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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Denmark was 5,976,992 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Denmark's population is 6,032,403 people compared to 141,906,741 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 23.5 times bigger than Denmark's.
  • Denmark is ranked the 114th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.78% of the world: 0.07% for Denmark vs 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Denmark has had an average growth rate of +0.57% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Denmark has increased from 5.44M people to 6.03M (10.9% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Denmark vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Denmark
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Denmark Russia
2100 5,879,692 124,983,377
2099 5,887,324 125,086,144
2098 5,894,688 125,186,329
2097 5,902,451 125,264,415
2096 5,909,729 125,354,177
2095 5,917,219 125,422,006
2094 5,925,288 125,474,373
2093 5,933,241 125,529,632
2092 5,941,337 125,604,261
2091 5,949,626 125,652,742
2090 5,958,205 125,707,894
2089 5,966,645 125,760,026
2088 5,974,290 125,810,124
2087 5,982,321 125,858,116
2086 5,989,976 125,926,035
2085 5,997,455 126,001,913
2084 6,004,175 126,076,414
2083 6,010,595 126,151,046
2082 6,016,013 126,234,371
2081 6,020,048 126,317,768
2080 6,023,906 126,414,511
2079 6,027,570 126,534,688
2078 6,030,553 126,674,591
2077 6,033,561 126,830,956
2076 6,037,007 126,982,766
2075 6,039,523 127,165,304
2074 6,041,944 127,362,143
2073 6,044,803 127,576,856
2072 6,046,641 127,802,632
2071 6,048,624 128,080,998
2070 6,051,078 128,353,977
2069 6,053,869 128,642,208
2068 6,056,924 128,920,237
2067 6,060,476 129,203,483
2066 6,064,191 129,511,983
2065 6,069,049 129,842,007
2064 6,073,904 130,177,089
2063 6,078,625 130,522,107
2062 6,083,792 130,851,664
2061 6,088,815 131,200,160
2060 6,094,310 131,526,812
2059 6,099,236 131,884,461
2058 6,103,864 132,247,211
2057 6,108,995 132,584,941
2056 6,114,524 132,925,501
2055 6,120,037 133,271,436
2054 6,124,581 133,595,068
2053 6,129,266 133,914,243
2052 6,132,944 134,180,223
2051 6,136,666 134,443,510
2050 6,139,893 134,687,487
2049 6,142,477 134,909,323
2048 6,144,414 135,117,641
2047 6,146,231 135,311,492
2046 6,147,918 135,482,008
2045 6,148,320 135,664,379
2044 6,149,066 135,863,165
2043 6,149,226 136,085,277
2042 6,149,216 136,307,658
2041 6,148,827 136,557,818
2040 6,147,418 136,821,807
2039 6,145,884 137,122,219
2038 6,142,758 137,433,644
2037 6,139,788 137,770,811
2036 6,135,708 138,118,955
2035 6,130,764 138,478,809
2034 6,124,513 138,852,689
2033 6,117,467 139,237,595
2032 6,110,061 139,635,142
2031 6,100,566 140,058,187
2030 6,090,119 140,453,528
2029 6,077,752 140,840,370
2028 6,063,214 141,214,141
2027 6,046,188 141,580,416
2026 6,027,292 141,906,741
2025 6,004,069 142,772,403
2024 5,976,992 143,533,851
2023 5,946,952 143,826,130
2022 5,903,037 144,236,933
2021 5,856,733 144,746,762
2020 5,831,404 145,245,148
2019 5,814,422 145,453,291
2018 5,793,636 145,398,106
2017 5,764,980 145,293,260
2016 5,728,010 145,015,460
2015 5,683,483 144,640,716
2014 5,643,475 144,237,223
2013 5,614,932 143,805,638
2012 5,591,572 143,378,447
2011 5,570,572 143,018,195
2010 5,547,683 142,849,468
2009 5,523,095 142,785,348
2008 5,493,621 142,742,366
2007 5,461,438 142,805,114
2006 5,437,272 143,049,637
2005 5,419,432 143,518,814
2004 5,404,523 144,067,316
2003 5,390,574 144,648,618
2002 5,375,931 145,306,497
2001 5,358,783 145,976,482
2000 5,339,616 146,596,869
1999 5,321,799 147,214,776
1998 5,304,219 147,670,784
1997 5,284,991 147,915,361
1996 5,263,074 148,160,129
1995 5,233,373 148,375,787
1994 5,206,180 148,407,912
1993 5,188,628 148,458,777
1992 5,171,370 148,538,197
1991 5,154,298 148,394,216
1990 5,140,939 147,969,406
1989 5,132,594 147,721,000
1988 5,129,516 146,857,000
1987 5,127,024 145,908,000
1986 5,120,534 144,894,000
1985 5,113,691 143,858,000
1984 5,111,619 142,745,000
1983 5,114,297 141,668,000
1982 5,117,810 140,823,000
1981 5,121,572 139,941,000
1980 5,123,027 139,010,000
1979 5,116,801 138,027,000
1978 5,104,248 137,060,000
1977 5,088,419 136,100,000
1976 5,072,596 135,147,000
1975 5,059,862 134,200,000
1974 5,045,297 133,432,000
1973 5,021,861 132,669,000
1972 4,991,596 131,909,000
1971 4,963,126 131,155,000
1970 4,928,757 130,404,000
1969 4,891,860 129,664,000
1968 4,864,883 128,928,000
1967 4,835,354 128,196,000
1966 4,797,381 127,468,000
1965 4,759,012 126,745,000
1964 4,722,072 125,345,000
1963 4,684,483 123,960,000
1962 4,647,727 122,591,000
1961 4,611,687 121,236,000
1960 4,579,603 119,897,000

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/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Denmark increased by 290,738 people (a 5.35% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Denmark gained 304,393 people (a 5.31% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline).

Denmark was ranked 108th most populous country in 2006 and is 114th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

Denmark is projected to reach its peak in 2043 at 6.15M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 125M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Denmark
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Denmark Russia
2100 -0.13% -0.08%
2099 -0.12% -0.08%
2098 -0.13% -0.06%
2097 -0.12% -0.07%
2096 -0.13% -0.05%
2095 -0.14% -0.04%
2094 -0.13% -0.04%
2093 -0.14% -0.06%
2092 -0.14% -0.04%
2091 -0.14% -0.04%
2090 -0.14% -0.04%
2089 -0.13% -0.04%
2088 -0.13% -0.04%
2087 -0.13% -0.05%
2086 -0.12% -0.06%
2085 -0.11% -0.06%
2084 -0.11% -0.06%
2083 -0.09% -0.07%
2082 -0.07% -0.07%
2081 -0.06% -0.08%
2080 -0.06% -0.09%
2079 -0.05% -0.11%
2078 -0.05% -0.12%
2077 -0.06% -0.12%
2076 -0.04% -0.14%
2075 -0.04% -0.15%
2074 -0.05% -0.17%
2073 -0.03% -0.18%
2072 -0.03% -0.22%
2071 -0.04% -0.21%
2070 -0.05% -0.22%
2069 -0.05% -0.22%
2068 -0.06% -0.22%
2067 -0.06% -0.24%
2066 -0.08% -0.25%
2065 -0.08% -0.26%
2064 -0.08% -0.26%
2063 -0.08% -0.25%
2062 -0.08% -0.27%
2061 -0.09% -0.25%
2060 -0.08% -0.27%
2059 -0.08% -0.27%
2058 -0.08% -0.25%
2057 -0.09% -0.26%
2056 -0.09% -0.26%
2055 -0.07% -0.24%
2054 -0.08% -0.24%
2053 -0.06% -0.2%
2052 -0.06% -0.2%
2051 -0.05% -0.18%
2050 -0.04% -0.16%
2049 -0.03% -0.15%
2048 -0.03% -0.14%
2047 -0.03% -0.13%
2046 -0.007% -0.13%
2045 -0.01% -0.15%
2044 -0.003% -0.16%
2043 0% -0.16%
2042 0.006% -0.18%
2041 0.02% -0.19%
2040 0.02% -0.22%
2039 0.05% -0.23%
2038 0.05% -0.24%
2037 0.07% -0.25%
2036 0.08% -0.26%
2035 0.1% -0.27%
2034 0.12% -0.28%
2033 0.12% -0.28%
2032 0.16% -0.3%
2031 0.17% -0.28%
2030 0.2% -0.27%
2029 0.24% -0.26%
2028 0.28% -0.26%
2027 0.31% -0.23%
2026 0.39% -0.61%
2025 0.45% -0.53%
2024 0.51% -0.2%
2023 0.74% -0.28%
2022 0.79% -0.35%
2021 0.43% -0.34%
2020 0.29% -0.14%
2019 0.36% 0.04%
2018 0.5% 0.07%
2017 0.65% 0.19%
2016 0.78% 0.26%
2015 0.71% 0.28%
2014 0.51% 0.3%
2013 0.42% 0.3%
2012 0.38% 0.25%
2011 0.41% 0.12%
2010 0.45% 0.04%
2009 0.54% 0.03%
2008 0.59% -0.04%
2007 0.44% -0.17%
2006 0.33% -0.33%
2005 0.28% -0.38%
2004 0.26% -0.4%
2003 0.27% -0.45%
2002 0.32% -0.46%
2001 0.36% -0.42%
2000 0.33% -0.42%
1999 0.33% -0.31%
1998 0.36% -0.17%
1997 0.42% -0.17%
1996 0.57% -0.15%
1995 0.52% -0.02%
1994 0.34% -0.03%
1993 0.33% -0.05%
1992 0.33% 0.1%
1991 0.26% 0.29%
1990 0.16% 0.17%
1989 0.06% 0.59%
1988 0.05% 0.65%
1987 0.13% 0.7%
1986 0.13% 0.72%
1985 0.04% 0.78%
1984 -0.05% 0.76%
1983 -0.07% 0.6%
1982 -0.07% 0.63%
1981 -0.03% 0.67%
1980 0.12% 0.71%
1979 0.25% 0.71%
1978 0.31% 0.71%
1977 0.31% 0.71%
1976 0.25% 0.71%
1975 0.29% 0.58%
1974 0.47% 0.58%
1973 0.61% 0.58%
1972 0.57% 0.57%
1971 0.7% 0.58%
1970 0.75% 0.57%
1969 0.55% 0.57%
1968 0.61% 0.57%
1967 0.79% 0.57%
1966 0.81% 0.57%
1965 0.78% 1.12%
1964 0.8% 1.12%
1963 0.79% 1.12%
1962 0.78% 1.12%
1961 0.7% 1.12%

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/russia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Denmark grew by 0.51%, while Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Denmark Russia
Current population
6032403
141906741
Population rank 114/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 1.71%
One net population change
17.5 minutes
1.8 minutes
One birth every
9.11 minutes
25.5 seconds
One death every
9.02 minutes
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +82 -801
Annual growth/decline +30,040 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 132/197 177/197
One migration net change every
23.8 minutes
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change +22,103 -251,822
Net migration rank 32/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 847,475 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 65/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 46/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Denmark
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Denmark Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 22,103 - -251,822
2024 - 25,639 - -178,042
2023 -595 31,006 -503,392 27,807
2022 -1,180 60,219 -576,948 765,629
2021 5,857 26,887 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 5,831 10,851 -697,177 334,094
2019 6,977 9,488 -319,997 336,494
2018 6,373 18,919 -232,637 339,972
2017 8,071 24,561 -130,764 396,619
2016 9,165 33,391 0 447,645
2015 5,683 42,284 43,392 384,756
2014 5,644 27,242 28,848 264,698
2013 3,931 21,359 28,761 289,872
2012 5,592 16,871 0 285,977
2011 6,685 13,495 -128,716 309,377
2010 8,876 17,533 -242,844 307,555
2009 8,285 15,551 -257,014 350,206
2008 10,438 25,775 -356,856 360,840
2007 8,192 20,560 -471,257 365,717
2006 9,787 10,491 -686,638 308,370
2005 9,755 6,887 -846,761 263,541
2004 9,188 5,166 -792,370 261,519
2003 7,007 7,228 -896,822 256,804
2002 5,376 9,629 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 6,967 12,192 -963,445 259,614
2000 9,078 10,441 -967,540 550,401
1999 6,919 9,520 -927,453 375,468
1998 7,956 11,098 -694,053 528,135
1997 7,927 12,269 -769,159 541,387
1996 6,842 17,534 -785,248 587,171
1995 6,280 28,958 -845,742 723,875
1994 8,850 10,766 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 4,670 11,411 -757,140 507,229
1992 6,722 11,937 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 4,639 10,827 103,876 125,505
1990 2,056 8,667 325,533 299,863
1989 2,053 3,720 576,112 89,400
1988 0 677 778,343 269,862
1987 -1,538 6,338 977,583 275,611
1986 -2,561 11,463 985,279 283,553
1985 -4,603 9,957 762,447 280,614
1984 -5,623 4,325 756,548 247,026
1983 -6,649 1,952 906,676 200,159
1982 -2,559 235 830,855 107,520
1981 -3,073 -1,741 713,700 36,686
1980 1,537 803 681,149 10,440
1979 4,605 5,808 690,135 -5,791
1978 9,187 5,678 812,766 108,882
1977 11,703 5,548 832,932 122,316
1976 11,667 3,182 852,237 113,851
1975 20,746 -10,672 843,850 80,069
1974 19,676 -437 883,186 -51,759
1973 21,092 7,107 846,561 -107,568
1972 24,958 7,053 872,050 -111,168
1971 26,801 -1,159 854,999 -134,968
1970 22,673 20,947 785,554 -264,464
1969 23,481 6,687 753,088 -64,643
1968 27,243 -3,557 787,621 -83,221
1967 33,363 1,623 854,554 -116,029
1966 38,858 2,011 989,279 -111,360
1965 37,596 -2,098 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 36,832 1,333 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 36,539 594 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 32,070 3,900 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 33,205 3,012 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 32,515 -4,047 1,962,834 -234,895

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

GeoRank.org/population/denmark/russia | 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 Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 people).

As of 2024, 847,475 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Denmark, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

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
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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