3% -0.39%
2028 6,056,755 35,609,703 0.26% -0.42%
2029 6,070,186 35,452,249 0.22% -0.44%
2030 6,081,559 35,287,436 0.19% -0.46%
2031 6,091,513 35,116,185 0.16% -0.49%
2032 6,099,943 34,938,952 0.14% -0.5%
2033 6,107,156 34,757,421 0.12% -0.52%
2034 6,113,785 34,571,572 0.11% -0.53%
2035 6,119,365 34,381,734 0.09% -0.55%
2036 6,123,874 34,187,419 0.07% -0.57%
2037 6,127,386 33,988,985 0.06% -0.58%
2038 6,130,437 33,787,175 0.05% -0.59%
2039 6,132,752 33,581,427 0.04% -0.61%
2040 6,134,223 33,372,181 0.02% -0.62%
2041 6,135,120 33,160,435 0.01% -0.63%
2042 6,135,315 32,945,446 0.003% -0.65%
2043 6,135,244 32,726,827 -0.001% -0.66%
2044 6,134,789 32,506,015 -0.007% -0.67%
2045 6,134,218 32,282,692 -0.009% -0.69%
2046 6,133,182 32,056,740 -0.02% -0.7%
2047 6,131,427 31,828,421 -0.03% -0.71%
2048 6,129,548 31,597,823 -0.03% -0.72%
2049 6,127,293 31,364,596 -0.04% -0.74%
2050 6,124,397 31,128,250 -0.05% -0.75%

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 295,276 (a 5.15% growth), while Poland's population decreased by -2,071,108 (a 5.45% decline).

Denmark was ranked 108th most populous country in 2006 and is 114th in 2026. Poland was ranked 32nd in 2006 and ranked 46th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Denmark's population will grow by 1.68% to 6,124,397 people with a rank change from 114th to 120th. The population of Poland will decrease by 13.3% to 31,128,250 people and rank change from 46th to 61st.

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