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Population in Denmark compared to South Korea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Denmark was 5,976,992 in 2024 vs 51,751,065 people in South Korea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Denmark's population is 6,032,403 people compared to 51,649,918 in South Korea.

Population statistics:

  • South Korea's population is 8.56 times bigger than Denmark's.
  • Denmark is ranked the 114th most populous country in the world, while South Korea is the 31st.
  • The countries together account for 0.7% of the world: 0.07% for Denmark vs 0.62% for South Korea.
  • For the last 10 years, Denmark has had an average growth rate of +0.57% per year vs +0.24% in South Korea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Denmark has increased from 5.44M people to 6.03M (10.9% growth), while South Korea has grown from 48.4M to 51.6M (6.63% growth).

Denmark vs South Korea: population by year and forecast

Denmark
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Denmark South Korea
2100 5,879,692 22,012,503
2099 5,887,324 22,335,528
2098 5,894,688 22,668,719
2097 5,902,451 23,009,661
2096 5,909,729 23,360,151
2095 5,917,219 23,722,747
2094 5,925,288 24,093,391
2093 5,933,241 24,473,038
2092 5,941,337 24,860,975
2091 5,949,626 25,255,379
2090 5,958,205 25,655,577
2089 5,966,645 26,060,945
2088 5,974,290 26,470,073
2087 5,982,321 26,884,813
2086 5,989,976 27,301,913
2085 5,997,455 27,723,736
2084 6,004,175 28,147,480
2083 6,010,595 28,578,182
2082 6,016,013 29,012,953
2081 6,020,048 29,456,022
2080 6,023,906 29,901,880
2079 6,027,570 30,352,062
2078 6,030,553 30,809,176
2077 6,033,561 31,273,700
2076 6,037,007 31,744,480
2075 6,039,523 32,221,226
2074 6,041,944 32,706,020
2073 6,044,803 33,196,556
2072 6,046,641 33,696,490
2071 6,048,624 34,203,935
2070 6,051,078 34,719,324
2069 6,053,869 35,241,850
2068 6,056,924 35,762,799
2067 6,060,476 36,292,307
2066 6,064,191 36,826,655
2065 6,069,049 37,368,086
2064 6,073,904 37,916,439
2063 6,078,625 38,469,051
2062 6,083,792 39,028,473
2061 6,088,815 39,584,621
2060 6,094,310 40,149,830
2059 6,099,236 40,712,514
2058 6,103,864 41,277,134
2057 6,108,995 41,833,887
2056 6,114,524 42,377,427
2055 6,120,037 42,909,302
2054 6,124,581 43,427,254
2053 6,129,266 43,938,741
2052 6,132,944 44,441,106
2051 6,136,666 44,923,604
2050 6,139,893 45,385,311
2049 6,142,477 45,832,153
2048 6,144,414 46,258,529
2047 6,146,231 46,668,898
2046 6,147,918 47,056,404
2045 6,148,320 47,433,205
2044 6,149,066 47,797,411
2043 6,149,226 48,144,730
2042 6,149,216 48,478,991
2041 6,148,827 48,806,273
2040 6,147,418 49,115,658
2039 6,145,884 49,412,830
2038 6,142,758 49,694,340
2037 6,139,788 49,957,504
2036 6,135,708 50,200,702
2035 6,130,764 50,426,000
2034 6,124,513 50,632,962
2033 6,117,467 50,821,090
2032 6,110,061 50,987,020
2031 6,100,566 51,134,940
2030 6,090,119 51,267,908
2029 6,077,752 51,385,868
2028 6,063,214 51,486,791
2027 6,046,188 51,576,746
2026 6,027,292 51,649,918
2025 6,004,069 51,710,062
2024 5,976,992 51,751,065
2023 5,946,952 51,712,619
2022 5,903,037 51,672,569
2021 5,856,733 51,769,539
2020 5,831,404 51,836,239
2019 5,814,422 51,764,822
2018 5,793,636 51,585,058
2017 5,764,980 51,361,911
2016 5,728,010 51,217,803
2015 5,683,483 51,014,947
2014 5,643,475 50,746,659
2013 5,614,932 50,428,893
2012 5,591,572 50,199,853
2011 5,570,572 49,936,638
2010 5,547,683 49,554,112
2009 5,523,095 49,307,835
2008 5,493,621 49,054,708
2007 5,461,438 48,683,638
2006 5,437,272 48,438,292
2005 5,419,432 48,184,561
2004 5,404,523 48,082,519
2003 5,390,574 47,892,330
2002 5,375,931 47,644,736
2001 5,358,783 47,370,164
2000 5,339,616 47,008,111
1999 5,321,799 46,616,677
1998 5,304,219 46,286,503
1997 5,284,991 45,953,580
1996 5,263,074 45,524,681
1995 5,233,373 45,092,991
1994 5,206,180 44,641,540
1993 5,188,628 44,194,628
1992 5,171,370 43,747,962
1991 5,154,298 43,295,704
1990 5,140,939 42,869,283
1989 5,132,594 42,449,038
1988 5,129,516 42,031,247
1987 5,127,024 41,621,690
1986 5,120,534 41,213,674
1985 5,113,691 40,805,744
1984 5,111,619 40,405,956
1983 5,114,297 39,910,403
1982 5,117,810 39,326,352
1981 5,121,572 38,723,248
1980 5,123,027 38,123,775
1979 5,116,801 37,534,236
1978 5,104,248 36,969,185
1977 5,088,419 36,411,795
1976 5,072,596 35,848,523
1975 5,059,862 35,280,725
1974 5,045,297 34,692,266
1973 5,021,861 34,103,149
1972 4,991,596 33,505,406
1971 4,963,126 32,882,704
1970 4,928,757 32,240,827
1969 4,891,860 31,544,266
1968 4,864,883 30,838,302
1967 4,835,354 30,130,983
1966 4,797,381 29,435,571
1965 4,759,012 28,704,674
1964 4,722,072 27,984,155
1963 4,684,483 27,261,747
1962 4,647,727 26,513,030
1961 4,611,687 25,765,673
1960 4,579,603 25,012,374

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/south-korea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Denmark increased by 290,738 people (a 5.35% growth), while South Korea gained 2,779,511 people (a 5.74% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Denmark gained 304,393 people (a 5.31% growth), while South Korea's population increased by 432,115 people (a 0.84% growth).

Denmark was ranked 108th most populous country in 2006 and is 114th in 2026. South Korea was ranked 25th in 2006 and ranked 31st 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 South Korea will decrease by 12.1% to 45,385,311 people and rank change from 31st to 48th.

Denmark is projected to reach its peak in 2043 at 6.15M people, while South Korea's population already peaked in 2020 at 51.8M people and is projected to decrease to 22M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Denmark
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Denmark South Korea
2100 -0.13% -1.45%
2099 -0.12% -1.47%
2098 -0.13% -1.48%
2097 -0.12% -1.5%
2096 -0.13% -1.53%
2095 -0.14% -1.54%
2094 -0.13% -1.55%
2093 -0.14% -1.56%
2092 -0.14% -1.56%
2091 -0.14% -1.56%
2090 -0.14% -1.56%
2089 -0.13% -1.55%
2088 -0.13% -1.54%
2087 -0.13% -1.53%
2086 -0.12% -1.52%
2085 -0.11% -1.51%
2084 -0.11% -1.51%
2083 -0.09% -1.5%
2082 -0.07% -1.5%
2081 -0.06% -1.49%
2080 -0.06% -1.48%
2079 -0.05% -1.48%
2078 -0.05% -1.49%
2077 -0.06% -1.48%
2076 -0.04% -1.48%
2075 -0.04% -1.48%
2074 -0.05% -1.48%
2073 -0.03% -1.48%
2072 -0.03% -1.48%
2071 -0.04% -1.48%
2070 -0.05% -1.48%
2069 -0.05% -1.46%
2068 -0.06% -1.46%
2067 -0.06% -1.45%
2066 -0.08% -1.45%
2065 -0.08% -1.45%
2064 -0.08% -1.44%
2063 -0.08% -1.43%
2062 -0.08% -1.4%
2061 -0.09% -1.41%
2060 -0.08% -1.38%
2059 -0.08% -1.37%
2058 -0.08% -1.33%
2057 -0.09% -1.28%
2056 -0.09% -1.24%
2055 -0.07% -1.19%
2054 -0.08% -1.16%
2053 -0.06% -1.13%
2052 -0.06% -1.07%
2051 -0.05% -1.02%
2050 -0.04% -0.97%
2049 -0.03% -0.92%
2048 -0.03% -0.88%
2047 -0.03% -0.82%
2046 -0.007% -0.79%
2045 -0.01% -0.76%
2044 -0.003% -0.72%
2043 0% -0.69%
2042 0.006% -0.67%
2041 0.02% -0.63%
2040 0.02% -0.6%
2039 0.05% -0.57%
2038 0.05% -0.53%
2037 0.07% -0.48%
2036 0.08% -0.45%
2035 0.1% -0.41%
2034 0.12% -0.37%
2033 0.12% -0.33%
2032 0.16% -0.29%
2031 0.17% -0.26%
2030 0.2% -0.23%
2029 0.24% -0.2%
2028 0.28% -0.17%
2027 0.31% -0.14%
2026 0.39% -0.12%
2025 0.45% -0.08%
2024 0.51% 0.07%
2023 0.74% 0.08%
2022 0.79% -0.19%
2021 0.43% -0.13%
2020 0.29% 0.14%
2019 0.36% 0.35%
2018 0.5% 0.43%
2017 0.65% 0.28%
2016 0.78% 0.4%
2015 0.71% 0.53%
2014 0.51% 0.63%
2013 0.42% 0.46%
2012 0.38% 0.53%
2011 0.41% 0.77%
2010 0.45% 0.5%
2009 0.54% 0.52%
2008 0.59% 0.76%
2007 0.44% 0.51%
2006 0.33% 0.53%
2005 0.28% 0.21%
2004 0.26% 0.4%
2003 0.27% 0.52%
2002 0.32% 0.58%
2001 0.36% 0.77%
2000 0.33% 0.84%
1999 0.33% 0.71%
1998 0.36% 0.72%
1997 0.42% 0.94%
1996 0.57% 0.96%
1995 0.52% 1.01%
1994 0.34% 1.01%
1993 0.33% 1.02%
1992 0.33% 1.04%
1991 0.26% 0.99%
1990 0.16% 0.99%
1989 0.06% 0.99%
1988 0.05% 0.98%
1987 0.13% 0.99%
1986 0.13% 1%
1985 0.04% 0.99%
1984 -0.05% 1.24%
1983 -0.07% 1.49%
1982 -0.07% 1.56%
1981 -0.03% 1.57%
1980 0.12% 1.57%
1979 0.25% 1.53%
1978 0.31% 1.53%
1977 0.31% 1.57%
1976 0.25% 1.61%
1975 0.29% 1.7%
1974 0.47% 1.73%
1973 0.61% 1.78%
1972 0.57% 1.89%
1971 0.7% 1.99%
1970 0.75% 2.21%
1969 0.55% 2.29%
1968 0.61% 2.35%
1967 0.79% 2.36%
1966 0.81% 2.55%
1965 0.78% 2.57%
1964 0.8% 2.65%
1963 0.79% 2.82%
1962 0.78% 2.9%
1961 0.7% 3.01%

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/south-korea | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Denmark grew by 0.51%, while South Korea's population grew by 0.07%.

Live population counters

Denmark South Korea
Current population
6032403
51649918
Population rank 114/197 31/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.62%
One net population change
17.5 minutes
13.7 minutes
One birth every
9.11 minutes
2.26 minutes
One death every
9.02 minutes
1.69 minutes
Daily growth/decline +82 +105
Annual growth/decline +30,040 +38,446
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% +0.07%
Population growth rate rank 132/197 160/197
One migration net change every
23.8 minutes
8.02 minutes
Annual migration change +22,103 +65,731
Net migration rank 32/196 20/196
Foreign-born residents 847,475 1,811,507
Foreign-born residents rank 65/195 40/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 3.5%
Foreign-born share rank 46/195 111/195

Natural population change vs migration

Denmark
Natural

Migration
South Korea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Denmark South Korea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 22,103 - 65,731
2024 - 25,639 - 75,963
2023 -595 31,006 -77,569 87,800
2022 -1,180 60,219 -124,014 87,800
2021 5,857 26,887 -56,947 -16,778
2020 5,831 10,851 -31,101 112,631
2019 6,977 9,488 10,353 128,622
2018 6,373 18,919 30,951 118,220
2017 8,071 24,561 71,907 104,029
2016 9,165 33,391 122,923 91,568
2015 5,683 42,284 163,248 276,427
2014 5,644 27,242 167,464 308,037
2013 3,931 21,359 166,415 301,926
2012 5,592 16,871 215,859 281,866
2011 6,685 13,495 214,728 269,958
2010 8,876 17,533 213,083 52,042
2009 8,285 15,551 197,231 5,308
2008 10,438 25,775 215,841 -19,630
2007 8,192 20,560 248,286 -42,293
2006 9,787 10,491 203,441 -28,434
2005 9,755 6,887 187,920 -47,821
2004 9,188 5,166 225,988 -42,549
2003 7,007 7,228 244,251 -31,994
2002 5,376 9,629 247,752 -18,105
2001 6,967 12,192 312,643 -28,006
2000 9,078 10,441 390,167 -84,960
1999 6,919 9,520 368,272 -107,448
1998 7,956 11,098 393,436 -98,044
1997 7,927 12,269 422,773 -109,130
1996 6,842 17,534 446,142 -115,705
1995 6,280 28,958 468,967 -208,491
1994 8,850 10,766 473,200 -208,309
1993 4,670 11,411 477,302 -222,802
1992 6,722 11,937 494,352 -265,849
1991 4,639 10,827 467,594 -270,754
1990 2,056 8,667 411,546 79,294
1989 2,053 3,720 403,266 186,120
1988 0 677 399,297 192,534
1987 -1,538 6,338 378,758 198,057
1986 -2,561 11,463 395,651 189,782
1985 -4,603 9,957 416,219 97,949
1984 -5,623 4,325 436,384 101,394
1983 -6,649 1,952 514,844 102,167
1982 -2,559 235 605,626 48,638
1981 -3,073 -1,741 631,189 18,442
1980 1,537 803 583,294 -148,341
1979 4,605 5,808 623,068 -139,566
1978 9,187 5,678 499,084 -85,721
1977 11,703 5,548 578,947 -90,737
1976 11,667 3,182 530,558 -92,314
1975 20,746 -10,672 603,300 -52,332
1974 19,676 -437 673,030 27,005
1973 21,092 7,107 699,115 35,779
1972 24,958 7,053 740,469 25,382
1971 26,801 -1,159 789,185 -6,326
1970 22,673 20,947 747,987 -27,999
1969 23,481 6,687 694,227 -21,175
1968 27,243 -3,557 684,487 -16,868
1967 33,363 1,623 692,169 -16,484
1966 38,858 2,011 623,534 -16,688
1965 37,596 -2,098 641,090 -146,386
1964 36,832 1,333 655,501 -102,284
1963 36,539 594 685,824 -80,226
1962 32,070 3,900 712,590 -94,606
1961 33,205 3,012 730,173 -93,179
1960 32,515 -4,047 728,010 47,245

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

GeoRank.org/population/denmark/south-korea | 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 South Korea 17.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 277,215 people) and 82.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,298,356 people).

As of 2024, 847,475 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Denmark, compared to 1,811,507 people or 3.5% in South Korea.

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
South Korea
City Population
Seoul 9.67M
Busan 3.45M
Incheon 3.05M
Daegu 2.38M
Daejeon 1.48M
Gwangju 1.41M
Suwon 1.23M
Ulsan 1.13M
Yongin 1.08M
Goyang 1.06M

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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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