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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Denmark was 5,976,992 in 2024 vs 50,015,092 people in Uganda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Denmark's population is 6,032,403 people compared to 53,170,946 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 8.81 times bigger than Denmark's.
  • Denmark is ranked the 114th most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 0.71% of the world: 0.07% for Denmark vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Denmark has had an average growth rate of +0.57% per year vs +3.21% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Denmark has increased from 5.44M people to 6.03M (10.9% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.2M (84.7% growth).

Denmark vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Denmark
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Denmark Uganda
2100 5,879,692 122,497,526
2099 5,887,324 122,436,109
2098 5,894,688 122,364,302
2097 5,902,451 122,266,255
2096 5,909,729 122,146,810
2095 5,917,219 121,976,411
2094 5,925,288 121,799,752
2093 5,933,241 121,584,860
2092 5,941,337 121,336,796
2091 5,949,626 121,070,447
2090 5,958,205 120,767,412
2089 5,966,645 120,427,771
2088 5,974,290 120,064,594
2087 5,982,321 119,668,549
2086 5,989,976 119,256,686
2085 5,997,455 118,815,763
2084 6,004,175 118,339,179
2083 6,010,595 117,821,938
2082 6,016,013 117,274,958
2081 6,020,048 116,707,394
2080 6,023,906 116,096,095
2079 6,027,570 115,474,153
2078 6,030,553 114,805,376
2077 6,033,561 114,118,687
2076 6,037,007 113,390,189
2075 6,039,523 112,637,851
2074 6,041,944 111,863,410
2073 6,044,803 111,070,771
2072 6,046,641 110,240,940
2071 6,048,624 109,392,890
2070 6,051,078 108,505,633
2069 6,053,869 107,607,659
2068 6,056,924 106,677,578
2067 6,060,476 105,722,829
2066 6,064,191 104,739,111
2065 6,069,049 103,737,893
2064 6,073,904 102,701,560
2063 6,078,625 101,646,533
2062 6,083,792 100,561,859
2061 6,088,815 99,450,764
2060 6,094,310 98,334,788
2059 6,099,236 97,187,498
2058 6,103,864 96,014,439
2057 6,108,995 94,821,765
2056 6,114,524 93,613,209
2055 6,120,037 92,385,049
2054 6,124,581 91,132,827
2053 6,129,266 89,857,705
2052 6,132,944 88,568,311
2051 6,136,666 87,270,603
2050 6,139,893 85,957,376
2049 6,142,477 84,632,277
2048 6,144,414 83,284,965
2047 6,146,231 81,928,165
2046 6,147,918 80,569,225
2045 6,148,320 79,208,662
2044 6,149,066 77,834,944
2043 6,149,226 76,453,982
2042 6,149,216 75,075,287
2041 6,148,827 73,701,695
2040 6,147,418 72,333,375
2039 6,145,884 70,963,211
2038 6,142,758 69,580,447
2037 6,139,788 68,186,136
2036 6,135,708 66,804,746
2035 6,130,764 65,411,934
2034 6,124,513 64,023,352
2033 6,117,467 62,634,483
2032 6,110,061 61,235,174
2031 6,100,566 59,825,075
2030 6,090,119 58,415,479
2029 6,077,752 57,006,283
2028 6,063,214 55,596,520
2027 6,046,188 54,191,271
2026 6,027,292 52,792,624
2025 6,004,069 51,400,003
2024 5,976,992 50,015,092
2023 5,946,952 48,656,601
2022 5,903,037 47,312,719
2021 5,856,733 45,910,930
2020 5,831,404 44,457,152
2019 5,814,422 42,999,637
2018 5,793,636 41,565,831
2017 5,764,980 40,177,388
2016 5,728,010 38,799,152
2015 5,683,483 37,531,446
2014 5,643,475 36,395,539
2013 5,614,932 35,337,042
2012 5,591,572 34,337,438
2011 5,570,572 33,354,543
2010 5,547,683 32,390,802
2009 5,523,095 31,451,151
2008 5,493,621 30,539,553
2007 5,461,438 29,653,430
2006 5,437,272 28,794,003
2005 5,419,432 27,963,289
2004 5,404,523 27,154,515
2003 5,390,574 26,352,124
2002 5,375,931 25,532,870
2001 5,358,783 24,745,676
2000 5,339,616 24,000,150
1999 5,321,799 23,257,281
1998 5,304,219 22,515,806
1997 5,284,991 21,856,046
1996 5,263,074 21,231,550
1995 5,233,373 20,665,667
1994 5,206,180 20,108,801
1993 5,188,628 19,445,161
1992 5,171,370 18,785,032
1991 5,154,298 18,155,901
1990 5,140,939 17,569,897
1989 5,132,594 17,010,698
1988 5,129,516 16,470,483
1987 5,127,024 15,954,170
1986 5,120,534 15,467,579
1985 5,113,691 15,023,681
1984 5,111,619 14,607,677
1983 5,114,297 14,221,881
1982 5,117,810 13,873,631
1981 5,121,572 13,556,452
1980 5,123,027 13,275,741
1979 5,116,801 13,002,163
1978 5,104,248 12,692,113
1977 5,088,419 12,359,669
1976 5,072,596 12,037,294
1975 5,059,862 11,725,240
1974 5,045,297 11,424,846
1973 5,021,861 11,144,236
1972 4,991,596 10,885,796
1971 4,963,126 10,618,206
1970 4,928,757 10,321,603
1969 4,891,860 10,014,858
1968 4,864,883 9,708,632
1967 4,835,354 9,408,924
1966 4,797,381 9,122,864
1965 4,759,012 8,849,203
1964 4,722,072 8,586,363
1963 4,684,483 8,333,663
1962 4,647,727 8,092,231
1961 4,611,687 7,862,217
1960 4,579,603 7,640,973

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/uganda | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Denmark increased by 290,738 people (a 5.35% growth), while Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Denmark gained 304,393 people (a 5.31% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,371,794 people (a 37% growth).

Denmark was ranked 108th most populous country in 2006 and is 114th in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 61.7% to 85,957,376 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Denmark is projected to reach its peak in 2043 at 6.15M people compared to the peak of 122M people in 2100 for Uganda.

Population growth rate by year

Denmark
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Denmark Uganda
2100 -0.13% 0.05%
2099 -0.12% 0.06%
2098 -0.13% 0.08%
2097 -0.12% 0.1%
2096 -0.13% 0.14%
2095 -0.14% 0.15%
2094 -0.13% 0.18%
2093 -0.14% 0.2%
2092 -0.14% 0.22%
2091 -0.14% 0.25%
2090 -0.14% 0.28%
2089 -0.13% 0.3%
2088 -0.13% 0.33%
2087 -0.13% 0.35%
2086 -0.12% 0.37%
2085 -0.11% 0.4%
2084 -0.11% 0.44%
2083 -0.09% 0.47%
2082 -0.07% 0.49%
2081 -0.06% 0.53%
2080 -0.06% 0.54%
2079 -0.05% 0.58%
2078 -0.05% 0.6%
2077 -0.06% 0.64%
2076 -0.04% 0.67%
2075 -0.04% 0.69%
2074 -0.05% 0.71%
2073 -0.03% 0.75%
2072 -0.03% 0.78%
2071 -0.04% 0.82%
2070 -0.05% 0.83%
2069 -0.05% 0.87%
2068 -0.06% 0.9%
2067 -0.06% 0.94%
2066 -0.08% 0.97%
2065 -0.08% 1.01%
2064 -0.08% 1.04%
2063 -0.08% 1.08%
2062 -0.08% 1.12%
2061 -0.09% 1.13%
2060 -0.08% 1.18%
2059 -0.08% 1.22%
2058 -0.08% 1.26%
2057 -0.09% 1.29%
2056 -0.09% 1.33%
2055 -0.07% 1.37%
2054 -0.08% 1.42%
2053 -0.06% 1.46%
2052 -0.06% 1.49%
2051 -0.05% 1.53%
2050 -0.04% 1.57%
2049 -0.03% 1.62%
2048 -0.03% 1.66%
2047 -0.03% 1.69%
2046 -0.007% 1.72%
2045 -0.01% 1.76%
2044 -0.003% 1.81%
2043 0% 1.84%
2042 0.006% 1.86%
2041 0.02% 1.89%
2040 0.02% 1.93%
2039 0.05% 1.99%
2038 0.05% 2.04%
2037 0.07% 2.07%
2036 0.08% 2.13%
2035 0.1% 2.17%
2034 0.12% 2.22%
2033 0.12% 2.29%
2032 0.16% 2.36%
2031 0.17% 2.41%
2030 0.2% 2.47%
2029 0.24% 2.54%
2028 0.28% 2.59%
2027 0.31% 2.65%
2026 0.39% 2.71%
2025 0.45% 2.77%
2024 0.51% 2.79%
2023 0.74% 2.84%
2022 0.79% 3.05%
2021 0.43% 3.27%
2020 0.29% 3.39%
2019 0.36% 3.45%
2018 0.5% 3.46%
2017 0.65% 3.55%
2016 0.78% 3.38%
2015 0.71% 3.12%
2014 0.51% 3%
2013 0.42% 2.91%
2012 0.38% 2.95%
2011 0.41% 2.98%
2010 0.45% 2.99%
2009 0.54% 2.98%
2008 0.59% 2.99%
2007 0.44% 2.98%
2006 0.33% 2.97%
2005 0.28% 2.98%
2004 0.26% 3.04%
2003 0.27% 3.21%
2002 0.32% 3.18%
2001 0.36% 3.11%
2000 0.33% 3.19%
1999 0.33% 3.29%
1998 0.36% 3.02%
1997 0.42% 2.94%
1996 0.57% 2.74%
1995 0.52% 2.77%
1994 0.34% 3.41%
1993 0.33% 3.51%
1992 0.33% 3.47%
1991 0.26% 3.34%
1990 0.16% 3.29%
1989 0.06% 3.28%
1988 0.05% 3.24%
1987 0.13% 3.15%
1986 0.13% 2.95%
1985 0.04% 2.85%
1984 -0.05% 2.71%
1983 -0.07% 2.51%
1982 -0.07% 2.34%
1981 -0.03% 2.11%
1980 0.12% 2.1%
1979 0.25% 2.44%
1978 0.31% 2.69%
1977 0.31% 2.68%
1976 0.25% 2.66%
1975 0.29% 2.63%
1974 0.47% 2.52%
1973 0.61% 2.37%
1972 0.57% 2.52%
1971 0.7% 2.87%
1970 0.75% 3.06%
1969 0.55% 3.15%
1968 0.61% 3.19%
1967 0.79% 3.14%
1966 0.81% 3.09%
1965 0.78% 3.06%
1964 0.8% 3.03%
1963 0.79% 2.98%
1962 0.78% 2.93%
1961 0.7% 2.9%

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/uganda | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Denmark grew by 0.51%, while Uganda's population grew by 2.79%.

Live population counters

Denmark Uganda
Current population
6032403
53170946
Population rank 114/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.64%
One net population change
17.5 minutes
23.2 seconds
One birth every
9.11 minutes
18.4 seconds
One death every
9.02 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +82 +3,722
Annual growth/decline +30,040 +1,358,491
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% +2.79%
Population growth rate rank 132/197 22/197
One migration net change every
23.8 minutes
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change +22,103 -119,059
Net migration rank 32/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 847,475 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 65/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 46/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Denmark
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Denmark Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 22,103 - -119,059
2024 - 25,639 - -117,924
2023 -595 31,006 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 -1,180 60,219 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 5,857 26,887 1,423,377 43,464
2020 5,831 10,851 1,397,288 43,464
2019 6,977 9,488 1,367,044 107,210
2018 6,373 18,919 1,332,600 60,724
2017 8,071 24,561 1,290,658 92,879
2016 9,165 33,391 1,249,565 123,379
2015 5,683 42,284 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 5,644 27,242 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 3,931 21,359 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 5,592 16,871 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 6,685 13,495 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 8,876 17,533 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 8,285 15,551 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 10,438 25,775 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 8,192 20,560 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 9,787 10,491 999,958 -156,232
2005 9,755 6,887 969,096 -151,386
2004 9,188 5,166 938,623 -138,770
2003 7,007 7,228 901,374 -96,429
2002 5,376 9,629 868,756 -35,149
2001 6,967 12,192 836,751 -95,956
2000 9,078 10,441 803,069 -52,824
1999 6,919 9,520 775,166 -39,695
1998 7,956 11,098 741,175 6,277
1997 7,927 12,269 727,523 -155,461
1996 6,842 17,534 699,707 -22,795
1995 6,280 28,958 697,218 -242,378
1994 8,850 10,766 675,092 -16,198
1993 4,670 11,411 650,032 18,349
1992 6,722 11,937 627,139 24,723
1991 4,639 10,827 602,740 3,643
1990 2,056 8,667 587,291 -21,688
1989 2,053 3,720 565,367 -12,576
1988 0 677 547,759 -20,113
1987 -1,538 6,338 527,397 -22,415
1986 -2,561 11,463 487,693 -19,485
1985 -4,603 9,957 462,534 -42,942
1984 -5,623 4,325 421,241 -8,818
1983 -6,649 1,952 404,940 -45,776
1982 -2,559 235 390,820 -53,497
1981 -3,073 -1,741 380,028 -83,010
1980 1,537 803 370,287 -105,900
1979 4,605 5,808 381,626 -98,863
1978 9,187 5,678 371,930 -34,606
1977 11,703 5,548 365,216 -37,671
1976 11,667 3,182 359,458 -42,259
1975 20,746 -10,672 354,278 -47,359
1974 19,676 -437 345,773 -51,910
1973 21,092 7,107 340,780 -73,439
1972 24,958 7,053 335,935 -86,409
1971 26,801 -1,159 328,294 -42,642
1970 22,673 20,947 333,202 -25,646
1969 23,481 6,687 320,486 -14,548
1968 27,243 -3,557 309,725 -3,214
1967 33,363 1,623 296,692 -3,773
1966 38,858 2,011 282,225 -3,021
1965 37,596 -2,098 271,830 -3,716
1964 36,832 1,333 260,733 -3,169
1963 36,539 594 250,885 -3,058
1962 32,070 3,900 241,513 -6,470
1961 33,205 3,012 232,894 -7,893
1960 32,515 -4,047 225,080 -7,586

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

GeoRank.org/population/denmark/uganda | 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 Uganda 99.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,419,712 people) and 0.53% is from migration (a gain of 71,457 people).

As of 2024, 847,475 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Denmark, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

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
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 101K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 41.9K

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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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