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

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The latest officially reported population of Denmark was 6,009,169 in 2025 vs 70,545,865 people in Tanzania in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Denmark's population is 6,042,125 people compared to 73,639,263 in Tanzania.

Population statistics:

  • Tanzania's population is 12.2 times bigger than Denmark's.
  • Denmark is ranked the 114th most populous country in the world, while Tanzania is the 20th.
  • The countries together account for 0.96% of the world: 0.07% for Denmark vs 0.89% for Tanzania.
  • For the last 10 years, Denmark has had an average growth rate of +0.57% per year vs +3.11% in Tanzania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Denmark has increased from 5.44M people to 6.04M (11.1% growth), while Tanzania has grown from 40.3M to 73.6M (82.8% growth).

Denmark vs Tanzania: population by year and forecast

Denmark
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Denmark Tanzania
2100 5,884,686 265,471,550
2099 5,892,325 263,137,702
2098 5,899,695 260,784,676
2097 5,907,465 258,387,890
2096 5,914,749 255,972,277
2095 5,922,245 253,543,248
2094 5,930,321 251,095,452
2093 5,938,280 248,605,184
2092 5,946,384 246,083,651
2091 5,954,679 243,533,968
2090 5,963,266 240,979,094
2089 5,971,713 238,393,867
2088 5,979,364 235,775,056
2087 5,987,402 233,145,231
2086 5,995,064 230,474,072
2085 6,002,549 227,778,580
2084 6,009,275 225,090,075
2083 6,015,700 222,400,079
2082 6,021,123 219,697,321
2081 6,025,161 216,974,796
2080 6,029,023 214,235,505
2079 6,032,690 211,466,096
2078 6,035,675 208,688,171
2077 6,038,686 205,898,494
2076 6,042,135 203,086,766
2075 6,044,653 200,278,383
2074 6,047,076 197,449,196
2073 6,049,937 194,624,081
2072 6,051,777 191,805,820
2071 6,053,762 188,974,004
2070 6,056,217 186,134,634
2069 6,059,011 183,293,747
2068 6,062,068 180,458,385
2067 6,065,624 177,622,538
2066 6,069,342 174,786,430
2065 6,074,204 171,897,059
2064 6,079,063 169,048,435
2063 6,083,788 166,202,091
2062 6,088,960 163,354,473
2061 6,093,987 160,521,858
2060 6,099,487 157,707,240
2059 6,104,417 154,905,240
2058 6,109,049 152,106,040
2057 6,114,183 149,311,257
2056 6,119,717 146,505,507
2055 6,125,235 143,722,840
2054 6,129,783 140,970,467
2053 6,134,472 138,249,490
2052 6,138,153 135,540,803
2051 6,141,878 132,838,721
2050 6,145,108 130,145,345
2049 6,147,694 127,483,126
2048 6,149,633 124,809,212
2047 6,151,452 122,146,647
2046 6,153,140 119,511,124
2045 6,153,542 116,903,642
2044 6,154,289 114,318,843
2043 6,154,449 111,765,580
2042 6,154,439 109,231,423
2041 6,154,049 106,738,458
2040 6,152,639 104,262,479
2039 6,151,105 101,804,600
2038 6,147,975 99,370,760
2037 6,145,003 96,974,485
2036 6,140,920 94,592,848
2035 6,135,972 92,248,476
2034 6,129,715 89,920,872
2033 6,122,663 87,646,627
2032 6,115,251 85,401,853
2031 6,105,748 83,172,579
2030 6,095,292 80,989,443
2029 6,082,914 78,830,947
2028 6,068,364 76,723,335
2027 6,051,324 74,639,948
2026 6,032,411 72,582,361
2025 6,009,169 70,545,865
2024 5,976,992 68,560,157
2023 5,946,952 66,617,606
2022 5,903,037 64,711,821
2021 5,856,733 62,830,412
2020 5,831,404 60,972,798
2019 5,814,422 59,174,891
2018 5,793,636 57,437,145
2017 5,764,980 55,652,890
2016 5,728,010 53,824,013
2015 5,683,483 52,020,962
2014 5,643,475 50,351,512
2013 5,614,932 48,824,128
2012 5,591,572 47,374,260
2011 5,570,572 46,029,367
2010 5,547,683 44,758,488
2009 5,523,095 43,633,982
2008 5,493,621 42,570,728
2007 5,461,438 41,435,512
2006 5,437,272 40,294,902
2005 5,419,432 39,182,076
2004 5,404,523 38,109,668
2003 5,390,574 37,089,555
2002 5,375,931 36,121,304
2001 5,358,783 35,198,299
2000 5,339,616 34,260,139
1999 5,321,799 33,300,330
1998 5,304,219 32,420,458
1997 5,284,991 31,578,089
1996 5,263,074 30,945,762
1995 5,233,373 30,383,497
1994 5,206,180 29,442,356
1993 5,188,628 28,332,692
1992 5,171,370 27,457,588
1991 5,154,298 26,780,436
1990 5,140,939 26,110,207
1989 5,132,594 25,438,759
1988 5,129,516 24,769,686
1987 5,127,024 24,030,378
1986 5,120,534 23,258,959
1985 5,113,691 22,501,693
1984 5,111,619 21,779,066
1983 5,114,297 21,079,874
1982 5,117,810 20,398,571
1981 5,121,572 19,784,703
1980 5,123,027 19,189,769
1979 5,116,801 18,592,038
1978 5,104,248 17,976,566
1977 5,088,419 17,352,929
1976 5,072,596 16,736,211
1975 5,059,862 16,138,361
1974 5,045,297 15,561,630
1973 5,021,861 15,010,101
1972 4,991,596 14,479,308
1971 4,963,126 13,971,451
1970 4,928,757 13,492,677
1969 4,891,860 13,036,700
1968 4,864,883 12,602,076
1967 4,835,354 12,200,109
1966 4,797,381 11,827,459
1965 4,759,012 11,470,728
1964 4,722,072 11,127,826
1963 4,684,483 10,799,528
1962 4,647,727 10,487,756
1961 4,611,687 10,187,886
1960 4,579,603 9,901,419

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/tanzania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Denmark increased by 290,738 people (a 5.35% growth), while Tanzania gained 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Denmark gained 314,115 people (a 5.48% growth), while Tanzania's population increased by 19,815,250 people (a 36.8% growth).

Denmark was ranked 108th most populous country in 2006 and is 114th in 2026. Tanzania was ranked 30th in 2006 and ranked 20th 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 Tanzania will increase by 76.7% to 130,145,345 people and rank change from 20th to 15th.

Denmark is projected to reach its peak in 2043 at 6.15M people compared to the peak of 265M people in 2100 for Tanzania.

Population growth rate by year

Denmark
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Denmark Tanzania
2100 -0.13% 0.89%
2099 -0.12% 0.9%
2098 -0.13% 0.93%
2097 -0.12% 0.94%
2096 -0.13% 0.96%
2095 -0.14% 0.97%
2094 -0.13% 1%
2093 -0.14% 1.02%
2092 -0.14% 1.05%
2091 -0.14% 1.06%
2090 -0.14% 1.08%
2089 -0.13% 1.11%
2088 -0.13% 1.13%
2087 -0.13% 1.16%
2086 -0.12% 1.18%
2085 -0.11% 1.19%
2084 -0.11% 1.21%
2083 -0.09% 1.23%
2082 -0.07% 1.25%
2081 -0.06% 1.28%
2080 -0.06% 1.31%
2079 -0.05% 1.33%
2078 -0.05% 1.35%
2077 -0.06% 1.38%
2076 -0.04% 1.4%
2075 -0.04% 1.43%
2074 -0.05% 1.45%
2073 -0.03% 1.47%
2072 -0.03% 1.5%
2071 -0.04% 1.53%
2070 -0.05% 1.55%
2069 -0.05% 1.57%
2068 -0.06% 1.6%
2067 -0.06% 1.62%
2066 -0.08% 1.68%
2065 -0.08% 1.69%
2064 -0.08% 1.71%
2063 -0.08% 1.74%
2062 -0.08% 1.76%
2061 -0.09% 1.78%
2060 -0.08% 1.81%
2059 -0.08% 1.84%
2058 -0.08% 1.87%
2057 -0.09% 1.92%
2056 -0.09% 1.94%
2055 -0.07% 1.95%
2054 -0.08% 1.97%
2053 -0.06% 2%
2052 -0.06% 2.03%
2051 -0.05% 2.07%
2050 -0.04% 2.09%
2049 -0.03% 2.14%
2048 -0.03% 2.18%
2047 -0.03% 2.21%
2046 -0.007% 2.23%
2045 -0.01% 2.26%
2044 -0.003% 2.28%
2043 0% 2.32%
2042 0.006% 2.34%
2041 0.02% 2.37%
2040 0.02% 2.41%
2039 0.05% 2.45%
2038 0.05% 2.47%
2037 0.07% 2.52%
2036 0.08% 2.54%
2035 0.1% 2.59%
2034 0.12% 2.59%
2033 0.12% 2.63%
2032 0.16% 2.68%
2031 0.17% 2.7%
2030 0.2% 2.74%
2029 0.24% 2.75%
2028 0.28% 2.79%
2027 0.31% 2.83%
2026 0.39% 2.89%
2025 0.54% 2.9%
2024 0.51% 2.92%
2023 0.74% 2.95%
2022 0.79% 2.99%
2021 0.43% 3.05%
2020 0.29% 3.04%
2019 0.36% 3.03%
2018 0.5% 3.21%
2017 0.65% 3.4%
2016 0.78% 3.47%
2015 0.71% 3.32%
2014 0.51% 3.13%
2013 0.42% 3.06%
2012 0.38% 2.92%
2011 0.41% 2.84%
2010 0.45% 2.58%
2009 0.54% 2.5%
2008 0.59% 2.74%
2007 0.44% 2.83%
2006 0.33% 2.84%
2005 0.28% 2.81%
2004 0.26% 2.75%
2003 0.27% 2.68%
2002 0.32% 2.62%
2001 0.36% 2.74%
2000 0.33% 2.88%
1999 0.33% 2.71%
1998 0.36% 2.67%
1997 0.42% 2.04%
1996 0.57% 1.85%
1995 0.52% 3.2%
1994 0.34% 3.92%
1993 0.33% 3.19%
1992 0.33% 2.53%
1991 0.26% 2.57%
1990 0.16% 2.64%
1989 0.06% 2.7%
1988 0.05% 3.08%
1987 0.13% 3.32%
1986 0.13% 3.37%
1985 0.04% 3.32%
1984 -0.05% 3.32%
1983 -0.07% 3.34%
1982 -0.07% 3.1%
1981 -0.03% 3.1%
1980 0.12% 3.21%
1979 0.25% 3.42%
1978 0.31% 3.59%
1977 0.31% 3.68%
1976 0.25% 3.7%
1975 0.29% 3.71%
1974 0.47% 3.67%
1973 0.61% 3.67%
1972 0.57% 3.63%
1971 0.7% 3.55%
1970 0.75% 3.5%
1969 0.55% 3.45%
1968 0.61% 3.29%
1967 0.79% 3.15%
1966 0.81% 3.11%
1965 0.78% 3.08%
1964 0.8% 3.04%
1963 0.79% 2.97%
1962 0.78% 2.94%
1961 0.7% 2.89%

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

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In 2025, the population of Denmark grew by 0.54%, while Tanzania's population grew by 2.9%.

Live population counters

Denmark Tanzania
Current population
6042125
73639263
Population rank 114/197 20/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.89%
One net population change
16.4 minutes
15.9 seconds
One birth every
9.26 minutes
13.2 seconds
One death every
9.26 minutes
1.34 minutes
Daily growth/decline +88 +5,440
Annual growth/decline +32,177 +1,985,708
Annual growth/decline rate +0.54% +2.9%
Population growth rate rank 126/197 16/197
One migration net change every
23.8 minutes
41.4 minutes
Annual migration change +22,103 -12,730
Net migration rank 32/196 139/196
Foreign-born residents 847,475 462,371
Foreign-born residents rank 65/195 83/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 46/195 167/195

Natural population change vs migration

Denmark
Natural

Migration
Tanzania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Denmark Tanzania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 22,103 - -12,730
2024 0 25,639 1,993,730 -29,865
2023 -595 31,006 1,960,623 -39,388
2022 -1,180 60,219 1,927,960 -37,557
2021 5,857 26,887 1,880,137 -7,704
2020 5,831 10,851 1,861,377 -18,587
2019 6,977 9,488 1,816,669 -63,602
2018 6,373 18,919 1,777,852 -55,444
2017 8,071 24,561 1,726,909 119,142
2016 9,165 33,391 1,659,502 152,194
2015 5,683 42,284 1,592,882 201,495
2014 5,644 27,242 1,565,630 -21,083
2013 3,931 21,359 1,509,008 1,241
2012 5,592 16,871 1,439,325 -49,875
2011 6,685 13,495 1,384,886 -84,546
2010 8,876 17,533 1,363,477 -122,020
2009 8,285 15,551 1,332,015 -324,478
2008 10,438 25,775 1,303,728 -184,816
2007 8,192 20,560 1,278,285 -126,793
2006 9,787 10,491 1,257,927 -128,231
2005 9,755 6,887 1,224,165 -128,251
2004 9,188 5,166 1,175,379 -126,490
2003 7,007 7,228 1,118,435 -127,101
2002 5,376 9,629 1,063,195 -118,047
2001 6,967 12,192 1,026,242 -125,375
2000 9,078 10,441 985,185 -9,701
1999 6,919 9,520 948,659 -4,489
1998 7,956 11,098 920,806 -105,184
1997 7,927 12,269 882,544 -13,400
1996 6,842 17,534 868,524 -473,007
1995 6,280 28,958 838,980 -109,971
1994 8,850 10,766 803,953 349,348
1993 4,670 11,411 778,044 288,004
1992 6,722 11,937 767,961 -83,825
1991 4,639 10,827 762,011 -91,851
1990 2,056 8,667 750,825 -80,529
1989 2,053 3,720 743,854 -71,268
1988 0 677 736,551 -71,012
1987 -1,538 6,338 718,580 94,498
1986 -2,561 11,463 705,677 24,101
1985 -4,603 9,957 697,867 86,864
1984 -5,623 4,325 687,435 -26,938
1983 -6,649 1,952 679,720 58,161
1982 -2,559 235 662,627 -37,883
1981 -3,073 -1,741 645,496 -42,485
1980 1,537 803 629,444 -42,588
1979 4,605 5,808 613,388 -4,792
1978 9,187 5,678 595,024 27,307
1977 11,703 5,548 574,938 49,997
1976 11,667 3,182 553,617 54,875
1975 20,746 -10,672 533,906 53,290
1974 19,676 -437 515,152 51,127
1973 21,092 7,107 488,429 48,363
1972 24,958 7,053 467,305 57,489
1971 26,801 -1,159 449,014 41,900
1970 22,673 20,947 427,988 38,635
1969 23,481 6,687 408,322 37,006
1968 27,243 -3,557 389,467 34,455
1967 33,363 1,623 374,763 5,265
1966 38,858 2,011 360,229 5,049
1965 37,596 -2,098 343,456 4,742
1964 36,832 1,333 328,527 9,090
1963 36,539 594 314,644 4,333
1962 32,070 3,900 300,663 3,916
1961 33,205 3,012 286,839 8,338
1960 32,515 -4,047 275,814 1,946

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

GeoRank.org/population/denmark/tanzania | 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 Tanzania 98.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 18,197,641 people) and 1.2% is from migration (a gain of 220,684 people).

As of 2024, 847,475 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Denmark, compared to 462,371 people or 0.7% in Tanzania.

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
Tanzania
City Population
Dar es Salaam 4.72M
Zanzibar 710K
Mwanza 706K
Mbeya 542K
Morogoro 471K
Arusha 416K
Tanga 221K
Dodoma 214K
Moshi 145K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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