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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Denmark was 5,976,992 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Denmark's population is 6,032,403 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 8.84 times bigger than Denmark's.
  • Denmark is ranked the 114th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.72% of the world: 0.07% for Denmark vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Denmark has had an average growth rate of +0.57% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Denmark has increased from 5.44M people to 6.03M (10.9% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Denmark vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Denmark
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Denmark Sudan
2100 5,879,692 137,695,876
2099 5,887,324 137,114,644
2098 5,894,688 136,500,499
2097 5,902,451 135,860,701
2096 5,909,729 135,222,218
2095 5,917,219 134,553,615
2094 5,925,288 133,902,112
2093 5,933,241 133,186,791
2092 5,941,337 132,427,642
2091 5,949,626 131,674,049
2090 5,958,205 130,893,042
2089 5,966,645 130,075,970
2088 5,974,290 129,234,968
2087 5,982,321 128,358,981
2086 5,989,976 127,463,823
2085 5,997,455 126,555,673
2084 6,004,175 125,612,419
2083 6,010,595 124,663,868
2082 6,016,013 123,716,124
2081 6,020,048 122,772,016
2080 6,023,906 121,805,246
2079 6,027,570 120,822,781
2078 6,030,553 119,802,944
2077 6,033,561 118,776,597
2076 6,037,007 117,748,457
2075 6,039,523 116,688,549
2074 6,041,944 115,601,159
2073 6,044,803 114,499,847
2072 6,046,641 113,374,089
2071 6,048,624 112,235,978
2070 6,051,078 111,102,687
2069 6,053,869 109,945,533
2068 6,056,924 108,791,037
2067 6,060,476 107,581,192
2066 6,064,191 106,357,353
2065 6,069,049 105,145,307
2064 6,073,904 103,903,801
2063 6,078,625 102,642,643
2062 6,083,792 101,354,095
2061 6,088,815 100,067,335
2060 6,094,310 98,765,585
2059 6,099,236 97,461,067
2058 6,103,864 96,135,716
2057 6,108,995 94,800,344
2056 6,114,524 93,458,640
2055 6,120,037 92,089,717
2054 6,124,581 90,711,253
2053 6,129,266 89,342,122
2052 6,132,944 87,962,125
2051 6,136,666 86,581,277
2050 6,139,893 85,194,794
2049 6,142,477 83,803,171
2048 6,144,414 82,442,635
2047 6,146,231 81,085,689
2046 6,147,918 79,725,126
2045 6,148,320 78,359,927
2044 6,149,066 77,006,049
2043 6,149,226 75,652,858
2042 6,149,216 74,312,465
2041 6,148,827 72,968,877
2040 6,147,418 71,640,015
2039 6,145,884 70,319,906
2038 6,142,758 69,001,239
2037 6,139,788 67,665,904
2036 6,135,708 66,337,650
2035 6,130,764 65,001,359
2034 6,124,513 63,664,516
2033 6,117,467 62,329,849
2032 6,110,061 61,007,985
2031 6,100,566 59,695,860
2030 6,090,119 58,384,521
2029 6,077,752 57,082,767
2028 6,063,214 55,800,806
2027 6,046,188 54,523,219
2026 6,027,292 52,894,744
2025 6,004,069 51,256,148
2024 5,976,992 50,448,963
2023 5,946,952 50,042,791
2022 5,903,037 49,383,346
2021 5,856,733 48,066,924
2020 5,831,404 46,789,231
2019 5,814,422 45,548,175
2018 5,793,636 44,230,596
2017 5,764,980 42,714,306
2016 5,728,010 41,259,892
2015 5,683,483 40,024,431
2014 5,643,475 38,823,318
2013 5,614,932 37,785,849
2012 5,591,572 36,923,178
2011 5,570,572 36,140,806
2010 5,547,683 35,414,399
2009 5,523,095 34,569,113
2008 5,493,621 33,623,980
2007 5,461,438 32,764,135
2006 5,437,272 31,992,435
2005 5,419,432 31,262,444
2004 5,404,523 30,556,637
2003 5,390,574 29,896,035
2002 5,375,931 29,228,727
2001 5,358,783 28,516,770
2000 5,339,616 27,816,745
1999 5,321,799 27,130,613
1998 5,304,219 26,458,999
1997 5,284,991 25,799,821
1996 5,263,074 25,231,528
1995 5,233,373 24,672,143
1994 5,206,180 24,043,948
1993 5,188,628 23,445,592
1992 5,171,370 22,927,355
1991 5,154,298 22,470,676
1990 5,140,939 22,021,481
1989 5,132,594 21,578,022
1988 5,129,516 21,138,431
1987 5,127,024 20,704,904
1986 5,120,534 20,288,238
1985 5,113,691 19,905,872
1984 5,111,619 19,546,528
1983 5,114,297 19,109,770
1982 5,117,810 18,486,645
1981 5,121,572 17,780,572
1980 5,123,027 17,058,905
1979 5,116,801 16,355,352
1978 5,104,248 15,695,003
1977 5,088,419 15,086,614
1976 5,072,596 14,569,716
1975 5,059,862 14,064,798
1974 5,045,297 13,580,723
1973 5,021,861 13,049,315
1972 4,991,596 12,527,856
1971 4,963,126 12,105,539
1970 4,928,757 11,695,771
1969 4,891,860 11,298,936
1968 4,864,883 10,917,999
1967 4,835,354 10,550,597
1966 4,797,381 10,197,578
1965 4,759,012 9,858,030
1964 4,722,072 9,531,109
1963 4,684,483 9,218,077
1962 4,647,727 8,919,028
1961 4,611,687 8,634,941
1960 4,579,603 8,364,489

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/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Denmark increased by 290,738 people (a 5.35% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Denmark gained 304,393 people (a 5.31% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Denmark was ranked 108th most populous country in 2006 and is 114th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Denmark is projected to reach its peak in 2043 at 6.15M people compared to the peak of 138M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Denmark
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Denmark Sudan
2100 -0.13% 0.42%
2099 -0.12% 0.45%
2098 -0.13% 0.47%
2097 -0.12% 0.47%
2096 -0.13% 0.5%
2095 -0.14% 0.49%
2094 -0.13% 0.54%
2093 -0.14% 0.57%
2092 -0.14% 0.57%
2091 -0.14% 0.6%
2090 -0.14% 0.63%
2089 -0.13% 0.65%
2088 -0.13% 0.68%
2087 -0.13% 0.7%
2086 -0.12% 0.72%
2085 -0.11% 0.75%
2084 -0.11% 0.76%
2083 -0.09% 0.77%
2082 -0.07% 0.77%
2081 -0.06% 0.79%
2080 -0.06% 0.81%
2079 -0.05% 0.85%
2078 -0.05% 0.86%
2077 -0.06% 0.87%
2076 -0.04% 0.91%
2075 -0.04% 0.94%
2074 -0.05% 0.96%
2073 -0.03% 0.99%
2072 -0.03% 1.01%
2071 -0.04% 1.02%
2070 -0.05% 1.05%
2069 -0.05% 1.06%
2068 -0.06% 1.12%
2067 -0.06% 1.15%
2066 -0.08% 1.15%
2065 -0.08% 1.19%
2064 -0.08% 1.23%
2063 -0.08% 1.27%
2062 -0.08% 1.29%
2061 -0.09% 1.32%
2060 -0.08% 1.34%
2059 -0.08% 1.38%
2058 -0.08% 1.41%
2057 -0.09% 1.44%
2056 -0.09% 1.49%
2055 -0.07% 1.52%
2054 -0.08% 1.53%
2053 -0.06% 1.57%
2052 -0.06% 1.59%
2051 -0.05% 1.63%
2050 -0.04% 1.66%
2049 -0.03% 1.65%
2048 -0.03% 1.67%
2047 -0.03% 1.71%
2046 -0.007% 1.74%
2045 -0.01% 1.76%
2044 -0.003% 1.79%
2043 0% 1.8%
2042 0.006% 1.84%
2041 0.02% 1.85%
2040 0.02% 1.88%
2039 0.05% 1.91%
2038 0.05% 1.97%
2037 0.07% 2%
2036 0.08% 2.06%
2035 0.1% 2.1%
2034 0.12% 2.14%
2033 0.12% 2.17%
2032 0.16% 2.2%
2031 0.17% 2.25%
2030 0.2% 2.28%
2029 0.24% 2.3%
2028 0.28% 2.34%
2027 0.31% 3.08%
2026 0.39% 3.2%
2025 0.45% 1.6%
2024 0.51% 0.81%
2023 0.74% 1.34%
2022 0.79% 2.74%
2021 0.43% 2.73%
2020 0.29% 2.72%
2019 0.36% 2.98%
2018 0.5% 3.55%
2017 0.65% 3.53%
2016 0.78% 3.09%
2015 0.71% 3.09%
2014 0.51% 2.75%
2013 0.42% 2.34%
2012 0.38% 2.16%
2011 0.41% 2.05%
2010 0.45% 2.45%
2009 0.54% 2.81%
2008 0.59% 2.62%
2007 0.44% 2.41%
2006 0.33% 2.34%
2005 0.28% 2.31%
2004 0.26% 2.21%
2003 0.27% 2.28%
2002 0.32% 2.5%
2001 0.36% 2.52%
2000 0.33% 2.53%
1999 0.33% 2.54%
1998 0.36% 2.55%
1997 0.42% 2.25%
1996 0.57% 2.27%
1995 0.52% 2.61%
1994 0.34% 2.55%
1993 0.33% 2.26%
1992 0.33% 2.03%
1991 0.26% 2.04%
1990 0.16% 2.06%
1989 0.06% 2.08%
1988 0.05% 2.09%
1987 0.13% 2.05%
1986 0.13% 1.92%
1985 0.04% 1.84%
1984 -0.05% 2.29%
1983 -0.07% 3.37%
1982 -0.07% 3.97%
1981 -0.03% 4.23%
1980 0.12% 4.3%
1979 0.25% 4.21%
1978 0.31% 4.03%
1977 0.31% 3.55%
1976 0.25% 3.59%
1975 0.29% 3.56%
1974 0.47% 4.07%
1973 0.61% 4.16%
1972 0.57% 3.49%
1971 0.7% 3.5%
1970 0.75% 3.51%
1969 0.55% 3.49%
1968 0.61% 3.48%
1967 0.79% 3.46%
1966 0.81% 3.44%
1965 0.78% 3.43%
1964 0.8% 3.4%
1963 0.79% 3.35%
1962 0.78% 3.29%
1961 0.7% 3.23%

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/sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Denmark grew by 0.51%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Denmark Sudan
Current population
6032403
53335233
Population rank 114/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.64%
One net population change
17.5 minutes
1.29 minutes
One birth every
9.11 minutes
18.7 seconds
One death every
9.02 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +82 +1,113
Annual growth/decline +30,040 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 132/197 116/197
One migration net change every
23.8 minutes
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change +22,103 +291,469
Net migration rank 32/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 847,475 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 65/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 46/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Denmark
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Denmark Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 22,103 - 291,469
2024 - 25,639 - -544,257
2023 -595 31,006 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 -1,180 60,219 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 5,857 26,887 1,293,817 31,664
2020 5,831 10,851 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 6,977 9,488 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 6,373 18,919 1,257,387 125,499
2017 8,071 24,561 1,208,046 441,623
2016 9,165 33,391 1,174,422 84,728
2015 5,683 42,284 1,145,259 66,476
2014 5,644 27,242 1,097,962 92,504
2013 3,931 21,359 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 5,592 16,871 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 6,685 13,495 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 8,876 17,533 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 8,285 15,551 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 10,438 25,775 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 8,192 20,560 992,819 -201,769
2006 9,787 10,491 963,740 -211,387
2005 9,755 6,887 907,017 -199,378
2004 9,188 5,166 889,382 -185,392
2003 7,007 7,228 898,226 -281,001
2002 5,376 9,629 897,965 -180,603
2001 6,967 12,192 880,284 -173,745
2000 9,078 10,441 858,536 -165,030
1999 6,919 9,520 835,840 -157,090
1998 7,956 11,098 814,752 -150,271
1997 7,927 12,269 802,245 -148,368
1996 6,842 17,534 792,926 -310,221
1995 6,280 28,958 780,700 -144,670
1994 8,850 10,766 764,645 -144,324
1993 4,670 11,411 743,249 -166,861
1992 6,722 11,937 731,177 -271,093
1991 4,639 10,827 714,612 -261,341
1990 2,056 8,667 699,953 -254,825
1989 2,053 3,720 683,743 -241,979
1988 0 677 672,604 -235,213
1987 -1,538 6,338 658,416 -228,756
1986 -2,561 11,463 649,649 -245,968
1985 -4,603 9,957 583,382 -222,315
1984 -5,623 4,325 577,405 -219,755
1983 -6,649 1,952 570,198 -54,325
1982 -2,559 235 606,362 124,007
1981 -3,073 -1,741 585,087 96,697
1980 1,537 803 552,930 208,602
1979 4,605 5,808 524,942 120,613
1978 9,187 5,678 497,987 177,153
1977 11,703 5,548 483,089 58,540
1976 11,667 3,182 470,019 22,147
1975 20,746 -10,672 454,813 62,843
1974 19,676 -437 444,456 6,023
1973 21,092 7,107 439,201 173,143
1972 24,958 7,053 428,340 2,238
1971 26,801 -1,159 417,641 -3,577
1970 22,673 20,947 401,013 4,479
1969 23,481 6,687 385,712 2,476
1968 27,243 -3,557 370,917 2,776
1967 33,363 1,623 356,599 4,508
1966 38,858 2,011 342,118 2,813
1965 37,596 -2,098 327,799 6,367
1964 36,832 1,333 315,166 4,505
1963 36,539 594 302,132 4,263
1962 32,070 3,900 287,317 4,387
1961 33,205 3,012 272,562 3,904
1960 32,515 -4,047 262,235 2,194

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

GeoRank.org/population/denmark/sudan | 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 Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 people).

As of 2024, 847,475 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Denmark, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

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
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K

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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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