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

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The latest officially reported population of Denmark was 6,009,169 in 2025 vs 19,654,739 people in Somalia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Denmark's population is 6,042,125 people compared to 20,653,532 in Somalia.

Population statistics:

  • Somalia's population is 3.42 times bigger than Denmark's.
  • Denmark is ranked the 114th most populous country in the world, while Somalia is the 66th.
  • The countries together account for 0.32% of the world: 0.07% for Denmark vs 0.25% for Somalia.
  • For the last 10 years, Denmark has had an average growth rate of +0.57% per year vs +3.59% in Somalia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Denmark has increased from 5.44M people to 6.04M (11.1% growth), while Somalia has grown from 11M to 20.7M (88.2% growth).

Denmark vs Somalia: population by year and forecast

Denmark
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Denmark Somalia
2100 5,884,686 68,341,587
2099 5,892,325 67,997,987
2098 5,899,695 67,660,056
2097 5,907,465 67,320,374
2096 5,914,749 66,931,214
2095 5,922,245 66,544,181
2094 5,930,321 66,138,594
2093 5,938,280 65,719,626
2092 5,946,384 65,283,569
2091 5,954,679 64,812,444
2090 5,963,266 64,322,633
2089 5,971,713 63,882,977
2088 5,979,364 63,424,502
2087 5,987,402 62,947,792
2086 5,995,064 62,408,129
2085 6,002,549 61,835,054
2084 6,009,275 61,280,718
2083 6,015,700 60,723,949
2082 6,021,123 60,150,487
2081 6,025,161 59,639,547
2080 6,029,023 59,064,099
2079 6,032,690 58,441,001
2078 6,035,675 57,816,490
2077 6,038,686 57,176,183
2076 6,042,135 56,567,204
2075 6,044,653 55,970,712
2074 6,047,076 55,295,699
2073 6,049,937 54,617,874
2072 6,051,777 53,944,923
2071 6,053,762 53,250,824
2070 6,056,217 52,540,460
2069 6,059,011 51,845,897
2068 6,062,068 51,165,760
2067 6,065,624 50,461,574
2066 6,069,342 49,748,163
2065 6,074,204 48,994,126
2064 6,079,063 48,235,809
2063 6,083,788 47,492,758
2062 6,088,960 46,756,776
2061 6,093,987 46,008,848
2060 6,099,487 45,192,338
2059 6,104,417 44,370,279
2058 6,109,049 43,631,825
2057 6,114,183 42,870,700
2056 6,119,717 42,095,303
2055 6,125,235 41,292,441
2054 6,129,783 40,487,904
2053 6,134,472 39,720,236
2052 6,138,153 38,967,888
2051 6,141,878 38,205,058
2050 6,145,108 37,448,393
2049 6,147,694 36,717,019
2048 6,149,633 35,962,583
2047 6,151,452 35,196,924
2046 6,153,140 34,440,935
2045 6,153,542 33,696,593
2044 6,154,289 32,957,131
2043 6,154,449 32,227,622
2042 6,154,439 31,517,627
2041 6,154,049 30,775,671
2040 6,152,639 30,013,616
2039 6,151,105 29,294,623
2038 6,147,975 28,565,580
2037 6,145,003 27,821,304
2036 6,140,920 27,097,563
2035 6,135,972 26,368,985
2034 6,129,715 25,671,628
2033 6,122,663 25,002,924
2032 6,115,251 24,323,435
2031 6,105,748 23,642,617
2030 6,095,292 22,951,436
2029 6,082,914 22,285,719
2028 6,068,364 21,638,095
2027 6,051,324 20,978,784
2026 6,032,411 20,310,008
2025 6,009,169 19,654,739
2024 5,976,992 19,009,151
2023 5,946,952 18,358,615
2022 5,903,037 17,801,897
2021 5,856,733 17,271,431
2020 5,831,404 16,651,191
2019 5,814,422 16,030,971
2018 5,793,636 15,452,487
2017 5,764,980 14,916,629
2016 5,728,010 14,348,740
2015 5,683,483 13,806,963
2014 5,643,475 13,339,491
2013 5,614,932 12,869,594
2012 5,591,572 12,461,160
2011 5,570,572 12,348,830
2010 5,547,683 12,261,756
2009 5,523,095 11,961,201
2008 5,493,621 11,663,084
2007 5,461,438 11,322,582
2006 5,437,272 10,975,502
2005 5,419,432 10,644,228
2004 5,404,523 10,280,998
2003 5,390,574 9,909,157
2002 5,375,931 9,550,063
2001 5,358,783 9,198,493
2000 5,339,616 8,838,713
1999 5,321,799 8,492,059
1998 5,304,219 8,155,417
1997 5,284,991 7,824,525
1996 5,263,074 7,554,474
1995 5,233,373 7,285,007
1994 5,206,180 7,026,797
1993 5,188,628 6,681,399
1992 5,171,370 6,495,107
1991 5,154,298 6,813,760
1990 5,140,939 7,082,811
1989 5,132,594 7,114,817
1988 5,129,516 7,235,360
1987 5,127,024 7,228,302
1986 5,120,534 6,974,788
1985 5,113,691 6,693,289
1984 5,111,619 6,428,389
1983 5,114,297 6,198,430
1982 5,117,810 6,003,840
1981 5,121,572 5,982,849
1980 5,123,027 5,936,154
1979 5,116,801 5,449,117
1978 5,104,248 4,814,892
1977 5,088,419 4,484,050
1976 5,072,596 4,365,812
1975 5,059,862 4,257,535
1974 5,045,297 4,151,842
1973 5,021,861 4,045,592
1972 4,991,596 3,939,436
1971 4,963,126 3,837,691
1970 4,928,757 3,738,448
1969 4,891,860 3,641,015
1968 4,864,883 3,546,590
1967 4,835,354 3,454,537
1966 4,797,381 3,365,106
1965 4,759,012 3,277,874
1964 4,722,072 3,192,796
1963 4,684,483 3,110,361
1962 4,647,727 3,030,091
1961 4,611,687 2,952,054
1960 4,579,603 2,876,331

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/denmark/somalia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Denmark increased by 290,738 people (a 5.35% growth), while Somalia gained 3,373,238 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Denmark gained 314,115 people (a 5.48% growth), while Somalia's population increased by 6,304,792 people (a 43.9% growth).

Denmark was ranked 108th most populous country in 2006 and is 114th in 2026. Somalia was ranked 75th in 2006 and ranked 66th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Denmark's population will grow by 1.7% to 6,145,108 people with a rank change from 114th to 120th. The population of Somalia will increase by 81.3% to 37,448,393 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.

Denmark is projected to reach its peak in 2043 at 6.15M people compared to the peak of 68.3M people in 2100 for Somalia.

Population growth rate by year

Denmark
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Denmark Somalia
2100 -0.13% 0.51%
2099 -0.12% 0.5%
2098 -0.13% 0.5%
2097 -0.12% 0.58%
2096 -0.13% 0.58%
2095 -0.14% 0.61%
2094 -0.13% 0.64%
2093 -0.14% 0.67%
2092 -0.14% 0.73%
2091 -0.14% 0.76%
2090 -0.14% 0.69%
2089 -0.13% 0.72%
2088 -0.13% 0.76%
2087 -0.13% 0.86%
2086 -0.12% 0.93%
2085 -0.11% 0.9%
2084 -0.11% 0.92%
2083 -0.09% 0.95%
2082 -0.07% 0.86%
2081 -0.06% 0.97%
2080 -0.06% 1.07%
2079 -0.05% 1.08%
2078 -0.05% 1.12%
2077 -0.06% 1.08%
2076 -0.04% 1.07%
2075 -0.04% 1.22%
2074 -0.05% 1.24%
2073 -0.03% 1.25%
2072 -0.03% 1.3%
2071 -0.04% 1.35%
2070 -0.05% 1.34%
2069 -0.05% 1.33%
2068 -0.06% 1.4%
2067 -0.06% 1.43%
2066 -0.08% 1.54%
2065 -0.08% 1.57%
2064 -0.08% 1.56%
2063 -0.08% 1.57%
2062 -0.08% 1.63%
2061 -0.09% 1.81%
2060 -0.08% 1.85%
2059 -0.08% 1.69%
2058 -0.08% 1.78%
2057 -0.09% 1.84%
2056 -0.09% 1.94%
2055 -0.07% 1.99%
2054 -0.08% 1.93%
2053 -0.06% 1.93%
2052 -0.06% 2%
2051 -0.05% 2.02%
2050 -0.04% 1.99%
2049 -0.03% 2.1%
2048 -0.03% 2.18%
2047 -0.03% 2.2%
2046 -0.007% 2.21%
2045 -0.01% 2.24%
2044 -0.003% 2.26%
2043 0% 2.25%
2042 0.006% 2.41%
2041 0.02% 2.54%
2040 0.02% 2.45%
2039 0.05% 2.55%
2038 0.05% 2.68%
2037 0.07% 2.67%
2036 0.08% 2.76%
2035 0.1% 2.72%
2034 0.12% 2.67%
2033 0.12% 2.79%
2032 0.16% 2.88%
2031 0.17% 3.01%
2030 0.2% 2.99%
2029 0.24% 2.99%
2028 0.28% 3.14%
2027 0.31% 3.29%
2026 0.39% 3.33%
2025 0.54% 3.4%
2024 0.51% 3.54%
2023 0.74% 3.13%
2022 0.79% 3.07%
2021 0.43% 3.72%
2020 0.29% 3.87%
2019 0.36% 3.74%
2018 0.5% 3.59%
2017 0.65% 3.96%
2016 0.78% 3.92%
2015 0.71% 3.5%
2014 0.51% 3.65%
2013 0.42% 3.28%
2012 0.38% 0.91%
2011 0.41% 0.71%
2010 0.45% 2.51%
2009 0.54% 2.56%
2008 0.59% 3.01%
2007 0.44% 3.16%
2006 0.33% 3.11%
2005 0.28% 3.53%
2004 0.26% 3.75%
2003 0.27% 3.76%
2002 0.32% 3.82%
2001 0.36% 4.07%
2000 0.33% 4.08%
1999 0.33% 4.13%
1998 0.36% 4.23%
1997 0.42% 3.57%
1996 0.57% 3.7%
1995 0.52% 3.67%
1994 0.34% 5.17%
1993 0.33% 2.87%
1992 0.33% -4.68%
1991 0.26% -3.8%
1990 0.16% -0.45%
1989 0.06% -1.67%
1988 0.05% 0.1%
1987 0.13% 3.63%
1986 0.13% 4.21%
1985 0.04% 4.12%
1984 -0.05% 3.71%
1983 -0.07% 3.24%
1982 -0.07% 0.35%
1981 -0.03% 0.79%
1980 0.12% 8.94%
1979 0.25% 13.2%
1978 0.31% 7.38%
1977 0.31% 2.71%
1976 0.25% 2.54%
1975 0.29% 2.55%
1974 0.47% 2.63%
1973 0.61% 2.69%
1972 0.57% 2.65%
1971 0.7% 2.65%
1970 0.75% 2.68%
1969 0.55% 2.66%
1968 0.61% 2.66%
1967 0.79% 2.66%
1966 0.81% 2.66%
1965 0.78% 2.66%
1964 0.8% 2.65%
1963 0.79% 2.65%
1962 0.78% 2.64%
1961 0.7% 2.63%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/denmark/somalia | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Denmark grew by 0.54%, while Somalia's population grew by 3.4%.

Live population counters

Denmark Somalia
Current population
6042125
20653532
Population rank 114/197 66/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.25%
One net population change
16.4 minutes
49 seconds
One birth every
9.26 minutes
39.2 seconds
One death every
9.26 minutes
2.84 minutes
Daily growth/decline +88 +1,769
Annual growth/decline +32,177 +645,588
Annual growth/decline rate +0.54% +3.4%
Population growth rate rank 126/197 8/197
One migration net change every
23.8 minutes
43.6 minutes
Annual migration change +22,103 +12,077
Net migration rank 32/196 40/196
Foreign-born residents 847,475 77,972
Foreign-born residents rank 65/195 140/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 0.4%
Foreign-born share rank 46/195 180/195

Natural population change vs migration

Denmark
Natural

Migration
Somalia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Denmark Somalia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 22,103 - 12,077
2024 0 25,639 619,793 26,859
2023 -595 31,006 608,203 46,217
2022 -1,180 60,219 551,450 -92,434
2021 5,857 26,887 566,399 35,506
2020 5,831 10,851 561,311 77,259
2019 6,977 9,488 548,756 53,124
2018 6,373 18,919 514,244 40,844
2017 8,071 24,561 478,556 38,067
2016 9,165 33,391 495,132 124,017
2015 5,683 42,284 481,573 -17,178
2014 5,644 27,242 464,481 6,065
2013 3,931 21,359 448,518 20,723
2012 5,592 16,871 399,468 -51,833
2011 6,685 13,495 203,213 -326,192
2010 8,876 17,533 385,571 -88,448
2009 8,285 15,551 405,784 -101,795
2008 10,438 25,775 394,258 -102,035
2007 8,192 20,560 380,303 8,476
2006 9,787 10,491 372,597 -67,200
2005 9,755 6,887 363,117 -5,955
2004 9,188 5,166 351,959 17,353
2003 7,007 7,228 341,192 33,174
2002 5,376 9,629 331,215 12,603
2001 6,967 12,192 319,059 40,274
2000 9,078 10,441 306,651 53,580
1999 6,919 9,520 295,523 37,548
1998 7,956 11,098 284,779 55,426
1997 7,927 12,269 271,894 49,692
1996 6,842 17,534 264,807 -46,291
1995 6,280 28,958 254,509 65,888
1994 8,850 10,766 246,950 -50,921
1993 4,670 11,411 232,960 261,815
1992 6,722 11,937 57,495 -179,675
1991 4,639 10,827 53,052 -568,166
1990 2,056 8,667 225,162 -248,155
1989 2,053 3,720 225,255 -266,281
1988 0 677 215,599 -415,660
1987 -1,538 6,338 231,580 -17,391
1986 -2,561 11,463 218,416 74,424
1985 -4,603 9,957 207,960 62,183
1984 -5,623 4,325 199,017 60,630
1983 -6,649 1,952 190,775 9,505
1982 -2,559 235 182,793 6,115
1981 -3,073 -1,741 185,211 -332,129
1980 1,537 803 174,790 65,519
1979 4,605 5,808 151,016 582,746
1978 9,187 5,678 132,689 402,005
1977 11,703 5,548 124,818 2,170
1976 11,667 3,182 113,319 -3,831
1975 20,746 -10,672 108,998 -1,934
1974 19,676 -437 104,813 -495
1973 21,092 7,107 108,038 143
1972 24,958 7,053 104,493 -351
1971 26,801 -1,159 101,196 -1,850
1970 22,673 20,947 98,025 1,104
1969 23,481 6,687 95,045 690
1968 27,243 -3,557 92,208 906
1967 33,363 1,623 89,497 1,498
1966 38,858 2,011 86,930 941
1965 37,596 -2,098 84,448 2,142
1964 36,832 1,333 82,042 1,518
1963 36,539 594 79,859 1,449
1962 32,070 3,900 77,737 1,496
1961 33,205 3,012 75,513 1,336
1960 32,515 -4,047 73,850 750

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/denmark/somalia | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 14% of the population change in Denmark is from natural causes (a gain of 46,182 people) and 86% is from migration (a gain of 283,245 people). In Somalia 94.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,425,417 people) and 5.77% is from migration (a gain of 332,281 people).

As of 2024, 847,475 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Denmark, compared to 77,972 people or 0.4% in Somalia.

Biggest cities by population

Denmark
City Population
Copenhagen 667K
Aarhus 291K
Odense 185K
Aalborg 122K
Frederiksberg 106K
Esbjerg 71.6K
Randers 64.7K
Horsens 64.4K
Kolding 63.6K
Vejle 62K
Somalia
City Population
Mogadishu 2.12M
Hargeisa 1.23M
Baidoa 1.2M
Borama 68.1K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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