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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Denmark was 5,976,992 in 2024 vs 7,494,498 people in Turkmenistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Denmark's population is 6,032,403 people compared to 7,776,557 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Turkmenistan's population is 1.29 times bigger than Denmark's.
  • Denmark is ranked the 114th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.17% of the world: 0.07% for Denmark vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Denmark has had an average growth rate of +0.57% per year vs +2.14% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Denmark has increased from 5.44M people to 6.03M (10.9% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.78M (51.1% growth).

Denmark vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Denmark
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Denmark Turkmenistan
2100 5,879,692 10,046,945
2099 5,887,324 10,075,740
2098 5,894,688 10,103,319
2097 5,902,451 10,129,577
2096 5,909,729 10,154,338
2095 5,917,219 10,178,163
2094 5,925,288 10,200,371
2093 5,933,241 10,221,349
2092 5,941,337 10,240,959
2091 5,949,626 10,259,026
2090 5,958,205 10,276,261
2089 5,966,645 10,291,819
2088 5,974,290 10,306,303
2087 5,982,321 10,319,501
2086 5,989,976 10,331,090
2085 5,997,455 10,341,183
2084 6,004,175 10,349,710
2083 6,010,595 10,356,602
2082 6,016,013 10,362,422
2081 6,020,048 10,366,587
2080 6,023,906 10,369,293
2079 6,027,570 10,370,130
2078 6,030,553 10,369,013
2077 6,033,561 10,366,366
2076 6,037,007 10,361,975
2075 6,039,523 10,355,755
2074 6,041,944 10,348,384
2073 6,044,803 10,339,415
2072 6,046,641 10,328,653
2071 6,048,624 10,316,618
2070 6,051,078 10,303,565
2069 6,053,869 10,289,578
2068 6,056,924 10,274,625
2067 6,060,476 10,258,518
2066 6,064,191 10,241,362
2065 6,069,049 10,223,420
2064 6,073,904 10,204,034
2063 6,078,625 10,183,241
2062 6,083,792 10,160,903
2061 6,088,815 10,136,928
2060 6,094,310 10,111,369
2059 6,099,236 10,083,631
2058 6,103,864 10,052,905
2057 6,108,995 10,019,547
2056 6,114,524 9,983,379
2055 6,120,037 9,943,931
2054 6,124,581 9,901,473
2053 6,129,266 9,854,931
2052 6,132,944 9,804,909
2051 6,136,666 9,751,221
2050 6,139,893 9,693,713
2049 6,142,477 9,632,600
2048 6,144,414 9,567,946
2047 6,146,231 9,500,139
2046 6,147,918 9,429,355
2045 6,148,320 9,356,194
2044 6,149,066 9,280,988
2043 6,149,226 9,204,466
2042 6,149,216 9,126,898
2041 6,148,827 9,048,356
2040 6,147,418 8,969,478
2039 6,145,884 8,890,225
2038 6,142,758 8,810,850
2037 6,139,788 8,731,367
2036 6,135,708 8,651,719
2035 6,130,764 8,572,231
2034 6,124,513 8,492,483
2033 6,117,467 8,412,113
2032 6,110,061 8,330,912
2031 6,100,566 8,248,129
2030 6,090,119 8,163,024
2029 6,077,752 8,070,023
2028 6,063,214 7,969,080
2027 6,046,188 7,860,774
2026 6,027,292 7,745,331
2025 6,004,069 7,623,184
2024 5,976,992 7,494,498
2023 5,946,952 7,364,438
2022 5,903,037 7,230,193
2021 5,856,733 7,092,043
2020 5,831,404 6,949,912
2019 5,814,422 6,803,944
2018 5,793,636 6,655,524
2017 5,764,980 6,507,061
2016 5,728,010 6,360,041
2015 5,683,483 6,215,770
2014 5,643,475 6,075,283
2013 5,614,932 5,939,341
2012 5,591,572 5,808,546
2011 5,570,572 5,683,417
2010 5,547,683 5,564,356
2009 5,523,095 5,451,592
2008 5,493,621 5,345,029
2007 5,461,438 5,244,046
2006 5,437,272 5,147,105
2005 5,419,432 5,052,257
2004 5,404,523 4,958,093
2003 5,390,574 4,863,865
2002 5,375,931 4,769,465
2001 5,358,783 4,675,409
2000 5,339,616 4,582,677
1999 5,321,799 4,492,170
1998 5,304,219 4,410,507
1997 5,284,991 4,336,730
1996 5,263,074 4,263,819
1995 5,233,373 4,191,203
1994 5,206,180 4,116,662
1993 5,188,628 4,032,407
1992 5,171,370 3,944,689
1991 5,154,298 3,855,894
1990 5,140,939 3,760,562
1989 5,132,594 3,662,459
1988 5,129,516 3,559,363
1987 5,127,024 3,452,731
1986 5,120,534 3,347,809
1985 5,113,691 3,247,534
1984 5,111,619 3,154,079
1983 5,114,297 3,067,534
1982 5,117,810 2,985,557
1981 5,121,572 2,907,187
1980 5,123,027 2,832,203
1979 5,116,801 2,760,358
1978 5,104,248 2,691,088
1977 5,088,419 2,623,948
1976 5,072,596 2,558,521
1975 5,059,862 2,494,570
1974 5,045,297 2,432,028
1973 5,021,861 2,370,919
1972 4,991,596 2,311,430
1971 4,963,126 2,253,119
1970 4,928,757 2,195,616
1969 4,891,860 2,139,024
1968 4,864,883 2,083,069
1967 4,835,354 2,027,403
1966 4,797,381 1,971,737
1965 4,759,012 1,915,916
1964 4,722,072 1,859,997
1963 4,684,483 1,804,272
1962 4,647,727 1,749,214
1961 4,611,687 1,695,400
1960 4,579,603 1,643,457

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Denmark increased by 290,738 people (a 5.35% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Denmark gained 304,393 people (a 5.31% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,416,516 people (a 22.3% growth).

Denmark was ranked 108th most populous country in 2006 and is 114th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.7% to 9,693,713 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Denmark is projected to reach its peak in 2043 at 6.15M people compared to the peak of 10.4M people in 2079 for Turkmenistan.

Population growth rate by year

Denmark
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Denmark Turkmenistan
2100 -0.13% -0.29%
2099 -0.12% -0.27%
2098 -0.13% -0.26%
2097 -0.12% -0.24%
2096 -0.13% -0.23%
2095 -0.14% -0.22%
2094 -0.13% -0.21%
2093 -0.14% -0.19%
2092 -0.14% -0.18%
2091 -0.14% -0.17%
2090 -0.14% -0.15%
2089 -0.13% -0.14%
2088 -0.13% -0.13%
2087 -0.13% -0.11%
2086 -0.12% -0.1%
2085 -0.11% -0.08%
2084 -0.11% -0.07%
2083 -0.09% -0.06%
2082 -0.07% -0.04%
2081 -0.06% -0.03%
2080 -0.06% -0.008%
2079 -0.05% 0.01%
2078 -0.05% 0.03%
2077 -0.06% 0.04%
2076 -0.04% 0.06%
2075 -0.04% 0.07%
2074 -0.05% 0.09%
2073 -0.03% 0.1%
2072 -0.03% 0.12%
2071 -0.04% 0.13%
2070 -0.05% 0.14%
2069 -0.05% 0.15%
2068 -0.06% 0.16%
2067 -0.06% 0.17%
2066 -0.08% 0.18%
2065 -0.08% 0.19%
2064 -0.08% 0.2%
2063 -0.08% 0.22%
2062 -0.08% 0.24%
2061 -0.09% 0.25%
2060 -0.08% 0.28%
2059 -0.08% 0.31%
2058 -0.08% 0.33%
2057 -0.09% 0.36%
2056 -0.09% 0.4%
2055 -0.07% 0.43%
2054 -0.08% 0.47%
2053 -0.06% 0.51%
2052 -0.06% 0.55%
2051 -0.05% 0.59%
2050 -0.04% 0.63%
2049 -0.03% 0.68%
2048 -0.03% 0.71%
2047 -0.03% 0.75%
2046 -0.007% 0.78%
2045 -0.01% 0.81%
2044 -0.003% 0.83%
2043 0% 0.85%
2042 0.006% 0.87%
2041 0.02% 0.88%
2040 0.02% 0.89%
2039 0.05% 0.9%
2038 0.05% 0.91%
2037 0.07% 0.92%
2036 0.08% 0.93%
2035 0.1% 0.94%
2034 0.12% 0.96%
2033 0.12% 0.97%
2032 0.16% 1%
2031 0.17% 1.04%
2030 0.2% 1.15%
2029 0.24% 1.27%
2028 0.28% 1.38%
2027 0.31% 1.49%
2026 0.39% 1.6%
2025 0.45% 1.72%
2024 0.51% 1.77%
2023 0.74% 1.86%
2022 0.79% 1.95%
2021 0.43% 2.05%
2020 0.29% 2.15%
2019 0.36% 2.23%
2018 0.5% 2.28%
2017 0.65% 2.31%
2016 0.78% 2.32%
2015 0.71% 2.31%
2014 0.51% 2.29%
2013 0.42% 2.25%
2012 0.38% 2.2%
2011 0.41% 2.14%
2010 0.45% 2.07%
2009 0.54% 1.99%
2008 0.59% 1.93%
2007 0.44% 1.88%
2006 0.33% 1.88%
2005 0.28% 1.9%
2004 0.26% 1.94%
2003 0.27% 1.98%
2002 0.32% 2.01%
2001 0.36% 2.02%
2000 0.33% 2.01%
1999 0.33% 1.85%
1998 0.36% 1.7%
1997 0.42% 1.71%
1996 0.57% 1.73%
1995 0.52% 1.81%
1994 0.34% 2.09%
1993 0.33% 2.22%
1992 0.33% 2.3%
1991 0.26% 2.54%
1990 0.16% 2.68%
1989 0.06% 2.9%
1988 0.05% 3.09%
1987 0.13% 3.13%
1986 0.13% 3.09%
1985 0.04% 2.96%
1984 -0.05% 2.82%
1983 -0.07% 2.75%
1982 -0.07% 2.7%
1981 -0.03% 2.65%
1980 0.12% 2.6%
1979 0.25% 2.57%
1978 0.31% 2.56%
1977 0.31% 2.56%
1976 0.25% 2.56%
1975 0.29% 2.57%
1974 0.47% 2.58%
1973 0.61% 2.57%
1972 0.57% 2.59%
1971 0.7% 2.62%
1970 0.75% 2.65%
1969 0.55% 2.69%
1968 0.61% 2.75%
1967 0.79% 2.82%
1966 0.81% 2.91%
1965 0.78% 3.01%
1964 0.8% 3.09%
1963 0.79% 3.15%
1962 0.78% 3.17%
1961 0.7% 3.16%

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Denmark grew by 0.51%, while Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.77%.

Live population counters

Denmark Turkmenistan
Current population
6032403
7776557
Population rank 114/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.09%
One net population change
17.5 minutes
4.04 minutes
One birth every
9.11 minutes
3.28 minutes
One death every
9.02 minutes
12.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +82 +356
Annual growth/decline +30,040 +130,060
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% +1.77%
Population growth rate rank 132/197 61/197
One migration net change every
23.8 minutes
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change +22,103 +13,268
Net migration rank 32/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 847,475 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 65/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 46/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Denmark
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Denmark Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 22,103 - 13,268
2024 - 25,639 - 14,646
2023 -595 31,006 117,529 15,005
2022 -1,180 60,219 121,814 14,141
2021 5,857 26,887 122,721 17,617
2020 5,831 10,851 124,014 19,913
2019 6,977 9,488 128,275 19,735
2018 6,373 18,919 129,537 19,293
2017 8,071 24,561 131,417 16,678
2016 9,165 33,391 132,581 13,365
2015 5,683 42,284 132,663 9,936
2014 5,644 27,242 129,677 8,696
2013 3,931 21,359 126,217 7,287
2012 5,592 16,871 120,957 7,125
2011 6,685 13,495 115,197 6,992
2010 8,876 17,533 109,318 6,621
2009 8,285 15,551 102,931 6,656
2008 10,438 25,775 96,815 6,734
2007 8,192 20,560 92,038 6,388
2006 9,787 10,491 87,840 7,613
2005 9,755 6,887 83,968 10,263
2004 9,188 5,166 79,850 14,242
2003 7,007 7,228 76,737 17,625
2002 5,376 9,629 75,639 18,803
2001 6,967 12,192 76,682 16,982
2000 9,078 10,441 76,875 14,925
1999 6,919 9,520 76,362 12,859
1998 7,956 11,098 77,342 -3,239
1997 7,927 12,269 79,045 -5,600
1996 6,842 17,534 80,996 -8,627
1995 6,280 28,958 86,289 -13,423
1994 8,850 10,766 89,319 -13,094
1993 4,670 11,411 92,596 -312
1992 6,722 11,937 96,668 -13,517
1991 4,639 10,827 99,297 -4,864
1990 2,056 8,667 101,099 -4,864
1989 2,053 3,720 103,553 -3,576
1988 0 677 104,802 1,408
1987 -1,538 6,338 103,885 3,161
1986 -2,561 11,463 100,930 1,878
1985 -4,603 9,957 95,890 1,861
1984 -5,623 4,325 90,591 -1,427
1983 -6,649 1,952 85,183 -1,264
1982 -2,559 235 80,989 -961
1981 -3,073 -1,741 77,829 -1,102
1980 1,537 803 74,394 -1,152
1979 4,605 5,808 71,135 -677
1978 9,187 5,678 68,437 -350
1977 11,703 5,548 66,318 -132
1976 11,667 3,182 64,513 160
1975 20,746 -10,672 62,681 550
1974 19,676 -437 60,925 924
1973 21,092 7,107 59,169 1,194
1972 24,958 7,053 57,326 1,293
1971 26,801 -1,159 56,666 1,348
1970 22,673 20,947 55,617 1,376
1969 23,481 6,687 54,791 1,397
1968 27,243 -3,557 54,324 1,401
1967 33,363 1,623 54,209 1,397
1966 38,858 2,011 54,353 1,377
1965 37,596 -2,098 54,558 1,366
1964 36,832 1,333 54,574 1,340
1963 36,539 594 54,203 1,332
1962 32,070 3,900 53,248 1,337
1961 33,205 3,012 51,659 1,372
1960 32,515 -4,047 49,436 1,421

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

GeoRank.org/population/denmark/turkmenistan | 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 Turkmenistan 89.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,270,228 people) and 10.8% is from migration (a gain of 154,379 people).

As of 2024, 847,475 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Denmark, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

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
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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