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Population in Denmark compared to Sri Lanka: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Denmark was 5,976,992 in 2024 vs 21,916,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Denmark's population is 6,032,403 people compared to 22,185,425 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Sri Lanka's population is 3.68 times bigger than Denmark's.
  • Denmark is ranked the 114th most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.34% of the world: 0.07% for Denmark vs 0.27% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, Denmark has had an average growth rate of +0.57% per year vs +0.57% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of Denmark has increased from 5.44M people to 6.03M (10.9% growth), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 22.2M (9.01% growth).

Denmark vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Denmark
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Denmark Sri Lanka
2100 5,879,692 20,270,496
2099 5,887,324 20,383,669
2098 5,894,688 20,498,567
2097 5,902,451 20,611,123
2096 5,909,729 20,723,560
2095 5,917,219 20,834,629
2094 5,925,288 20,943,809
2093 5,933,241 21,052,131
2092 5,941,337 21,158,833
2091 5,949,626 21,263,961
2090 5,958,205 21,371,263
2089 5,966,645 21,475,426
2088 5,974,290 21,577,177
2087 5,982,321 21,677,510
2086 5,989,976 21,777,420
2085 5,997,455 21,876,464
2084 6,004,175 21,970,336
2083 6,010,595 22,062,801
2082 6,016,013 22,151,745
2081 6,020,048 22,240,834
2080 6,023,906 22,326,555
2079 6,027,570 22,411,438
2078 6,030,553 22,489,772
2077 6,033,561 22,565,028
2076 6,037,007 22,637,463
2075 6,039,523 22,707,112
2074 6,041,944 22,778,489
2073 6,044,803 22,844,703
2072 6,046,641 22,905,707
2071 6,048,624 22,964,866
2070 6,051,078 23,022,515
2069 6,053,869 23,076,310
2068 6,056,924 23,129,541
2067 6,060,476 23,184,596
2066 6,064,191 23,234,419
2065 6,069,049 23,285,901
2064 6,073,904 23,331,390
2063 6,078,625 23,372,184
2062 6,083,792 23,409,522
2061 6,088,815 23,441,893
2060 6,094,310 23,474,032
2059 6,099,236 23,502,132
2058 6,103,864 23,528,076
2057 6,108,995 23,550,580
2056 6,114,524 23,570,923
2055 6,120,037 23,582,432
2054 6,124,581 23,591,414
2053 6,129,266 23,601,371
2052 6,132,944 23,605,361
2051 6,136,666 23,606,194
2050 6,139,893 23,603,330
2049 6,142,477 23,597,604
2048 6,144,414 23,587,307
2047 6,146,231 23,570,881
2046 6,147,918 23,547,409
2045 6,148,320 23,515,133
2044 6,149,066 23,483,546
2043 6,149,226 23,446,242
2042 6,149,216 23,404,983
2041 6,148,827 23,357,358
2040 6,147,418 23,306,148
2039 6,145,884 23,248,341
2038 6,142,758 23,187,512
2037 6,139,788 23,120,775
2036 6,135,708 23,053,427
2035 6,130,764 22,981,808
2034 6,124,513 22,906,587
2033 6,117,467 22,826,414
2032 6,110,061 22,742,267
2031 6,100,566 22,655,907
2030 6,090,119 22,564,038
2029 6,077,752 22,470,759
2028 6,063,214 22,370,999
2027 6,046,188 22,266,017
2026 6,027,292 22,155,543
2025 6,004,069 22,039,908
2024 5,976,992 21,916,000
2023 5,946,952 22,037,000
2022 5,903,037 22,181,000
2021 5,856,733 22,156,000
2020 5,831,404 21,919,000
2019 5,814,422 21,803,000
2018 5,793,636 21,670,000
2017 5,764,980 21,453,000
2016 5,728,010 21,209,000
2015 5,683,483 20,970,000
2014 5,643,475 20,778,000
2013 5,614,932 20,585,000
2012 5,591,572 21,169,458
2011 5,570,572 21,009,048
2010 5,547,683 20,879,089
2009 5,523,095 20,756,435
2008 5,493,621 20,629,378
2007 5,461,438 20,492,545
2006 5,437,272 20,352,411
2005 5,419,432 20,216,524
2004 5,404,523 20,087,605
2003 5,390,574 19,951,521
2002 5,375,931 19,805,752
2001 5,358,783 19,600,362
2000 5,339,616 19,293,054
1999 5,321,799 18,944,731
1998 5,304,219 18,596,003
1997 5,284,991 18,248,200
1996 5,263,074 17,905,018
1995 5,233,373 17,564,068
1994 5,206,180 17,275,773
1993 5,188,628 17,025,918
1992 5,171,370 16,739,284
1991 5,154,298 16,475,354
1990 5,140,939 16,352,458
1989 5,132,594 16,248,557
1988 5,129,516 16,078,621
1987 5,127,024 15,916,576
1986 5,120,534 15,731,256
1985 5,113,691 15,544,154
1984 5,111,619 15,441,860
1983 5,114,297 15,388,794
1982 5,117,810 15,286,567
1981 5,121,572 15,099,414
1980 5,123,027 14,847,974
1979 5,116,801 14,579,614
1978 5,104,248 14,310,128
1977 5,088,419 14,049,371
1976 5,072,596 13,796,770
1975 5,059,862 13,548,984
1974 5,045,297 13,305,693
1973 5,021,861 13,060,916
1972 4,991,596 12,809,205
1971 4,963,126 12,551,910
1970 4,928,757 12,287,110
1969 4,891,860 12,013,858
1968 4,864,883 11,736,088
1967 4,835,354 11,457,328
1966 4,797,381 11,183,928
1965 4,759,012 10,916,965
1964 4,722,072 10,653,397
1963 4,684,483 10,395,040
1962 4,647,727 10,143,754
1961 4,611,687 9,899,372
1960 4,579,603 9,661,389

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/sri-lanka | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Denmark increased by 290,738 people (a 5.35% growth), while Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Denmark gained 304,393 people (a 5.31% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 976,425 people (a 4.6% growth).

Denmark was ranked 108th most populous country in 2006 and is 114th in 2026. Sri Lanka was ranked 55th in 2006 and ranked 63rd 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 Sri Lanka will increase by 6.39% to 23,603,330 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.

Denmark is projected to reach its peak in 2043 at 6.15M people compared to the peak of 23.6M people in 2051 for Sri Lanka.

Population growth rate by year

Denmark
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Denmark Sri Lanka
2100 -0.13% -0.56%
2099 -0.12% -0.56%
2098 -0.13% -0.55%
2097 -0.12% -0.54%
2096 -0.13% -0.53%
2095 -0.14% -0.52%
2094 -0.13% -0.51%
2093 -0.14% -0.5%
2092 -0.14% -0.49%
2091 -0.14% -0.5%
2090 -0.14% -0.49%
2089 -0.13% -0.47%
2088 -0.13% -0.46%
2087 -0.13% -0.46%
2086 -0.12% -0.45%
2085 -0.11% -0.43%
2084 -0.11% -0.42%
2083 -0.09% -0.4%
2082 -0.07% -0.4%
2081 -0.06% -0.38%
2080 -0.06% -0.38%
2079 -0.05% -0.35%
2078 -0.05% -0.33%
2077 -0.06% -0.32%
2076 -0.04% -0.31%
2075 -0.04% -0.31%
2074 -0.05% -0.29%
2073 -0.03% -0.27%
2072 -0.03% -0.26%
2071 -0.04% -0.25%
2070 -0.05% -0.23%
2069 -0.05% -0.23%
2068 -0.06% -0.24%
2067 -0.06% -0.21%
2066 -0.08% -0.22%
2065 -0.08% -0.19%
2064 -0.08% -0.17%
2063 -0.08% -0.16%
2062 -0.08% -0.14%
2061 -0.09% -0.14%
2060 -0.08% -0.12%
2059 -0.08% -0.11%
2058 -0.08% -0.1%
2057 -0.09% -0.09%
2056 -0.09% -0.05%
2055 -0.07% -0.04%
2054 -0.08% -0.04%
2053 -0.06% -0.02%
2052 -0.06% -0.004%
2051 -0.05% 0.01%
2050 -0.04% 0.02%
2049 -0.03% 0.04%
2048 -0.03% 0.07%
2047 -0.03% 0.1%
2046 -0.007% 0.14%
2045 -0.01% 0.13%
2044 -0.003% 0.16%
2043 0% 0.18%
2042 0.006% 0.2%
2041 0.02% 0.22%
2040 0.02% 0.25%
2039 0.05% 0.26%
2038 0.05% 0.29%
2037 0.07% 0.29%
2036 0.08% 0.31%
2035 0.1% 0.33%
2034 0.12% 0.35%
2033 0.12% 0.37%
2032 0.16% 0.38%
2031 0.17% 0.41%
2030 0.2% 0.42%
2029 0.24% 0.45%
2028 0.28% 0.47%
2027 0.31% 0.5%
2026 0.39% 0.52%
2025 0.45% 0.57%
2024 0.51% -0.55%
2023 0.74% -0.65%
2022 0.79% 0.11%
2021 0.43% 1.08%
2020 0.29% 0.53%
2019 0.36% 0.61%
2018 0.5% 1.01%
2017 0.65% 1.15%
2016 0.78% 1.14%
2015 0.71% 0.92%
2014 0.51% 0.94%
2013 0.42% -2.76%
2012 0.38% 0.76%
2011 0.41% 0.62%
2010 0.45% 0.59%
2009 0.54% 0.62%
2008 0.59% 0.67%
2007 0.44% 0.69%
2006 0.33% 0.67%
2005 0.28% 0.64%
2004 0.26% 0.68%
2003 0.27% 0.74%
2002 0.32% 1.05%
2001 0.36% 1.59%
2000 0.33% 1.84%
1999 0.33% 1.88%
1998 0.36% 1.91%
1997 0.42% 1.92%
1996 0.57% 1.94%
1995 0.52% 1.67%
1994 0.34% 1.47%
1993 0.33% 1.71%
1992 0.33% 1.6%
1991 0.26% 0.75%
1990 0.16% 0.64%
1989 0.06% 1.06%
1988 0.05% 1.02%
1987 0.13% 1.18%
1986 0.13% 1.2%
1985 0.04% 0.66%
1984 -0.05% 0.34%
1983 -0.07% 0.67%
1982 -0.07% 1.24%
1981 -0.03% 1.69%
1980 0.12% 1.84%
1979 0.25% 1.88%
1978 0.31% 1.86%
1977 0.31% 1.83%
1976 0.25% 1.83%
1975 0.29% 1.83%
1974 0.47% 1.87%
1973 0.61% 1.97%
1972 0.57% 2.05%
1971 0.7% 2.16%
1970 0.75% 2.27%
1969 0.55% 2.37%
1968 0.61% 2.43%
1967 0.79% 2.44%
1966 0.81% 2.45%
1965 0.78% 2.47%
1964 0.8% 2.49%
1963 0.79% 2.48%
1962 0.78% 2.47%
1961 0.7% 2.46%

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/sri-lanka | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Denmark grew by 0.51%, while Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Denmark Sri Lanka
Current population
6032403
22185425
Population rank 114/197 63/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.27%
One net population change
17.5 minutes
4.34 minutes
One birth every
9.11 minutes
2.13 minutes
One death every
9.02 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +82 -332
Annual growth/decline +30,040 -121,000
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 132/197 188/197
One migration net change every
23.8 minutes
17.2 minutes
Annual migration change +22,103 -30,724
Net migration rank 32/196 165/196
Foreign-born residents 847,475 40,698
Foreign-born residents rank 65/195 156/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 46/195 190/195

Natural population change vs migration

Denmark
Natural

Migration
Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Denmark Sri Lanka
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 22,103 - -30,724
2024 - 25,639 - -27,245
2023 -595 31,006 66,111 -28,011
2022 -1,180 60,219 95,378 -27,435
2021 5,857 26,887 121,858 -29,586
2020 5,831 10,851 170,968 -29,875
2019 6,977 9,488 172,243 -28,426
2018 6,373 18,919 183,610 -28,607
2017 8,071 24,561 187,993 -22,324
2016 9,165 33,391 194,232 -18,388
2015 5,683 42,284 201,815 -29,797
2014 5,644 27,242 211,541 -33,672
2013 3,931 21,359 221,021 -37,754
2012 5,592 16,871 229,138 -41,955
2011 6,685 13,495 224,461 -90,839
2010 8,876 17,533 224,325 -98,060
2009 8,285 15,551 200,175 -81,130
2008 10,438 25,775 232,225 -97,144
2007 8,192 20,560 248,287 -109,695
2006 9,787 10,491 248,706 -107,045
2005 9,755 6,887 248,683 -118,594
2004 9,188 5,166 212,527 -84,795
2003 7,007 7,228 252,008 -107,573
2002 5,376 9,629 252,840 -105,718
2001 6,967 12,192 244,377 19,273
2000 9,078 10,441 227,060 123,894
1999 6,919 9,520 206,876 138,799
1998 7,956 11,098 201,059 150,724
1997 7,927 12,269 208,193 135,636
1996 6,842 17,534 215,290 127,236
1995 6,280 28,958 221,957 117,416
1994 8,850 10,766 228,904 8,323
1993 4,670 11,411 226,257 36,232
1992 6,722 11,937 222,230 88,542
1991 4,639 10,827 218,117 -1,047
1990 2,056 8,667 224,454 -195,736
1989 2,053 3,720 212,401 -33,305
1988 0 677 219,184 -58,415
1987 -1,538 6,338 226,414 -63,105
1986 -2,561 11,463 233,782 -26,460
1985 -4,603 9,957 247,836 -80,950
1984 -5,623 4,325 263,175 -225,450
1983 -6,649 1,952 277,768 -209,362
1982 -2,559 235 300,030 -163,987
1981 -3,073 -1,741 328,096 -89,824
1980 1,537 803 328,155 -63,541
1979 4,605 5,808 329,791 -57,683
1978 9,187 5,678 317,055 -50,189
1977 11,703 5,548 300,038 -45,383
1976 11,667 3,182 291,816 -41,258
1975 20,746 -10,672 282,496 -37,475
1974 19,676 -437 275,521 -33,979
1973 21,092 7,107 278,577 -30,582
1972 24,958 7,053 282,494 -27,071
1971 26,801 -1,159 281,200 -22,021
1970 22,673 20,947 286,719 -16,299
1969 23,481 6,687 286,218 -10,152
1968 27,243 -3,557 286,642 -7,163
1967 33,363 1,623 284,738 -6,696
1966 38,858 2,011 275,549 -6,794
1965 37,596 -2,098 272,422 -7,249
1964 36,832 1,333 269,584 -7,614
1963 36,539 594 262,880 -8,118
1962 32,070 3,900 256,719 -8,909
1961 33,205 3,012 251,087 -10,144
1960 32,515 -4,047 247,631 -12,610

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

GeoRank.org/population/denmark/sri-lanka | 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 Sri Lanka 85.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,605,749 people) and 14.7% is from migration (a loss of 276,121 people).

As of 2024, 847,475 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Denmark, compared to 40,698 people or 0.2% in Sri Lanka.

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
Sri Lanka
City Population
Colombo 648K
Gampaha 191K
Beruwala 165K
Negombo 142K
Kandy 120K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte 116K
Trincomalee 99.1K
Galle 93.1K
Matara 68.2K
Anuradhapura 63.2K

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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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