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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Denmark was 5,976,992 in 2024 vs 71,668,011 people in Thailand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Denmark's population is 6,032,403 people compared to 71,571,743 in Thailand.

Population statistics:

  • Thailand's population is 11.9 times bigger than Denmark's.
  • Denmark is ranked the 114th most populous country in the world, while Thailand is the 21st.
  • The countries together account for 0.94% of the world: 0.07% for Denmark vs 0.86% for Thailand.
  • For the last 10 years, Denmark has had an average growth rate of +0.57% per year vs +0.23% in Thailand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Denmark has increased from 5.44M people to 6.03M (10.9% growth), while Thailand has grown from 66.6M to 71.6M (7.52% growth).

Denmark vs Thailand: population by year and forecast

Denmark
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Denmark Thailand
2100 5,879,692 45,712,111
2099 5,887,324 46,056,854
2098 5,894,688 46,406,925
2097 5,902,451 46,761,683
2096 5,909,729 47,122,446
2095 5,917,219 47,487,866
2094 5,925,288 47,857,414
2093 5,933,241 48,230,566
2092 5,941,337 48,609,149
2091 5,949,626 48,988,448
2090 5,958,205 49,372,024
2089 5,966,645 49,760,635
2088 5,974,290 50,146,313
2087 5,982,321 50,536,233
2086 5,989,976 50,929,394
2085 5,997,455 51,326,092
2084 6,004,175 51,728,619
2083 6,010,595 52,131,789
2082 6,016,013 52,537,598
2081 6,020,048 52,942,608
2080 6,023,906 53,352,029
2079 6,027,570 53,766,821
2078 6,030,553 54,181,891
2077 6,033,561 54,599,508
2076 6,037,007 55,019,721
2075 6,039,523 55,442,571
2074 6,041,944 55,872,412
2073 6,044,803 56,304,891
2072 6,046,641 56,739,842
2071 6,048,624 57,177,118
2070 6,051,078 57,621,370
2069 6,053,869 58,066,637
2068 6,056,924 58,516,959
2067 6,060,476 58,967,738
2066 6,064,191 59,418,676
2065 6,069,049 59,878,082
2064 6,073,904 60,336,709
2063 6,078,625 60,797,201
2062 6,083,792 61,262,000
2061 6,088,815 61,724,999
2060 6,094,310 62,192,387
2059 6,099,236 62,656,203
2058 6,103,864 63,118,413
2057 6,108,995 63,577,864
2056 6,114,524 64,032,675
2055 6,120,037 64,478,337
2054 6,124,581 64,917,436
2053 6,129,266 65,343,383
2052 6,132,944 65,763,356
2051 6,136,666 66,167,939
2050 6,139,893 66,558,274
2049 6,142,477 66,936,876
2048 6,144,414 67,296,897
2047 6,146,231 67,641,907
2046 6,147,918 67,972,603
2045 6,148,320 68,287,399
2044 6,149,066 68,585,177
2043 6,149,226 68,870,333
2042 6,149,216 69,139,548
2041 6,148,827 69,396,419
2040 6,147,418 69,632,464
2039 6,145,884 69,854,146
2038 6,142,758 70,062,543
2037 6,139,788 70,256,027
2036 6,135,708 70,435,348
2035 6,130,764 70,604,705
2034 6,124,513 70,756,791
2033 6,117,467 70,897,217
2032 6,110,061 71,025,384
2031 6,100,566 71,140,609
2030 6,090,119 71,247,320
2029 6,077,752 71,342,891
2028 6,063,214 71,428,869
2027 6,046,188 71,505,168
2026 6,027,292 71,571,743
2025 6,004,069 71,625,629
2024 5,976,992 71,668,011
2023 5,946,952 71,702,435
2022 5,903,037 71,735,329
2021 5,856,733 71,727,332
2020 5,831,404 71,641,484
2019 5,814,422 71,522,271
2018 5,793,636 71,376,079
2017 5,764,980 71,160,187
2016 5,728,010 70,859,841
2015 5,683,483 70,540,795
2014 5,643,475 70,216,367
2013 5,614,932 69,845,114
2012 5,591,572 69,436,098
2011 5,570,572 69,007,208
2010 5,547,683 68,579,447
2009 5,523,095 68,121,080
2008 5,493,621 67,619,830
2007 5,461,438 67,102,394
2006 5,437,272 66,567,687
2005 5,419,432 66,017,420
2004 5,404,523 65,452,047
2003 5,390,574 64,868,166
2002 5,375,931 64,266,437
2001 5,358,783 63,651,141
2000 5,339,616 63,007,815
1999 5,321,799 62,299,043
1998 5,304,219 61,522,630
1997 5,284,991 60,724,584
1996 5,263,074 59,920,064
1995 5,233,373 59,098,232
1994 5,206,180 58,260,854
1993 5,188,628 57,408,198
1992 5,171,370 56,528,834
1991 5,154,298 55,637,434
1990 5,140,939 54,738,329
1989 5,132,594 53,848,956
1988 5,129,516 52,969,595
1987 5,127,024 52,074,105
1986 5,120,534 51,177,834
1985 5,113,691 50,270,753
1984 5,111,619 49,351,708
1983 5,114,297 48,423,309
1982 5,117,810 47,494,577
1981 5,121,572 46,575,855
1980 5,123,027 45,650,022
1979 5,116,801 44,718,434
1978 5,104,248 43,788,976
1977 5,088,419 42,843,974
1976 5,072,596 41,896,504
1975 5,059,862 40,940,005
1974 5,045,297 39,952,891
1973 5,021,861 38,947,787
1972 4,991,596 37,933,929
1971 4,963,126 36,937,387
1970 4,928,757 35,954,408
1969 4,891,860 34,973,782
1968 4,864,883 34,002,560
1967 4,835,354 33,037,801
1966 4,797,381 32,086,071
1965 4,759,012 31,149,337
1964 4,722,072 30,232,141
1963 4,684,483 29,342,322
1962 4,647,727 28,481,040
1961 4,611,687 27,650,334
1960 4,579,603 26,851,747

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/thailand | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Denmark increased by 290,738 people (a 5.35% growth), while Thailand gained 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Denmark gained 304,393 people (a 5.31% growth), while Thailand's population increased by 711,902 people (a 1% growth).

Denmark was ranked 108th most populous country in 2006 and is 114th in 2026. Thailand was ranked 19th in 2006 and ranked 21st 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 Thailand will decrease by 7% to 66,558,274 people and rank change from 21st to 31st.

Denmark is projected to reach its peak in 2043 at 6.15M people, while Thailand's population already peaked in 2022 at 71.7M people and is projected to decrease to 45.7M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Denmark
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Denmark Thailand
2100 -0.13% -0.75%
2099 -0.12% -0.75%
2098 -0.13% -0.76%
2097 -0.12% -0.77%
2096 -0.13% -0.77%
2095 -0.14% -0.77%
2094 -0.13% -0.77%
2093 -0.14% -0.78%
2092 -0.14% -0.77%
2091 -0.14% -0.78%
2090 -0.14% -0.78%
2089 -0.13% -0.77%
2088 -0.13% -0.77%
2087 -0.13% -0.77%
2086 -0.12% -0.77%
2085 -0.11% -0.78%
2084 -0.11% -0.77%
2083 -0.09% -0.77%
2082 -0.07% -0.76%
2081 -0.06% -0.77%
2080 -0.06% -0.77%
2079 -0.05% -0.77%
2078 -0.05% -0.76%
2077 -0.06% -0.76%
2076 -0.04% -0.76%
2075 -0.04% -0.77%
2074 -0.05% -0.77%
2073 -0.03% -0.77%
2072 -0.03% -0.76%
2071 -0.04% -0.77%
2070 -0.05% -0.77%
2069 -0.05% -0.77%
2068 -0.06% -0.76%
2067 -0.06% -0.76%
2066 -0.08% -0.77%
2065 -0.08% -0.76%
2064 -0.08% -0.76%
2063 -0.08% -0.76%
2062 -0.08% -0.75%
2061 -0.09% -0.75%
2060 -0.08% -0.74%
2059 -0.08% -0.73%
2058 -0.08% -0.72%
2057 -0.09% -0.71%
2056 -0.09% -0.69%
2055 -0.07% -0.68%
2054 -0.08% -0.65%
2053 -0.06% -0.64%
2052 -0.06% -0.61%
2051 -0.05% -0.59%
2050 -0.04% -0.57%
2049 -0.03% -0.53%
2048 -0.03% -0.51%
2047 -0.03% -0.49%
2046 -0.007% -0.46%
2045 -0.01% -0.43%
2044 -0.003% -0.41%
2043 0% -0.39%
2042 0.006% -0.37%
2041 0.02% -0.34%
2040 0.02% -0.32%
2039 0.05% -0.3%
2038 0.05% -0.28%
2037 0.07% -0.25%
2036 0.08% -0.24%
2035 0.1% -0.21%
2034 0.12% -0.2%
2033 0.12% -0.18%
2032 0.16% -0.16%
2031 0.17% -0.15%
2030 0.2% -0.13%
2029 0.24% -0.12%
2028 0.28% -0.11%
2027 0.31% -0.09%
2026 0.39% -0.08%
2025 0.45% -0.06%
2024 0.51% -0.05%
2023 0.74% -0.05%
2022 0.79% 0.01%
2021 0.43% 0.12%
2020 0.29% 0.17%
2019 0.36% 0.2%
2018 0.5% 0.3%
2017 0.65% 0.42%
2016 0.78% 0.45%
2015 0.71% 0.46%
2014 0.51% 0.53%
2013 0.42% 0.59%
2012 0.38% 0.62%
2011 0.41% 0.62%
2010 0.45% 0.67%
2009 0.54% 0.74%
2008 0.59% 0.77%
2007 0.44% 0.8%
2006 0.33% 0.83%
2005 0.28% 0.86%
2004 0.26% 0.9%
2003 0.27% 0.94%
2002 0.32% 0.97%
2001 0.36% 1.02%
2000 0.33% 1.14%
1999 0.33% 1.26%
1998 0.36% 1.31%
1997 0.42% 1.34%
1996 0.57% 1.39%
1995 0.52% 1.44%
1994 0.34% 1.49%
1993 0.33% 1.56%
1992 0.33% 1.6%
1991 0.26% 1.64%
1990 0.16% 1.65%
1989 0.06% 1.66%
1988 0.05% 1.72%
1987 0.13% 1.75%
1986 0.13% 1.8%
1985 0.04% 1.86%
1984 -0.05% 1.92%
1983 -0.07% 1.96%
1982 -0.07% 1.97%
1981 -0.03% 2.03%
1980 0.12% 2.08%
1979 0.25% 2.12%
1978 0.31% 2.21%
1977 0.31% 2.26%
1976 0.25% 2.34%
1975 0.29% 2.47%
1974 0.47% 2.58%
1973 0.61% 2.67%
1972 0.57% 2.7%
1971 0.7% 2.73%
1970 0.75% 2.8%
1969 0.55% 2.86%
1968 0.61% 2.92%
1967 0.79% 2.97%
1966 0.81% 3.01%
1965 0.78% 3.03%
1964 0.8% 3.03%
1963 0.79% 3.02%
1962 0.78% 3%
1961 0.7% 2.97%

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/thailand | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Denmark grew by 0.51%, while Thailand's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Denmark Thailand
Current population
6032403
71571743
Population rank 114/197 21/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.86%
One net population change
17.5 minutes
15.3 minutes
One birth every
9.11 minutes
53.3 seconds
One death every
9.02 minutes
49.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +82 -94
Annual growth/decline +30,040 -34,424
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 132/197 168/197
One migration net change every
23.8 minutes
19.2 minutes
Annual migration change +22,103 +27,509
Net migration rank 32/196 30/196
Foreign-born residents 847,475 3,179,399
Foreign-born residents rank 65/195 21/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 46/195 100/195

Natural population change vs migration

Denmark
Natural

Migration
Thailand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Denmark Thailand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 22,103 - 27,509
2024 - 25,639 - 23,321
2023 -595 31,006 -46,105 19,648
2022 -1,180 60,219 -61,046 21,683
2021 5,857 26,887 57,382 -2,093
2020 5,831 10,851 84,107 32,277
2019 6,977 9,488 116,867 5,221
2018 6,373 18,919 159,383 10,984
2017 8,071 24,561 194,695 66,805
2016 9,165 33,391 226,255 112,978
2015 5,683 42,284 266,362 32,500
2014 5,644 27,242 294,628 55,358
2013 3,931 21,359 325,059 67,452
2012 5,592 16,871 351,485 74,033
2011 6,685 13,495 365,670 66,607
2010 8,876 17,533 370,466 52,791
2009 8,285 15,551 382,636 110,883
2008 10,438 25,775 401,730 107,333
2007 8,192 20,560 425,362 100,486
2006 9,787 10,491 441,211 102,362
2005 9,755 6,887 456,378 100,542
2004 9,188 5,166 466,542 107,199
2003 7,007 7,228 488,003 105,917
2002 5,376 9,629 504,299 105,215
2001 6,967 12,192 524,230 96,817
2000 9,078 10,441 543,884 121,640
1999 6,919 9,520 578,073 173,924
1998 7,956 11,098 617,318 183,471
1997 7,927 12,269 644,834 150,411
1996 6,842 17,534 661,397 152,397
1995 6,280 28,958 682,703 147,226
1994 8,850 10,766 712,589 132,271
1993 4,670 11,411 737,696 122,746
1992 6,722 11,937 754,999 143,318
1991 4,639 10,827 760,508 124,034
1990 2,056 8,667 760,808 152,916
1989 2,053 3,720 774,563 90,497
1988 0 677 765,252 128,469
1987 -1,538 6,338 774,498 122,791
1986 -2,561 11,463 783,430 111,820
1985 -4,603 9,957 776,935 141,963
1984 -5,623 4,325 779,856 139,345
1983 -6,649 1,952 794,239 143,393
1982 -2,559 235 817,951 101,885
1981 -3,073 -1,741 839,297 78,337
1980 1,537 803 845,575 88,478
1979 4,605 5,808 843,434 85,693
1978 9,187 5,678 847,799 82,011
1977 11,703 5,548 871,232 88,937
1976 11,667 3,182 894,072 40,656
1975 20,746 -10,672 911,980 66,306
1974 19,676 -437 923,151 72,801
1973 21,092 7,107 933,540 80,704
1972 24,958 7,053 940,420 73,082
1971 26,801 -1,159 936,215 43,400
1970 22,673 20,947 937,116 49,221
1969 23,481 6,687 948,314 26,551
1968 27,243 -3,557 953,806 13,718
1967 33,363 1,623 944,980 17,005
1966 38,858 2,011 929,469 12,016
1965 37,596 -2,098 909,000 22,995
1964 36,832 1,333 885,137 17,249
1963 36,539 594 860,728 16,494
1962 32,070 3,900 828,741 16,605
1961 33,205 3,012 801,140 14,968
1960 32,515 -4,047 774,190 6,886

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

GeoRank.org/population/denmark/thailand | 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 Thailand 78.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,292,528 people) and 21.6% is from migration (a gain of 355,361 people).

As of 2024, 847,475 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Denmark, compared to 3,179,399 people or 4.4% in Thailand.

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
Thailand
City Population
Bangkok 5.68M
Chiang Mai 1.2M
Nonthaburi 256K
Pak Kret 190K
Hat Yai 159K
Nakhon Ratchasima 134K
Chaophraya Surasak 133K
Surat Thani 131K
Udon Thani 130K
Klaeng 130K

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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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