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

Denmark and Sweden: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Denmark	Sweden	Denmark	Sweden
1960	4,579,603	7,484,656	-	-
1961	4,611,687	7,519,998	0.7%	0.47%
1962	4,647,727	7,561,588	0.78%	0.55%
1963	4,684,483	7,604,328	0.79%	0.57%
1964	4,722,072	7,661,354	0.8%	0.75%
1965	4,759,012	7,733,853	0.78%	0.95%
1966	4,797,381	7,807,797	0.81%	0.96%
1967	4,835,354	7,867,931	0.79%	0.77%
1968	4,864,883	7,912,273	0.61%	0.56%
1969	4,891,860	7,968,072	0.55%	0.71%
1970	4,928,757	8,042,801	0.75%	0.94%
1971	4,963,126	8,098,334	0.7%	0.69%
1972	4,991,596	8,122,300	0.57%	0.3%
1973	5,021,861	8,136,312	0.61%	0.17%
1974	5,045,297	8,159,955	0.47%	0.29%
1975	5,059,862	8,192,437	0.29%	0.4%
1976	5,072,596	8,222,286	0.25%	0.36%
1977	5,088,419	8,251,540	0.31%	0.36%
1978	5,104,248	8,275,599	0.31%	0.29%
1979	5,116,801	8,293,678	0.25%	0.22%
1980	5,123,027	8,310,531	0.12%	0.2%
1981	5,121,572	8,320,503	-0.03%	0.12%
1982	5,117,810	8,325,263	-0.07%	0.06%
1983	5,114,297	8,329,033	-0.07%	0.05%
1984	5,111,619	8,336,605	-0.05%	0.09%
1985	5,113,691	8,350,386	0.04%	0.17%
1986	5,120,534	8,369,829	0.13%	0.23%
1987	5,127,024	8,397,804	0.13%	0.33%
1988	5,129,516	8,436,489	0.05%	0.46%
1989	5,132,594	8,492,964	0.06%	0.67%
1990	5,140,939	8,558,835	0.16%	0.78%
1991	5,154,298	8,617,375	0.26%	0.68%
1992	5,171,370	8,668,067	0.33%	0.59%
1993	5,188,628	8,718,561	0.33%	0.58%
1994	5,206,180	8,780,745	0.34%	0.71%
1995	5,233,373	8,826,939	0.52%	0.53%
1996	5,263,074	8,840,998	0.57%	0.16%
1997	5,284,991	8,846,062	0.42%	0.06%
1998	5,304,219	8,850,974	0.36%	0.06%
1999	5,321,799	8,857,874	0.33%	0.08%
2000	5,339,616	8,872,109	0.33%	0.16%
2001	5,358,783	8,895,960	0.36%	0.27%
2002	5,375,931	8,924,958	0.32%	0.33%
2003	5,390,574	8,958,229	0.27%	0.37%
2004	5,404,523	8,993,531	0.26%	0.39%
2005	5,419,432	9,029,572	0.28%	0.4%
2006	5,437,272	9,080,505	0.33%	0.56%
2007	5,461,438	9,148,092	0.44%	0.74%
2008	5,493,621	9,219,637	0.59%	0.78%
2009	5,523,095	9,298,515	0.54%	0.86%
2010	5,547,683	9,378,126	0.45%	0.86%
2011	5,570,572	9,449,213	0.41%	0.76%
2012	5,591,572	9,519,374	0.38%	0.74%
2013	5,614,932	9,600,379	0.42%	0.85%
2014	5,643,475	9,696,110	0.51%	1%
2015	5,683,483	9,799,186	0.71%	1.06%
2016	5,728,010	9,923,085	0.78%	1.26%
2017	5,764,980	10,057,698	0.65%	1.36%
2018	5,793,636	10,175,214	0.5%	1.17%
2019	5,814,422	10,278,887	0.36%	1.02%
2020	5,831,404	10,353,442	0.29%	0.73%
2021	5,856,733	10,415,811	0.43%	0.6%
2022	5,903,037	10,486,941	0.79%	0.68%
2023	5,946,952	10,536,632	0.74%	0.47%
2024	5,976,992	10,569,709	0.51%	0.31%
2025	6,002,090	10,619,177	0.42%	0.47%
2026	6,023,091	10,663,427	0.35%	0.42%
2027	6,041,010	10,703,497	0.3%	0.38%
2028	6,056,755	10,740,420	0.26%	0.34%
2029	6,070,186	10,773,692	0.22%	0.31%
2030	6,081,559	10,803,699	0.19%	0.28%
2031	6,091,513	10,830,583	0.16%	0.25%
2032	6,099,943	10,855,855	0.14%	0.23%
2033	6,107,156	10,880,544	0.12%	0.23%
2034	6,113,785	10,903,924	0.11%	0.21%
2035	6,119,365	10,926,433	0.09%	0.21%
2036	6,123,874	10,949,062	0.07%	0.21%
2037	6,127,386	10,971,259	0.06%	0.2%
2038	6,130,437	10,993,203	0.05%	0.2%
2039	6,132,752	11,015,926	0.04%	0.21%
2040	6,134,223	11,039,663	0.02%	0.22%
2041	6,135,120	11,063,604	0.01%	0.22%
2042	6,135,315	11,088,299	0.003%	0.22%
2043	6,135,244	11,113,927	-0.001%	0.23%
2044	6,134,789	11,139,125	-0.007%	0.23%
2045	6,134,218	11,163,492	-0.009%	0.22%
2046	6,133,182	11,186,803	-0.02%	0.21%
2047	6,131,427	11,209,183	-0.03%	0.2%
2048	6,129,548	11,230,526	-0.03%	0.19%
2049	6,127,293	11,250,663	-0.04%	0.18%
2050	6,124,397	11,269,877	-0.05%	0.17%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Denmark increased by 264,051 people (a 4.87% growth), while Sweden gained 769,614 people (a 8.52% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Denmark gained 335,476 (a 5.9% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 855,536 (a 8.73% growth).

Denmark was ranked 108th most populous country in 2005 and is 114th in 2025. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2005 and ranked 93rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Denmark's population will grow by 1.75% to 6,124,397 people with a rank change from 114th to 119th. The population of Sweden will increase by 5.77% to 11,269,877 people and will still be ranked 93rd.