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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Denmark	Russia	Denmark	Russia
1960	4,579,603	119,897,000	-	-
1961	4,611,687	121,236,000	0.7%	1.12%
1962	4,647,727	122,591,000	0.78%	1.12%
1963	4,684,483	123,960,000	0.79%	1.12%
1964	4,722,072	125,345,000	0.8%	1.12%
1965	4,759,012	126,745,000	0.78%	1.12%
1966	4,797,381	127,468,000	0.81%	0.57%
1967	4,835,354	128,196,000	0.79%	0.57%
1968	4,864,883	128,928,000	0.61%	0.57%
1969	4,891,860	129,664,000	0.55%	0.57%
1970	4,928,757	130,404,000	0.75%	0.57%
1971	4,963,126	131,155,000	0.7%	0.58%
1972	4,991,596	131,909,000	0.57%	0.57%
1973	5,021,861	132,669,000	0.61%	0.58%
1974	5,045,297	133,432,000	0.47%	0.58%
1975	5,059,862	134,200,000	0.29%	0.58%
1976	5,072,596	135,147,000	0.25%	0.71%
1977	5,088,419	136,100,000	0.31%	0.71%
1978	5,104,248	137,060,000	0.31%	0.71%
1979	5,116,801	138,027,000	0.25%	0.71%
1980	5,123,027	139,010,000	0.12%	0.71%
1981	5,121,572	139,941,000	-0.03%	0.67%
1982	5,117,810	140,823,000	-0.07%	0.63%
1983	5,114,297	141,668,000	-0.07%	0.6%
1984	5,111,619	142,745,000	-0.05%	0.76%
1985	5,113,691	143,858,000	0.04%	0.78%
1986	5,120,534	144,894,000	0.13%	0.72%
1987	5,127,024	145,908,000	0.13%	0.7%
1988	5,129,516	146,857,000	0.05%	0.65%
1989	5,132,594	147,721,000	0.06%	0.59%
1990	5,140,939	147,969,406	0.16%	0.17%
1991	5,154,298	148,394,216	0.26%	0.29%
1992	5,171,370	148,538,197	0.33%	0.1%
1993	5,188,628	148,458,777	0.33%	-0.05%
1994	5,206,180	148,407,912	0.34%	-0.03%
1995	5,233,373	148,375,787	0.52%	-0.02%
1996	5,263,074	148,160,129	0.57%	-0.15%
1997	5,284,991	147,915,361	0.42%	-0.17%
1998	5,304,219	147,670,784	0.36%	-0.17%
1999	5,321,799	147,214,776	0.33%	-0.31%
2000	5,339,616	146,596,869	0.33%	-0.42%
2001	5,358,783	145,976,482	0.36%	-0.42%
2002	5,375,931	145,306,497	0.32%	-0.46%
2003	5,390,574	144,648,618	0.27%	-0.45%
2004	5,404,523	144,067,316	0.26%	-0.4%
2005	5,419,432	143,518,814	0.28%	-0.38%
2006	5,437,272	143,049,637	0.33%	-0.33%
2007	5,461,438	142,805,114	0.44%	-0.17%
2008	5,493,621	142,742,366	0.59%	-0.04%
2009	5,523,095	142,785,348	0.54%	0.03%
2010	5,547,683	142,849,468	0.45%	0.04%
2011	5,570,572	143,018,195	0.41%	0.12%
2012	5,591,572	143,378,447	0.38%	0.25%
2013	5,614,932	143,805,638	0.42%	0.3%
2014	5,643,475	144,237,223	0.51%	0.3%
2015	5,683,483	144,640,716	0.71%	0.28%
2016	5,728,010	145,015,460	0.78%	0.26%
2017	5,764,980	145,293,260	0.65%	0.19%
2018	5,793,636	145,398,106	0.5%	0.07%
2019	5,814,422	145,453,291	0.36%	0.04%
2020	5,831,404	145,245,148	0.29%	-0.14%
2021	5,856,733	144,746,762	0.43%	-0.34%
2022	5,903,037	144,236,933	0.79%	-0.35%
2023	5,946,952	143,826,130	0.74%	-0.28%
2024	5,976,992	143,533,851	0.51%	-0.2%
2025	6,002,090	142,718,132	0.42%	-0.57%
2026	6,023,091	142,120,553	0.35%	-0.42%
2027	6,041,010	141,773,330	0.3%	-0.24%
2028	6,056,755	141,402,326	0.26%	-0.26%
2029	6,070,186	141,021,009	0.22%	-0.27%
2030	6,081,559	140,628,883	0.19%	-0.28%
2031	6,091,513	140,218,596	0.16%	-0.29%
2032	6,099,943	139,807,207	0.14%	-0.29%
2033	6,107,156	139,414,947	0.12%	-0.28%
2034	6,113,785	139,034,543	0.11%	-0.27%
2035	6,119,365	138,666,694	0.09%	-0.26%
2036	6,123,874	138,311,757	0.07%	-0.26%
2037	6,127,386	137,968,177	0.06%	-0.25%
2038	6,130,437	137,643,032	0.05%	-0.24%
2039	6,132,752	137,336,299	0.04%	-0.22%
2040	6,134,223	137,053,347	0.02%	-0.21%
2041	6,135,120	136,795,588	0.01%	-0.19%
2042	6,135,315	136,558,692	0.003%	-0.17%
2043	6,135,244	136,335,849	-0.001%	-0.16%
2044	6,134,789	136,124,845	-0.007%	-0.15%
2045	6,134,218	135,933,758	-0.009%	-0.14%
2046	6,133,182	135,756,848	-0.02%	-0.13%
2047	6,131,427	135,574,181	-0.03%	-0.13%
2048	6,129,548	135,372,557	-0.03%	-0.15%
2049	6,127,293	135,156,911	-0.04%	-0.16%
2050	6,124,397	134,923,391	-0.05%	-0.17%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Denmark increased by 264,051 people (a 4.87% growth), while Russia gained 1,121,902 people (a 0.78% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Denmark gained 335,476 (a 5.9% growth), while Russia's population decreased by -1,922,584 (a 1.33% decline).

Denmark was ranked 108th most populous country in 2005 and is 114th in 2025. Russia was ranked 9th in 2005 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.46% to 134,923,391 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.